SEASON STATS | BIG WEST RELEASE
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team is set to play at Long Beach State on Friday and Saturday at 4 p.m. PT at Walter Pyramid. The games will be played without fans and both will be broadcast live online.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Titans trail the all-time series against LBSU 38-73. LBSU won the most recent matchup, 52-49, on March 4, 2020. However, the Titans have won two of the last for matchups.
LAST TIME OUT
Fullerton (0-5, 0-2 BWC) lost to UC Santa Barbara on New Year's Day, 83-54. Freshman center Ashlee Lewis led the team in scoring with 14 points while junior forward Amiee Book tallied 11 points (5-10 FGA, 1-4 3FGA) and four rebounds. Sophomore forward Megan Nieto pitched in 10 points (5-6 FGA) and two assists. On Jan. 2, Fullerton fell to the Gauchos, 79-60. Despite winning the first and fourth quarters, Fullerton struggled mightily in the second and it ultimately cost them. Book led the team with 19 points.
BOOK IT
Junior Amiee Book is averaging 16.0 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 eight straight games dating back to last season. Book also grabs 5.2 rebounds per game, the No. 3 mark on the squad.
JOY TO THE WORLD
Senior Joy Krupa, who played just nine games last season before suffering a season-ending injury, is averaging 6.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists on the year in 29.8 minutes per game. She's also pitching in 1.0 blocks and 1.6 steals per game.
SCOUTING REPORT
LBSU is 5-1 on the season and 4-0 in Big West play, sweeping both UC Riverside and CSU Bakersfield. Justina King leads the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game while Naomi Hunt is second at 13.7. Hunt also grabs 5.2 rebounds per game.
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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