TIP-OFF
After a two-game road trip, Cal State Fullerton returns to Titan Gym for a two-game home stand beginning on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. against Cal Poly and ending when UC Santa Barbara visits on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton vs Cal Poly
Thursday Jan. 22, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Gym • Fullerton, Calif.
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Cal State Fullerton vs UC Santa Barbara
Saturday Jan. 24, 2015 | 6:00 PM
Titan Gym • Fullerton, Calif.
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A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (8-8) vs. Cal Poly (8-8)
Overall Record.........................................26-23
Home Record.............................................17-7
Away Record..............................................7-16
Neutral Site Record......................................2-0
Longest Win Streak.......................................12
Longest Losing Streak.....................................9
Current Streak............................................W 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings...........................1-9
Last Meeting..............Feb. 20, 2014 (W, 78-77)
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (8-8) vs. UC Santa Barbara (0-16)
Overall Record..........................................................23-48
Home Record.............................................................13-19
Away Record................................................................8-23
Neutral Site Record........................................................2-6
Longest Win Streak.........................................................16
Longest Losing Streak.....................................................40
Current Streak...............................................................L 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings............................................2-8
Last Meeting................................Feb. 22, 2014 (W, 64-54)
SERIES NOTES
Cal Poly: Cal State Fullerton still holds the all-time series lead over Big West foe Cal Poly, but the Mustangs have been closing the gap quickly over the past 10 meetings as the Titans have only been able to win one of the last 10. That win came in the last meeting between the two teams, a 78-77 win Feb. 20 at Titan Gym.
UC Santa Barbara: The Titans have been putting up better results against UCSB in recenty history. In 2013, Fullerton snapped a 40-game losing streak to the Gauchos, then went on to win their second-straight with a win in the first meeting last season. In the second meeting, the Gauchos came out victorious at Titan Gym 64-54 on Feb. 22.
#WEARYOURCOLORS
Saturday's Big West showdown between Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara will be #wearyourcolors T-Shirt giveaway night at Titan Gym. All Cal State Fullerton students in attendance will receive a t-shirt while supplies last.
PARK'S PREVIEW
"This is a big week for us as we play two very important home games. We are in a challenging stretch right now playing only two out of seven conference games here at home. It is really important we come out focused and excited for this opportunity. We talk about the importance of defending the logo on our home floor, and that will be critical to our success during this stretch of difficult games. We are looking forward to the challenge presented to us this week and hope we get a nice crowd to come support us both nights." - Daron Park
FULLERTON'S RECENT RESULTS
Jan. 17 at UC Davis
The Titans four-game winning streak was snapped by UC Davis on Saturday afternoon at The Pavilion, 64-59, behind 34 points from the Aggie bench that included Dani Nafekh's team-high 17 points.
The Titans (8-8, 2-1) and the Aggies spent the entire game hitting big shots at the most important moments, until the final minutes of the game when the Titans could not find an answer to the Aggie defense. UC Davis earned the win on the back of a 9-0 run in the last five minutes as Fullerton could only manage to make one out of its last 11 shots from the field.
Entering the last nine minutes of the game, the Titans looked to be pulling away as a Tailer Butler three-pointer dropped to give Fullerton its largest lead of the game at 56-48. But the game had one last momentum swing as four-straight points from Alyson Doherty and a Nafekh three-pointer cut the Aggie deficit to one, 56-55, with 7:20 left in the game.
UC Davis' Rachel Nagel gave the Aggies the last points they would need when her jump shot fell through the net to give them a 60-59 lead with 4:17 left to play. A Doherty jumper gave the Aggies some breathing room with a minute left in the game, and senior Kelsey Harris sunk her two free-throws in the dying seconds to put the game out of reach.
The Titans were led by Chante Miles who scored 23 points on 8-of-19 from the field, she also added four rebounds and five assists in her eighth, 40-minute performance of the year. Butler poured in a season-high 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting from the field which included 5-of-12 from behind the arc. The senior from Los Angeles, Calif. also went the entire 40 minutes for the first time this year.
BREAKING DOWN CAL POLY
The Mustangs will enter Titan Gym on a high note after winning the rematch of last season's Big West Tournament Championship game against CSUN, 63-54, in front of the second-largest crowd at Mott Athletics Center in the history of the program (2,047).
With the win, Cal Poly moved to 8-8 overall and a 3-1 mark in Big West Conference play. The Mustangs currently sit for second-place in the Big West with UC Davis as they enter the third week of conference action.
Former Big West Player of the Week, Ariana Elegado, leads the Mustangs into the matchup with the Titans on Thursday averaging 15.8 points per game. Elegado is fourth in the Big West in points per game, three-point FG made per game (2.44), and steals (26).
BREAKING DOWN UC SANTA BARBARA
After opening Big West play against the current top-three teams in the conference, the Gauchos sit 0-3 in the Big West and 0-16 on the season.
Despite a career night from Makala Roper, UC Santa Barbara fell to Long Beach State 81-44 at the Thunderdome in their last time out. Roper poured in 15 points on 3-of-5 from behind the arc, she also pulled down four rebounds and had one steal on the night.
Onome Jemerigbe is the player to look out for on the Gaucho roster, leading UCSB in scoring with 8.2 points per game, while playing a team-high 29.3 minutes per game.
CONFERENCE CALL
Cal State Fullerton is 204-246 all-time against the Big West Conference.
BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chante Miles - Dec. 29, 2014 - Jan. 5, 2015
18 points and a career-high 12 assists Dec. 31 vs UMKC...28-point performance Jan. 4 vs Seattle...Averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 assists, and 3.5 rebounds for the week...First Big West Player of the Week selection for a Fullerton women's basketball player since Megan Richardson won the award Nov. 16, 2009.
MILES CHASING HISTORY
With 23 points on Saturday afternoon, Chante Miles now has 1,153 points in her Titan career. This leaves the senior 10 points shy of Cheryl Peterson (1,163 points) for 13th place all-time in the Titan record book.
CAREER NIGHTS
Chante Miles: The guard from Compton, Calif. could not be stopped Nov. 24 at Weber State as she dropped a career-high 35 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and shot 6-of-9 from behind the arc. Not only did Miles light up the scoreboard, but she also got her teammates involved in the game, tying her previous season-high in assists with six.
Amanda Tivenius: The freshman from Lindingo, Sweden scored a career-high 16 points on a very efficient 6-of-8 shooting from the floor against San Diego on Nov 18.
Daeja Smith: Freshman Daeja Smith produced the first double-double of her career Nov. 29 against New Mexico State, dropping 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, while adding a career-high three blocks.
Natalie Williams: Natalie Williams played a season-high 27 minutes on Sunday at Seattle and recorded one block. With that block, she now sits alone in eighth place all-time on the Fullerton career shot blockers list, she was previously tied with Charlee Underwood (2003-2007).
Samantha Logan: Samantha Logan led the charge on the glass for the Titans in a 58-49 victory over UC Riverside in the opening game of Big West Conference play on Jan.8. Logan pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds and dished out three assists in her 34 minutes on the floor.
Titan Defense: The Cal State Fullerton defense was played a historically dominant first half against UC Irvine on Jan. 15 at Bren Events Center. The Titans held the Anteaters to a school-record 12 points allowed in the first half of play. The record was previously held by the 1970 squad who gave up 13 points to Cal Western (a.k.a USIU) on Feb. 19.
INDIVIDUALS IN THE BIG WEST (2014-15 Statistics)
Chante Miles: 38.1 m.p.g. • 84 asst. • 18 stl. • 19.1 p.p.g
Kathleen Iwuoha: 28.1 m.p.g. • 37 Off. Reb. • 6.8 r.p.g • 11.1 p.p.g.
Samantha Logan: 29.2 m.p.g • 5.0 r.p.g • 34% 3FG • 5.0 p.p.g.
Hailey King: 19.3 m.p.g. • 5.2 p.p.g • 40% 3FG • 47% FG
Daeja Smith: 18.1 m.p.g. • 37% FG • 57% FT • 4.8 p.p.g
Tailer Butler: 27.9 m.p.g. • 36% 3FG • 4.7 r.p.g • 9.1 p.p.g.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Senior guard Chante Miles scored 23 points on Jan. 17 against UC Davis, extending her streak of scoring in double figures to 14-straight games. Her previous career-high streak of nine games was set last year from Nov. 8, 2013 to Dec. 14, 2013.
• Kathleen Iwuoha leads the Titans with four double-double's on the season. Her first coming Nov. 28 against Eastern Michigan, scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
• Freshman Daeja Smith earned the first double-double of her career at Fullerton, scoring 10 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in the win at New Mexico State on Nov. 29.
• Senior Tailer Butler caught fire from deep Nov. 24 at Weber State, scoring a season-high 12 points by draining 4-of-6 from behind the three-point line.
• Junior Hailey King came off the bench to lead the Titans in scoring on Dec. 14 against Fresno State, she dropped a season-high 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, while playing a season-high 28 minutes.
TITANS IN THE NCAA
Chante Miles is having a senior season to remember for the Titans, as she is currently only one of four players in the NCAA to rank in the top 40 in scoring and assists. Miles is 39th in scoring at 19.1 per game and 34th in assists at 5.25 per contest.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRACKER
Kathleen Iwouha
• Nov. 28 vs Eastern Michigan - Iwuoha scored a season-high 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 78-74 loss to Eastern Michigan in the Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic opener.
• Dec. 3 at Denver - Iwuoha posted her second double-double of the season, scoring 24 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in a 78-61 win at Denver.
• Dec. 31 vs UMKC - The senior scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to garner her team-leading third double double of the season.
• Jan. 8 vs UCR - Iwuoha earned her team-leading, fourth double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) of the year.
Daeja Smith
• Nov. 29 at New Mexico State - Freshman Daeja Smith produced the first double-double of her career Nov. 29 at New Mexico State, dropping 10 points, pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds, and adding a career-high three blocks.
Chante Miles
• Dec. 31 vs UMKC- The guard from Compton, Calif. posted her first double double of the season, scoring 18 points and setting a season-high mark with 10 assists on Dec. 31 against UMKC.
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT
Cal State Fullerton's 2014-15 slate will feature eight teams that were either in the NCAA tournament or WNIT postseason tournaments a year ago, with five of those matchups appearing in the non-conference schedule.
"Our non-conference schedule accomplished exactly what we hoped it would, prepare us for a challenging Big West Conference," said Park. "We were able to learn a lot about ourselves and how to handle different situations that we encountered as a result of playing quality opponents. Our players finished our non-conference schedule confident and excited to begin conference play."
BUFFALO WILD WINGS STUDENT ATHLTE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 24 - Nov. 30
Chante Miles - 25.3 points per game...3.3 assists per game...38.0 mintues per game
Dec. 1 - Dec. 7
Chante Miles - 22 points per game...became 23rd member of 1,000-point club...extended her streak of scoring in double figures to six-straight games.
Dec. 29 - Dec. 4
Chante Miles - Averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds...moved to 15th on all-time Fullerton scoring list...exended her streak of scoring in double figures to 11-straight games.
EXPERIENCE LEADS THE WAY
Fullerton has experimented with three different starting lineups this season, and have seen different results with each combination. For 11-straight games the Titans have sent out an experienced group consisting of primarily returners, with only one freshman (Daeja Smith) in the starting lineup. The results have been encouraging as the starting lineup of Chante Miles, Samantha Logan, Tailer Butler, Kathleen Iwuoha and Smith have posted a 7-4 record.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
The Titans welcome four new faces to the squad for the 2014-15 season. Here is more on the transfers and true freshmen ready to make an impact this season:
• Dhanyel Johnson | C | 6-3 | St. Andrews HS, Spanish Town, Jamaica
• Portia Neale | G | 5-8 | Clovis West HS, Calif.
• Deija Smith | C | 6-3 | Etiwanda HS, Calif.
• Amanda Tivenius | G/F | 6-0 | Hersbey Gymnasium, Lindingo, Sweden
GLOBE TROTTING
Fullerton's global reach became a little longer this season with two newcomers from outside of the U.S. Freshman Amanda Tivenius hailing from Lindingo, Sweden, and Dhanyel Johnson from Spanish Town, Jamaica.
TITANS SIXTH IN BIG WEST POLL
The Big West Preseason Media Poll was released on Oct. 22 with the Titans picked to finish sixth during the 2014-15 season. After sweeping both the regular season and conference tournament titles last season, CSUN is the favorite to take home the crown once again this season. Hawai'i checked in behind the Matadors, earning one first place vote. Cal Poly was voted to finish third after back-to-back trips to the Big West tournament finals and UC Davis finishes the top half of the poll at fourth. Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara round out the rest of the poll.
A LOOK BACK
Cal State Fullerton finished the season 12-18 overall and 8-8 in the Big West conference under first year head coach Daron Park. The 2013-14 squad had its most conference wins since the 2009-10 season and secured its eighth double-digit win season in the last nine years.
JOIN "PARK'S PACK"
The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball program invites fans and supporters of the Titans to join "Park's Pack," a club created to allow fans to become engaged specifically with the Fullerton women's basketball team. Membership benefits include an opportunity to support and improve the quality of the program, a regular newsletter with insights from the coaching staff, a lanyard to gain access to select pregame chalk talks, and an invitation to participate in special events with the team.
For more information or to make a gift to the women's basketball team and become a member of "Park's Pack," please make a gift by visiting: http://fullertontitans.com/get_involved/Park-s_Pack
GAMES TO WATCH IN 2014-15
Nov. 16 • vs Montana State (L, 63-47) - Season opener for the Titans and coach Park facing his alma mater.
Nov. 21 • vs. Villanova ( L, 50-43) - First time the Titans will square off against the Wildcats in school history. Also, a tough test vs. a 2014 WNIT team (23-9 overall, 12-6 Big East Conference).
Dec. 6 • at South Dakota (L, 86-50) - Early season road test for the Titans versus the 2013 Summit League Champions and rematch of last year's season opener that South Dakota won 66-57 at Titan Gym.
Dec. 14 • at Fresno State (L, 57-52) - A week after facing off against South Dakota, the Titans will travel north to face another NCAA Tournament team from a year ago.
Dec. 21 • vs. Albany (L, 71-49) - 2014 NCAA Tournament team and America East defending champions come to Titan Gym to face the Titans.
Jan. 8 • vs. UC Riverside (W, 58-49) - Big West Season and home opener
Jan. 31 • at Long Beach State – The first time the two teams will play since the Titans fell to the 49ers in the 2014 Big West Tournament first round at The Pyramid will be featured on ESPN3.
Feb. 7 • at CSUN – Titans will head on the road to take on the 2014 Big West Tournament Champions led by last year's conference player of the year Ashlee Guay.
Feb. 28 • vs. Long Beach State – The Titans and 49ers square off for the second time during the 2014-15 season, but this time at Titan Gym.
Mar. 5 • vs. UC Irvine – Cal State Fullerton's Senior Night
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