GAME 18

UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton
Thursday, Jan. 19 | 7 p.m.
Fullerton, Calif.| Titan Gym
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GAME 19

Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside
Saturday, Jan. 21 | 7 p.m.
Riverside, Calif. | SRC Arena
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Weekly Release (PDF)

THIS WEEK
Coming off its first Big West Conference win of the season, Cal State Fullerton returns to Titan Gym to host UC Davis at 7 p.m., Thursday. The Titans will then travel to UC Riverside for a 7 p.m., start on Saturday from SRC Arena which will be broadcast on ESPN3.

WEEKLY UPDATE
The Titans' four overall wins in 2016-17 have eclipsed Fullerton's three wins from a season ago. Cal State Fullerton enters the week tied for seventh in the Big West Conference standings with UC Irvine and CSUN.

IN THE BIG WEST AND MORE
• Junior guard Iman Lathan is averaging 17.3 points per game to lead the Big West Conference. The junior guard has led the Titans in scoring on 12 occasions this season and has reached the 20-point plateau nine times. The Temecula, Calif., native is also averaging 6.6 rebounds per game, ranking 10th in the league.
• Sophomore center Daeja Smith's .533 field goal percentage ranks third in the Big West Conference and her 7.5 rebounds per game rank fourth. In addition, Smith's 1.4 blocks per game rank fourth in the Big West.
• Senior center Dhanyel Johnson averages 6.8 rebounds per game to rank eighth in the Big West.
• Cal State Fullerton has two players with offensive rebounding averages ranking in the top 10 of the Big West Conference: Daeja Smith (3.4, 2nd) and Dhanyel Johnson (2.9, 3rd).

KEYS TO VICTORY
• Cal State Fullerton is holding opponents to 56.8 points per game in Big West Conference action, but the Titans are averaging just 51.0 ppg.
• Cal State Fullerton is 4-2 when opponents score 59 points or less and 0-11 when opponents score 60 points or more.
• Fullerton is 4-1 when leading at the half, 0-11 when trailing at the break and 0-1 when the score is tied.
• Fullerton is 2-0 when five or more players score in double figures.
• The Titans have been outscored 336-252 in the third quarter this season.

GAME NOTES FROM UC Irvine (Jan. 14, 2017)
Cal State Fullerton's four overall wins eclipses its win total from last season…Iman Lathan recorded her ninth 20-point game of the season and led the team in scoring for the 12th time this year…Lathan also recorded her third double-double of the year with 24 points and 10 rebounds…Fullerton's six-game Big West Conference losing streak is over…Fullerton's last three league wins have come against UCI…Fullerton shot a season-best 92.3 percent from the free-throw line and matched a season high with 24 made free throws.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 VS UC DAVIS || 7:00 PM
Series Record: UCD leads 14-10 (at CSF: UCD leads 9-3)
Big West Series Record: UCD leads 12-6 (at CSF: UCD leads 8-1)
First Meeting: L, 70-55 (Jan. 8, 2005) || Davis, Calif.
Last Meeting: L, 80-56 (Feb. 13, 2016) || Davis, Calif.
Current Streak:  Lost 4 || Last 10: 3-7

UC DAVIS NOTES
• UC Davis averages 72.3 points per game, ranking 67th in the country. In addition the Aggies rank in the nation's top-50 in field goal percentage (.451, 27th), assists per game (17, 26th), free-throw percentage (.764, 25th), and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.21, 27th).
• Morgan Bertsch, a 6-foot-4 forward from Santa Rosa, Calif., is averaging 16.9 points per game and shooting 53.0 percent from the floor.
• Cal State Fullerton's last win over UC Davis was a 65-62 victory on Feb. 13, 2014 in Davis.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 AT UC RIVERSIDE || 7:00 PM
Series Record: UCR leads 26-24 (at UCR: UCR leads 12-10) 
Big West Series Record: UCR leads 20-10 (at UCR: UCR leads 11-4)
First Meeting: W, 46-29 (Feb. 9, 1970) || Riverside, Calif.
Last Meeting: L, 69-45 (March 5, 2016) || Riverside, Calif.
Current Streak:  Lost 2 || Last 10: 6-4

UC RIVERSIDE NOTES
• Réjane Verin is averaging 16.9 points per game to rank second in the Big West Conference while her 4.5 assists per game lead the league.
• The defending Big West regular season champs are 5-2 at home this season, including wins over UCI and Cal Poly in league play.
• Réjane Verin leads the league in minutes per game (37.1), Simone DeCoud ranks third (36.3) and Lauren Holt ranks fourth (36.3).

ROSTER UPDATE
Keimeshia Walker has left the women's basketball program and Cal State Fullerton to pursue other opportunities.

THE RETURNERS
Fullerton returns to the floor with just one starter from last year, 5-foot-5 sophomore guard, Jade Vega. In total, the Titans return only three letterwinners with sophomore guard Lauren Nubla and senior center Dhanyel Johnson back on the floor. 

2017 RECRUITING CLASS
The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team welcomed four commits to the program as high school seniors Laura Dalton, Xinavane Foreman, Carolyn Gill and Mason VanHouten each signed National Letters of Intent to begin their respective collegiate careers at Fullerton for the 2017-18 season, it was announced by fourth-year head coach Daron Park on Nov. 16.

AWARD SEASON
Junior guard Iman Lathan averaged 23.7 points over three games to earn Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors on Dec. 6.The native of Temecula, Calif., led the Titans in scoring in all three games as they went 2-1 overall. For the week, Lathan averaged 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in addition to leading the Titans in scoring.  She also got to the free throw line extensively, making 17 of her 27 attempts.

LAST TIME OUT
Led by a 24-point performance from junior guard Iman Lathan, Cal State Fullerton clinched its first Big West Conference win of the season with a 64-53 victory over UC Irvine at Titan Gym on Saturday night.With the win, Fullerton (4-13, 1-3 BWC) snapped a three-game losing streak as well as a six-game Big West Conference losing streak that dated back to last season. UC Irvine dropped to 3-15 overall and 1-3 in league play.Lathan recorded her third double-double of the year by adding a game-high 10 rebounds as well as four assists, while Daeja Smith poured in 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots, shooting 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Jade Vega chipped in 10 points and four dishes for the Titans.

KIDS CLUB
The Titan Kids Club presented by Kaiser Permanente is an exclusive membership club for children in 8th grade and younger. Membership includes a Titan Kids Club T-shirt and free admission to all regular season Titan athletic events plus more (child must wear their Titan Kids Club shirt to receive free admission to games.) Read about the Kids Club HERE.

SUPPORT THE TITANS!
Fans can purchase tickets for various Cal State Fullerton athletic events by visiting FullertonTitans.com/Tickets. The Athletic Ticket Office can also be contacted by phone at 657-278-2783 or by email at athletictixs@fullerton.edu. The Ticket Office is located at the Titan House off of Gymnasium Drive at the eastern end of the Intramural Fields and is open from 10 am – 4 pm PT, Monday – Friday.

FOLLOW THE TITANS
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CATCH THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton home women's basketball games will be broadcast live over the internet at FullertonTitans.com courtesy of Big West TV. Fans can catch all the exclusive action from the comfort of their home computers. To access the links, click on the audio or live video links on the schedule page.