CSUN Closes Regular Season at Home Against Bakersfield on Road Against Fullerton

Thursday, March 5

Northridge, Calif

6:00 p.m.

California State University at Northridge

Cal State Bakersfield

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CSUN Closes Regular Season at Home Against Bakersfield on Road Against Fullerton

3/4/2026 12:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN women's basketball team (9-18, 5-13 Big West) will wrap up its regular season with a Senior Night matchup against Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday at 6:00 P.M. at Premier America Credit Union Arena and a road contest against Cal State Fullerton, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.

ABOUT LAST WEEK
vs UC Irvine 2/26
CSUN nearly stunned the first-place UC Irvine Anteaters, but would come up short, 60-57, on Thursday night at Bren Events Center. Summah Hanson of UCI hit a game winning three-point basket with six seconds left to take the win. Saray White led all scorers with 23 points. Jite Gbemuotor snatched her eighth career double-double, with 12 points and 15 rebounds.

vs UC Riverside 2/28
CSUN was defeated by the UC Riverside Highlanders, 70-61 at Premier America Credit Union Arena Saturday afternoon. Gbemuotor led the Matadors with 19 points and eight rebounds. Erika Aspajo was the second leading scorer with 11 points. Saray White, Morgan Edwards, and Rita Nazario all scored eight points. CSUN split the season series with UCR after previously winning in Riverside earlier this year.

FIGHTING FOR THE EIGHTH SEED
CSUN is currently one game ahead for the eighth and final seed in the 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Women's Basketball Championship, set for March 11-14 in Henderson, Nev. The Matadors have the fate of their tournament lives in their hands. If they win one of the final two games, and Long Beach State loses one of its final two games, the Matadors are in the tournament.

OVER 200 REBOUNDS FOR JITE
Jite Gbemuotor has had a stellar season on the boards for the Matadors. She enters Thursday's game at 221 rebounds on the season. The last Matador to bring down at least 200 rebounds on the season was Kayanna Spriggs in 2023-24 who finished the year at 232. Gbemuotor's season high in rebounds is 16, which she has reached in games against Cal Poly on Feb. 5 and Bethesda on Nov. 4. She has also reached 15 twice in games versus UC Irvine (Feb. 26) and Cal Poly (Jan. 8).

CRACKING THE TOP 10 IN THREES MADE
Rita Nazario has been impressive from long range for the Matadors this season. Nazario currently leads CSUN with 61 made three-pointers this season, which ranks fifth in the Big West. That total places her eighth all-time in school history for the most threes made in a single season. Nazario is currently chasing Cinnamon Lister, who has the school record with 89 made in 2013-14.

NO ONE DISHES THE BALL BETTER THAN ASPAJO
Erika Aspajo has been running the offense all season long. She averages 4.1 assists on the year which leads the team, while totaling 87 assists so far this season. That 87 mark also leads the team. Aspajo has 181 total assists in her Matador career since joining the team in 2024-25. She is also looking to beat her total of 94 that she set back in her first year with CSUN.

ABOUT CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
CSUB enters Thursday's match currently 7-21 overall and 2-16 in Big West play. They are currently eliminated from playoff contention but are looking to play spoiler. The Roadrunners average 62.3 points per game while giving up 69.3 on the defensive end.

They are led in scoring by Chrishan Coleman who averages 16.3 PPG and has a total of 455 points on the season. The Roadrunners get a lot of their offense from behind the arc, with four of their players having more than 20 three-pointers on the season.

They are, however, in the bottom half of the Big West in three-point percentage (29.1), which ranks eighth place in the conference.

Earlier this season, both these teams matched up in Bakersfield on December 4th. CSUN was victorious, 59-57, after a late stage layup from Saray White with five seconds left lifted the Matadors past the Roadrunners at the Icardo Center.

Series History: CSUN's win from earlier this season means that the Roadrunners have an 11-7 advantage all-time against the Matadors. CSUN is currently riding a two game winning streak dating back to last season.

ABOUT CAL STATE FULLERTON
Fullerton is 16-12 on the season and 12-6 in Big West play. The Titans are firmly locked into the playoffs with a chance to play for a top four seed entering this week's contests.
The Titans currently have the best offense in the Big West. They average 71.1 points per game while giving up 65.4 points. They have two top 20 scorers in the conference in Cristina Jones (16.1) and Nicole Steiner (11.0).

A big strength of this Fullerton team is its rebounds. The Titans average 39.2 rebounds per game, good for second best in the Big West. They create multiple possessions, as they grab 18.2 offensive boards per game, that's easily first in the Big West. The next closest team is CSUN at 12.6 offensive rebounds per game.

Earlier this season on January 10, Fullerton beat CSUN 73-58 at Premier America Credit Union Arena. Saray White scored her career high that day, scoring 26 points.

Series History: The series is 31-35 all-time in favor of the Titans.