SEASON STATS | BIG WEST RELEASE
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team is set to host Cal Poly on Friday and Saturday. Both games in Titan Gym will be played without fans in the gym and will tip at 4 p.m. PT. Both will also be broadcast live on BigWest.TV.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Titans are 31-31 all-time against the Mustangs but own a two-game winning streak and have won three of the last four. Last time these two programs squared off, the Titans won 67-60 in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 15, 2020.
LAST TIME OUT
Fullerton (1-13, 0-10 BWC) was swept against UC Riverside. The first game of the series on Feb. was a 55-43 win for the Highlanders while the Feb. 6 game ended up 64-49.
BOOK IT
Junior Amiee Book is averaging 14.9 points per game on the year, tops on the team and the only Titan averaging 10+ points per game. She has scored 10+ points in 11 of the last 12 games dating back to last season. Book also grabs 4.9 rebounds per game, the No. 3 mark on the squad. She is shooting 43.2% (19-44) from distance this season. She missed the last four games due to injury.
I'M A PERSON, AND MY NAME IS ANNIKEN
Sophomore Anniken Frey is second on the squad in scoring with 8.3 points per game. She also dishes out 3.8 assists per game and is shooting 47.9% (23-48) from beyond the arc.
JOY TO THE WORLD
Senior Joy Krupa, who played just nine games last season before suffering a season-ending injury, is averaging 6.4 points and 8.0 rebounds (team leader, second in Big West) and 3.64 assists on the year in 30.3 minutes per game. She's also pitching in 1.21 blocks (No. 2 in the Big West) and 1.6 steals per game.
SCOUTING REPORT
Cal Poly (8-6, 4-4 BWC) is heading into the game after splitting the series last weekend against Hawai'i. Abbey Ellis not only ranks 61st around the country in scoring by averaging a league-leading 18.7 points; she is also No. 27 nationally in free-throw percentage (at .879), plus No. 25 across the NCAA in steals per game (2.8) and 35th in the nation for 3-point accuracy (.426).
BLOCK PARTY
The Titans lead the Big West in blocks on the year with 45 total. Krupa leads the team with 12 on the year while Book has eight.
2019-20 SEASON RECAP
The team returns seven of the top nine scorers from the 2019-20 squad that went 17-14 overall and posted the first winning season since 1991. Senior Carolyn Gill, who was named the 2019 Big West Hustle Player of the Year and was a member of the Big West All-Defensive Team. She posted numbers of 8.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Junior Amiee Book is back after tallying 12.7 points per game last season, the third-best mark on the squad. Opportunities are there for the taking this year as 2020 Big West Player of the Year Raina Perez transferred to North Carolina State and senior guard Taylor Turney opted out of playing the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19.
2020-21 ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Junior Amiee Book scored in double figures 16 times last season and was third on the team with 12.7 points per game. She led the team with 46 three-point field goals made while also pitching 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Senior Carolyn Gill tallied 8.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season and will look take more of an aggressive role in the offense this season. Senior Joy Krupa is back after playing the first nine games of last season before suffering a season-ending injury. Krupa was off to a great start, averaging 10.7 rebounds to go with 4.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. Sophomores Anniken Frey and Megan Nieto played in all 31 games last year at roughly 10 minutes per game but will likely see increased opportunities this season.
NEWCOMERS
Head coach Jeff Harada and his staff brought in three freshman to join the squad as well as one junior college transfer. Center Ashlee Lewis from Cerritos and Australian guards Gabi Vidmar and Bella Stratford make up the freshmen class. Junior guard Pressila Blanco made the move to Fullerton from Cypress College. With guard spots available for the taking, look for Vidmar and Stratford to battle with the returners for those minutes.
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