2014-15 SEASON AT A GLANCE
The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team finished the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 13-19 and a Big West Conference record of 5-11. Under second-year Head Coach Daron Park, the Titans recorded their ninth double-digit win season in the past 10 years and made a run into the Big West Tournament semifinal round for the first time since the 2013 season. Fullerton beat UC Riverside and Cal Poly in the opening rounds of the conference tournament before falling eventually to the Big West Conference regular-season champions Hawai'i.
The Titans worked their way into the Fullerton school record book on multiple occasions during the 2014-15 campaign, setting school records in fewest points allowed in a half, most three-point field goals made in a game, most three-point field goals made in a season, and most three-point field goals attempted in a season. Fullerton's defense was historically stingy against UC Irvine on Jan. 15, allowing only 12 points to the Anteaters in the first half en route to a 62-51 victory at Bren Events Center. Earlier in the season the Titans three-point threat was on full display on Nov. 24 at Weber State, draining 15 trey's to break a CSF school record for most three pointers made in a game en route to a 70-68 comback win. Throughout the season, the Titans relied heavily on the three-point shot and shattered the school record for most three-pointers made in a season by pouring in 224 attempts, breaking the previous record of 205 set by the 2013-14 squad. The Titans also broke the 2013-14 team's record of most three-point shots attempted in a season, hoisting up 716 shots from behind the arc compared to 694 from the previous year.
The senior foursome of Chante Miles, Tailer Butler, Kathleen Iwuoha and Natalie Williams all left their own mark on the Fullerton school record book in their final year in a Titan uniform. After a protecting the rim for the Titans the last four years, Williams finished her career with 53 blocks and is in eighth place on the Fullerton all-time shot blockers list. Butler etched her name into the Titan record book in 2014-15, currently sitting in fifth place for three-pointers made in a season (58) and fourth place for three-point shots attempted (206). Iwuoha became one of the top five rebounders in school history in her final year playing at Titan Gym, pulling down 773 career rebounds to land her fourth place all time. Miles made the most of her senior season as she ends her career in eighth place all time in points with (1,479 pts.), her 620 points this season is fifth-most all time in one season, she has the highest free-throw percentage in the history of the program with a minimum of 100 FT's (.865), second all time in three-pointers made in a season (81) and is also second place in minutes played in a season (1,202 min.). Miles also garnered the first Big West Player of the Week nod for Fullerton since the 2009 season, became the first four-time Buffalo Wild Wings Student-Athlete of the Week in Titan history, and was given All-Big West First-Team honors.
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CONFERENCE CALL
Cal State Fullerton finished 5-11 in Big West Conference play in 2014-15, updating their all-time conference record to 209-256.
TITANS IN THE BIG WEST TOURNAMENT
Fullerton made its 14th consecutive appearance in the Big West Tournament and its 25th overall berth since the 1985-86 season. The Titans are 18-26 all-time in the conference postseason event, winning at least one game in the tournament in six of the last nine seasons. CSF made its fourth appearance in the semifinal round during that nine-year span, while head coach Daron Park made his second-consecutive appearance to the conference tournament after losing to Long Beach State in the first round of the conference tournament last season.
MILES & IWUOHA EARN ALL-CONFERENCE NODS
After a season where they averaged over 50 percent of the total offense for the Titans, senior's Chante Miles and Kat Iwuoha were honored with all-conference selections. Iwuoha earned a bid as an honorable mention while Miles stole the show with a selection to the Big West Conference First Team.
RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
Natalie Williams: Appearing in 24 games or more each of her four seasons as a Titan, Williams ends her Fullerton career in eighth place all-time on the Fullerton shot blockers list with 53 career blocks.
Kat Iwuoha: One of the top-five rebounders in Cal State Fullerton history, Iwuoha has pulled down a total of 773 boards as a Titan. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. native sits in fourth place on the all-time Titan rebounding list.
Chante Miles: Miles ends her Titan career fifth all-timein assists with 384, 6th in steals with 180 and sits alone in fourth place in minutes played with 3,707 in her four-year career.
A SENIOR SEASON FOR THE BOOKS
With 620 points in her senior campaign, Chante Miles has scored 1,479 points in her Titan career, working her way into eighth place all time on the Titan scoring list. Miles' senior year point total is also the fifth-most all-time in Titan women's basketball history. The Compton, Calif. native also became the 23rd member of the Cal State Fullerton basketball 1,000-point club Dec. 6 at South Dakota.
CAREER NIGHTS
Chante Miles: The guard from Compton, Calif. could not be stopped Feb. 19 at Cal Poly as she dropped a career-high 36 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from behind the arc.
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 Diegoon 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 Jan. 4 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.
Kathleen Iwuoha: While posting her team-best eighth double double of the season, the senior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against UC Irvine on Mar. 5. Iwuoha also added at team-high 21 points to her stellar night on the glass.
BEHIND THE ARC
The Titans lived and died from behind the arc in the 2014-15 season, posting an impressive 10-5 record overall when shooting a higher percentage from behind the three-point line than their opponent. When the Titans poured in three-point attempts at a 40-percent clip or higher, they only lost once in seven contests. Fullerton's record dropped to 3-13 when shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc than their opponents.
INDIVIDUALS IN THE BIG WEST (2014-15 BWC)
Chante Miles: 37.1 m.p.g. • 28 stl. • 19.8 p.p.g.
Kathleen Iwuoha: 33.5 m.p.g. • 9.8 r.p.g. • 13.1 p.p.g.
Samantha Logan: 28.8 m.p.g. • 5.4 r.p.g • • 5.4 p.p.g.
Natalie Williams: 15.4 m.p.g. • 51 reb. • 31% FG
Daeja Smith: 46% FG • 4.5 r.p.g. • 4.1 p.p.g.
Tailer Butler: 34.2 m.p.g. • 30 asst. • 4.7 r.p.g. • 9.0 p.p.g.
NUMBERS GAME
• Senior guard Chante Miles scored 26 points to lead all scorers in the Titans first-round win over UC Riverside on Mar. 10 at Titan Gym. The senior was 13-of-14 from the free-throw line, coming one free throw shy of tying the Big West Tournament record of 14 made free throws in a single game.
• Kathleen Iwuoha led the Titans with nine double-double's on the season. Her last coming on Mar. 10 against UC Riverside, scoring 17 points and grabbing a 11 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 on a season-high five three-pointers made.
• 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.
SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLE TALLY
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 fifthdouble 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.
• Feb. 21 at UCSB - Iwuoha posted a career-high 15 rebounds while pouring in 11 points in the loss at UCSB.
• Mar. 5 vs UC Irvine - Iwuoha scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds on her way to her eighth double double of the season.
• Mar. 10 vs UC Riverside - Iwuoha was a big part of the opening round victory in the Big West Tournament over UCR, posting a 17-point, 11-rebound performance for her ninth double double 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.
• 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.
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.
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.
Feb. 16 - Feb. 22
Chante Miles - Averaged 24 points, 3 assists and 2.5 steals in 39.5 minutes per game for the week... She poured in 22 points in the first half in a win at Cal Poly, finishing with a career-high 36 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 from deep.
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.
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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 benefitsinclude 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.
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