TIP-OFF
Cal State Fullerton continues it's chase toward the Big West Conference Tournament with two road games this week. The Titans begin the road trip on Thursday at Mott Gym to take on Cal Poly at 7:00 p.m. and stay on the road for a 2:00 p.m. contest at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at The Thunderdome.
Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly
Thursday Feb. 19, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Mott Gym • San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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Cal State Fullerton at UC Santa Barbara
Saturday Feb. 21, 2015 | 2:00 PM
The Thunderdome • Santa Barbara, Calif.
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A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (9-14) vs. Cal Poly (12-11)
Overall Record................................................26-24
Home Record.....................................................17-8
Away Record......................................................7-16
Neutral Site Record..............................................2-0
Longest Win Streak...............................................12
Longest Losing Streak.............................................9
Current Streak.....................................................L 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings...................................1-9
Last Meeting........................Jan. 22, 2015 (L, 57-48)
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (9-14) vs. UC Santa Barbara (0-23)
Overall Record...................................................24-48
Home Record......................................................14-19
Away Record.........................................................8-23
Neutral Site Record.................................................2-6
Longest Win Streak..................................................16
Longest Losing Streak..............................................40
Current Streak.......................................................W 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings......................................3-7
Last Meeting..........................Jan. 24, 2015 (W, 54-50)
SERIES NOTES
Cal Poly: In the first meeting between the Mustangs and the Titans this season on Jan. 17, Cal Poly used a 10-0 run midway through the game to pull away from CSF and earn the victory at Titan Gym. The record in the last 10 meetings has been heavily in favor of the Mustangs as they hold a 9-1 record over the Titans.
UC Santa Barbara: Taking three out of the last four meetings between the two teams, the Titans look to sweep the season series from UCSB for the first time since the 1991 season. In the last matchup on Jan. 24 of this season, Fullerton came out on top 54-50 at Titan Gym.
CONFERENCE CALL
Cal State Fullerton is 205-252 all-time against the Big West Conference.
FULLERTON'S RECENT RESULTS
Feb. 14 vs Hawai'i
The Titans lost a low-scoring affair to the University of Hawai'i, 54-43, Saturday night at Titan Gym behind Shawna-Lei Kuehu 's 17 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Kuehu turned it on down the stretch scoring 15 points in the second half to will the Rainbow Wahine to victory at Titan Gym.
The Titans only lead of the game came in a two-minute stretch early in the first half after Dhanyel Johnson's jumper fell through the basket to give CSF the 10-9 lead. A Chante Miles jumper following a Tailer Butler steal handed the Titans their largest and final lead of the game at 12-9.
The 'Bows shot 11-of-28 (39 percent) from the field, and 4-of-11 (36 percent) from behind the arc to take a 26-17 lead over the Titans heading into halftime.
Miles led the Titans with 10 points in the opening 20 minutes. The senior was the Titans only option in the first half, scoring four of Fullerton's six field goals. Kathleen Iwuoha and Johnson were the only other Titans to contribute a field goal in the first frame. With 10 points at halftime Miles hit a milestone in her Titan career, passing Andrea Thieme (1,290 points) for 10th place on the Fullerton all-time scoring list.
The Titans shot slightly better from the field in the second half at 36 percent (10-of-28), but did not hit a three-point shot in the final frame, going 0-of-4 from deep down the stretch.
Led by Iwuoha and Miles all game long, Fullerton cut into the UH lead halfway through the final 20 minutes. The closest the Titans would come to the 'Bows would be six points after a Miles jumper with 11:13 left to play.
Kuehu stepped in and dominated the last 10 minutes of the game, scoring 13 of her 17 points to close it out.
Iwuoha posted her team-leading sixth double double of the season on Saturday night at Titan Gym by scoring 13 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Miles led all scorers with 21 points, making it her 21st-consecutive game scoring in double figures.
BREAKING DOWN CAL POLY
Continuing the fight toward the top spot in the Big West Conference, Cal Poly enters play this week with a 12-11 overall record, and an impressive 7-4 record in the Big West.
The Mustangs will get their chance to make up ground on the two teams ahead of them in the standings during their two-game home stand. Fullerton comes into Mott Gym after losing the first matchup between the two teams this year, 57-48, at Titan Gym.
Arianna Elegado, the Big West Player of the Week on Jan. 12, continues to use her senior leadership to lead the Mustangs on the offensive and defensive end of the floor. Elegado is averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game and has dished out 103 assists on the season, good for second-most in the Big West in that category.
BREAKING DOWN UC SANTA BARBARA
UC Santa Barbara comes into week 14 of the 2014-15 season still looking for its first win after starting the first half of the Big West Conference schedule winless.
In the previous matchup between the Gauchos and Titans, UCSB took CSF to the wire at Titan Gym, falling just short and losing 54-50. The Gauchos had two scorers in double figures at the end of the night, Kristine Brance and Clair Watkins poured in 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Onome Jemerigbe leads UC Santa Barbara on the offensive end of the floor with 8.4 points per game, Jasmine Ware is not far behind, however, averaging 8.1 per game.
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.
IWUOHA'S RETURN SPARKS TITAN OFFENSE
Since returning from a three-game absence from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, Kathleen Iwuoha has scored in double figures in six-straight games, and seven straight dating back to Jan. 8 against UC Riverside. Her performances on Feb. 5 at UC Riverside and Feb. 7 at CSUN earned her a nomination in the Big West Player of the Week voting as she averaged a double double for the week (17pts., 11 reb.). She posted her team-leading sixth double double in a 13-point, 13-rebound outing on Feb. 14 in a losing effort at Titan Gym against Big West Conference leaders Hawai'i.
MILES CHASING HISTORY
With 21 points on Thursday night against Hawai'i, Chante Miles now has 1,303 points in her Titan career, she currently sits 10th-place all-time on the Titan scoring list. Miles is 79 points shy of Charlee Underwood (1,382 points) for 9th-place in the Fullerton 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 Big West Statistics)
Chante Miles: 38.9 m.p.g. • 32 asst. • 15 stl. • 21.0 p.p.g.
Kathleen Iwuoha: 35.6 m.p.g. • 21 Off. Reb. • 9.1 r.p.g. • 13.5 p.p.g.
Samantha Logan: 29.2 m.p.g. • 4.9 r.p.g • 31% 3FG • 5.4 p.p.g.
Hailey King: 21.5 m.p.g. • 4.3 p.p.g. • 39% 3FG • 37% FG
Daeja Smith: 17.0 m.p.g. • 44% FG • 4.4 r.p.g. • 4.4 p.p.g.
Tailer Butler: 33.8 m.p.g. • 31% FG • 5.2 r.p.g. • 9.5 p.p.g.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Senior guard Chante Miles scored 21 points on Saturday against Hawai'i, extending her streak of scoring in double figures to 21-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 six double-double's on the season. Her latest coming Feb. 14 against Hawai'i, scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
• Freshman Daeja Smith earned the second double-double of her career at Fullerton, scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds at CSUN Feb. 7.
• Senior Tailer Butler caught fire from deep Jan. 17 at UC Davis, scoring a season-high 19 points by draining a season-high five three-pointers.
• 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.
THE STARTING FIVE
Fullerton has now experimented with eight starting lineups this year, with only Chante Miles apart of each combination. Samantha Logan has started 20-of-23 games this season, and came off the bench on Feb. 7 at CSUN for the first time in 2014-15. True freshman Daeja Smith has now started 19-of-23 games for the Titans.
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.
• Feb. 5 at UCR - Iwuoha posted her fifth double double of the year with a 19-point, 14-rebound performance.
• Feb. 14 vs Hawai'i - Iwuoha earned her team-leading sixth double double of the year with 13 pts and 13 reb.
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.
• Feb. 7 at CSUN - Smith earned her second-career double double at The Matadome scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
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 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jan. 19 - Jan. 25
Chante Miles - 28 points against UCSB on Jan. 24...16th-straight game scoring in double figures...Passed Lauren Chow for 12th place on Titan's all-time scoring list
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.
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.
• Daeja 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 (L, 74-70) – Game featured on ESPN3, and 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.
Feb. 7 • at CSUN (L, 82-51)– 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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