SEASON STATS | BIG WEST RELEASE
FULLERTON, Calif. - Due to the games against UC Davis being canceled, the Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team is set to play against Concordia (Cal.) at 2 p.m. PT in Titan Gym. The game will be played without fans and both will be broadcast live online.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Titans will play Concordia for the first time in program history.
LAST TIME OUT
Fullerton (0-7, 0-4 BWC) lost 69-50 at Long Beach State on Jan. 8 at the Walter Pyramid. Frey led the Titans with 13 points and also tallied two rebounds and four assists. Junior forward Amiee Book scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds. On Saturday, Jan. 9, the team lost by a score of 66-64, with their valiant comeback effort just short. Book led the team in scoring with 21 points. The largest lead was 14 at the 7:15 mark of the fourth quarter. But the lead was cut to a two-point game with 42 seconds left thanks to a three from Book but the Titans could not tie or take the lead.
BOOK IT
Junior Amiee Book is averaging 15.9 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 10 straight games dating back to last season. Book also grabs 5.1 rebounds per game, the No. 3 mark on the squad.
I'M A PERSON, AND MY NAME IS ANNIKEN
Sophomore Anniken Frey is second on the squad in scoring with 8.1 points per game. She also dishes out 4.0 assists per game.
JOY TO THE WORLD
Senior Joy Krupa, who played just nine games last season before suffering a season-ending injury, is averaging 5.6 points and 8.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists on the year in 29.4 minutes per game. She's also pitching in 0.85 blocks and 1.7 steals per game.
SCOUTING REPORT
Concordia, an NCAA DII school that plays in the Pac West Conference, has yet to play a game this season but is scheduled to open up on Jan. 14 against Northwest Nazarene.
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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