TIP-OFF
Cal State Fullerton welcomes UC Irvine to Titan Gym on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. for senior night and the last regular season home game of the year before traveling across the pacific to take on Big West Conference leaders Hawai'i at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday to wrap up the 2014-15 regular season.
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Cal State Fullerton vs UC Irvine
Thursday Mar. 5, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Titan Gym • Fullerton, Calif.
* Senior Night
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Cal State Fullerton at Hawai'i
Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawai'i.
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A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (10-16) vs. UC Irvine (7-22)
Overall Record.............................................................35-35
Home Record.............................................................. 19-12
Away Record................................................................10-20
Neutral Site Record......................................................... 3-2
Longest Win Streak............................................................ 9
Longest Losing Streak...................................................... 14
Current Streak................................................................W 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings.............................................. 6-4
Last Meeting...................................Jan. 15, 2015 (W, 62-51)
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Cal State Fullerton (10-16) vs. Hawai'i (20-7)
Overall Record.............................................................15-14
Home Record..................................................................8-7
Away Record...................................................................5-7
Neutral Site Record.........................................................2-0
Longest Win Streak........................................................... 9
Longest Losing Streak....................................................... 7
Current Streak.............................................................. W 1
Record in Last 10 Meetings............................................. 4-6
Last Meeting...................................Feb. 14, 2015 (L, 54-43)
SERIES NOTES
UC Irvine: The Titans will look to sweep the season series from the Anteaters, after taking the first matchup of the year 62-51 at Bren Events Center. CSF and UCI are both fighting for the seventh spot in the Big West Standings heading into the last week of the regular season.
Hawai'i: Already clinching the Big West Conference regular-season title, the Rainbow Wahine welcome the Titans to Stan Sherrif Center for the final game of the 2015 regular season. Fullerton will look to split the season series after UH won the first meeting 54-43 at Titan Gym.
CONFERENCE CALL
Cal State Fullerton is 206-255 all-time against the Big West Conference.
FULLERTON'S RECENT RESULTS
Feb. 28 vs Long Beach State
The Titans lost to Long Beach State 69-62 on Saturday night at Titan Gym behind a team-high 17 points from Lauren Spargo and 16 points from point guard Hallie Meneses.
Turnovers plagued the Titans in the opening 5 minutes of the game, giving the ball to Long Beach State five times. Fullerton was held scoreless through the first three minutes of the game largely because of the four-straight turnovers to start the contest. The Titan defense came up with stops to temper the early struggles, however, only allowing LBSU to take a 4-0 lead during the opening minutes of the game.
Fullerton shot 38 percent (11-of-29 FG) from the field in the half, including 5-of-15 (33 percent) from deep. Statisically, CSF held the advantage over Long Beach in the opening 20 minutes of play, winning the battles for rebounds 19-16, points in the paint 12-4, and bench scoring 12-2.
Long Beach State shot 40 percent (10-of-25) from the field and 33 percent (6-of-18) from behind the arc. The Beach were able to put up 13 points off of 10 Titan turnovers in the first half which powered them to a 32-28 lead at the half.
After trading baskets for the opening five minutes of the game, Long Beach State caught fire during a three-minute stretch with 15 minutes left to play. After a made free throw from Miles fell through to close the Titan deficit to 34-37, Wilson and Meneses went on a tear to lead LBSU on a 10-0 run that the Titans could never recover from.
The Titans made shots down the stretch to make the game interesting as Tailer Butler nailed a three-pointer with 1:21 left in the game to pull CSF within five points at 58-63, but Anna Kim drained four-straight from the charity stripe to seal the victory.
Miles led the charge for the Titans once again on Saturday, pouring in 19 points (7-of-16 FG), dishing out four assists and pulling down three rebounds. The senior reached another milestone in her Titan career, passing Charlee Underwood (1,382 points) on the all-time Fullerton scoring list midway through the second half. Miles now has 1,384 points in her four-year Titan career.
Logan was a spark off the bench for the Titans against Long Beach State, scoring a season-high 17 points on 6-of-12 from the field. The sophomore also set a new season-high in the game on Saturday by hitting five three-pointers in nine attempts.
CELEBRATING THE SENIORS
Natalie Williams: Appearing in 24 games or more each of her four seasons, Natalie currently sits eighth all-time on the Fullerton shot blockers list with 53 career blocks.
Tailer Butler: Tailer has amassed 641 points in her Fullerton career, including 128 three-pointers made. Butler has also chipped in 106 steals and 364 rebounds in 115 games played.
Kat Iwuoha: One of the top-five rebounders in Cal State Fullerton history, Iwuoha has pulled down a total of 746 boards and currently sits in fourth place on the all-time Titan rebounding list.
Chante Miles: Miles currently sits ninth place on the all-time Fullerton scoring list with 1,405 points, seventh all-time in assists with 364, is tied for 6th in steals with 177 and sits alone in sixth place in minutes played with 3,582 in her four-year career.
BREAKING DOWN UC IRVINE
With back-to-back wins in their last two confrerence matchups, the Anteaters find themselves right back in the thick of the race for the seventh seed with Cal State Fullerton heading into the Big West Conference Tournament next week at Titan Gym.
The winner of Thursday night's matchup at Titan Gym between the Titans and UC Irvine will gain the upper hand in the battle for the seventh seed, as both teams play their regular season finale's on Saturday.
Mokun Fajemisin is the go-to option for the UCI offense this season as the only Anteater to average double figures in points this season. Fajemisin is leading UC Irvine in points per game (12.3), rebounds (144) and blocks (44).
BREAKING DOWN HAWAi'I
Entering the last week before the Big West Conference Tournament starts at Titan Gym, the Rainbow Wahine are currently on a 12-game winning streak against Big West opponents.
Having already clinched the Big West Conference regular-season title with a win against Long Beach State last week, UH will travel to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday before playing the last game of the year at Stan Sherrif Center on Saturday when they host the Titans.
Shawna-Lei Keuhu still leads the way on the offensive end for the Rainbow Wahine, scoring 12.3 points per game. Ashleigh Karaitiana is another formidable option for UH's offense, averaging 10.5 points on 10.6 field-goal attempts per game.
TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE
Single-session tickets for the 2015 Big West Basketball Tournament go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. Fans can purchase tickets at institutional box offices, the Honda Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster retail outlets, or by calling 800-745-3000. The women's tournament first round and quarterfinals games will be played at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Gym on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11.
MILES CHASING HISTORY
With 19 points on Saturday night against LBSU, Chante Miles now has 1,405 points in her Titan career, she currently sits in ninth place all time on the Titan scoring list. Miles is16 points shy of Meg Gallagher (1,421 points) for eighth place in the Fullerton record book.
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.
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 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.
Kathleen Iwuoha: While posting her team-best seventh double double of the season, the senior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 21. Six of those 15 rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor where Iwuoha added 11 points to her stellar night on the glass.
INDIVIDUALS IN THE BIG WEST (2014-15 Big West Statistics)
Chante Miles: 39.1 m.p.g. • 46 asst. • 25 stl. • 20.9 p.p.g.
Kathleen Iwuoha: 35.5 m.p.g. • 37 Off. Reb. • 9.6 r.p.g. • 13.2 p.p.g.
Samantha Logan: 28.1 m.p.g. • 5.2 r.p.g • 73 Reb. • 5.6 p.p.g.
Natalie Williams: 15.4 m.p.g. • 46 reb. • 33% FG • 2.1 p.p.g
Daeja Smith: 18.9 m.p.g. • 47% FG • 4.9 r.p.g. • 4.0 p.p.g.
Tailer Butler: 34.6 m.p.g. • 30% FG • 5.0 r.p.g. • 9.7 p.p.g.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Senior guard Chante Miles scored 19 points on Saturday against Long Beach State, extending her streak of scoring in double figures to 25-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 seven double-double's on the season. Her latest coming Feb. 21 at UCSB, scoring 11 points and grabbing a career-high 15 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 experimented with eight starting lineups this year, with only Chante Miles apart of each combination. Samantha Logan has started 20-of-27 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 23-of-27 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.
• Feb. 21 at UCSB - Iwuoha posted a career-high 15 rebounds while pouring in 11 points in the loss at UCSB.
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.
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.
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.
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 (L, 69-62) - 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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