SEASON STATS | BIG WEST STATS | SAN DIEGO PREVIEW
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team is set to host the San Diego Toreros on Tuesday at 5 p.m. PT in Titan Gym. The game will be played without fans and will be broadcast live online.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Titans won the last time they faced the Toreros but are 8-16 all-time. The most recent matchup was a Fullerton victory on Dec. 7, 2019 by a score of 72-67 in San Diego.
LAST TIME OUT
Fullerton lost 81-67 in the home opener to UNLV on Dec. 2. Junior Amiee Book scored a team-high 16 points while senior Joy Krupa nearly had a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
BOOK IT
Junior Amiee Book is averaging 18.0 points per game on the year, scoring 20 and 16, respectively, in the first two games of the season. She has now scored 10+ points in five straight games dating back to last season.
JOY TO THE WORLD
Senior Joy Krupa, who played just nine games last season before suffering a season-ending injury, is averaging 8.5 points and 9.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists on the year. She's also pitching in 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
SCOUTING REPORT
San Diego fell in the season opener to San Diego State, 64-56. The Toreros got off to a slow shooting start in the first and couldn't make up ground despite outscoring the Aztecs in the three remaining quarters. Two Toreros finished with double digit performances in seniors Sydney Hunter and Jordyn Edwards. Hunter led the way off the glass for San Diego, collecting eight boards on the afternoon. Despite the loss, San Diego's defense was able to shut down the Aztecs perimeter shooting, holding SDSU to only 17.6 percent from beyond the arc.
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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