SEASON STATS | BIG WEST RELEASE
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team returns to Titan Gym to host CSU Bakersfield at 5 p.m. PT on Friday and Saturday. Both games in will be broadcast live on BigWest.TV.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The Titans are 4-5 all-time against the Roadrunners. The last time the two teams squared off, Dec. 1, 2018, Fullerton won 64-56 in Titan Gym.
LAST TIME OUT
Fullerton (1-9, 0-6 BWC) was swept at Hawai'i last weekend. The first game of the series on Jan. 22, was a 49-47 loss where the Titans mounted a ferocious fourth-quarter comeback but came up short in the end. On Jan. 23, the Rainbow Wahine won 57-43.
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.
I'M A PERSON, AND MY NAME IS ANNIKEN
Sophomore Anniken Frey is second on the squad in scoring with 8.2 points per game. She also dishes out 3.5 assists per game and is shooting 51.7% (15-29) 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 6.5 points and 7.8 rebounds (team leader, fifth in Big West) and 3.6 assists on the year in 30.0 minutes per game. She's also pitching in 1.2 blocks and 1.5 steals per game.
SCOUTING REPORT
CSUB (4-6, 2-4 BWC) is playing its first road Big West games this weekend when it heads to Titan Gym. However, the Roadrunners did go 2-1 on the road in non-conference play. Jayden Eggleston (11.7) leads the team in scoring and while Lexus Greene (11.2) is second. The duo are the only two on the squad to average double figures in scoring.
BLOCK PARTY
The Titans lead the Big West in blocks on the year with 33 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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