CCAA Game 8
Date: Thursday, Jan. 14
Opponent: No. 7 UC San Diego
Facility: RIMAC Arena (San Diego)
Tip-off: Women - 5:30 PM
Men - 7:30 PM
CCAA Game 9
Date: Saturday, Jan. 16
Opponent: Cal State East Bay
Facility: Pioneer Gym (Hayward, CA)
Tip-off: Women - 5:30 PM
Men - 7:30 PM
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Winter Game Notes No. 19
MEN'S BASKETBALL
OPENING TIP: CSUMB travels south to UC San Diego on Friday, Jan 14 before coming back up north to take on Cal State East Bay on Saturday, Jan 16.
LISTEN TO YOUR OTTERS: All games this year can be heard live on KION Radio (1460 AM) as Rob Ponce returns to the mic for his seventh season of calling the action. Fans can watch the game with the audio broadcast on CSUMB's official athletic website, otteratheltics.com.
PREVIOUS OUTING: The Otters lost another heartbreaker on Friday, falling to Cal State L.A. by two points. CSUMB then fell to Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday.
COACH BISHOP'S CORNER: “We are going down to San Deigo to play another young team like ourselves that is playing hard but struggling to put teams away. Then we come back to play East Bay who is new to the league and very talented. They have several guys who shoot the ball really well and can present some match up problems for us. We have had another good week of practice and I am happy with the direction we are heading.”
CCAA STAT RANKINGS: Against conference opponents, the Otters continue to lead in free throw percentage (76.1) while finishing in second in steals (8.1) and defensive rebounds (24.1). Freshman #Davion Berry# - 4th in scoring (14.4), 8th in steals (1.4) 3rd in 3-point field goal percentage (56.3) and 9th in field goal percentage (51.6). Senior #Sean Jergo# - 3rd in rebounding (7.3),1st in defensive rebounds (5.0), 9th in offensive rebounds (2.3) and 9th in blocked shots (0.7). Junior #Ian Hosford# - 12th in rebounding (5.6) and 5th in defensive rebounds (4.7), Senior #Kris Jones# - 8th in steals (1.4) Senior #Shaun Williams# - 6th in free throw percentage (86.4) and 12th in 3-point field goal average (1.4).
NATIONAL STAT RANKINGS: CSUMB is ranked in the top 100 in four categories; free-throw percentage (74.2 - 24th),3-point field goal defense (29.7 - 38th), field-goal percentage defense (40.2 - 48th), steals per game (8.4 - 93rd) and 3-point field goal percentage (35.6 - 93th).
THE TRITONS: UC San Diego (3-7, 2-5 CCAA) is coming off a 81-72 victory over Cal State Stanislaus. Players to Watch: Jordan Lawley (17.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg); Tyler Acevedo (9.0 ppg)
THE PIONEERS: Cal State East Bay (3-9, 0-7 CCAA) is searching for its first CCAA victory.Players to Watch: Mark Samuels (7.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg); Demitrius Owens (6.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
OPENING TIP: CSUMB squares off with No. 7 UC San Diego on Thursday, Jan. 14. The Otters travel back up north on Saturday, Jan 16 to take on Cal State East Bay. Both games are at 5:30 p.m.
PREVIOUS OUTING: The Otters swept both games last weekend, pulling off victories against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills.
COACH JIMENEZ'S CORNER: “As the saying goes, “if you want to be the best you have to beat the best” and we are playing some very good basketball right now on both ends of the court. We're excited to be heading down to San Diego to play the No. 7 team in the country. This is a great challenge for us early in the CCAA race and I think our team is excited, focused and ready to play the best team in the conference. We are coming off a road sweep of two very tough CCAA opponents which has given us some great momentum going into this week's games at UC San Diego and Eastbay. Our defense has come up huge in our last 11 games but we are really starting to figure things out on the offensive end and play together as a team. UC San Diego are who they are, the defending the CCAA champions and one of the top teams in the country. They are well coached, they have a fantastic guard in Chelsea Carlisle and veteran CCAA players who have been a part of those championship teams. It is going to be a dog fight down in San Diego on Thursday night. Cal State East Bay is young and new to the CCAA but they are scrappy, tough and have battled in every CCAA game. They are aggressive attacking the basket and like us, love to shoot the 3. They have quick guards, big post players and it's never easy to play on the road in this conference.”
CCAA STAT RANKINGS: Against conference opponents, the Otters moved into first place in free throw percentage (.701) and 3-point field goals average (6.4) after this weekend. Senior #Veronica Williams# - 6th in scoring (13.1), 1st in free throw percentage (93.8), 3rd in 3-point field goals average (2.4) and 13th in defensive rebounding (4.4). Senior #Helen Suarez# - 8th in scoring (11.9), 4th in free throw percentage (83.3) and 9th in 3-point field goal percentage (38.1). Senior #Jazz Herrera# - 15th in offensive rebounding (2.3). Junior #Julie Heurung# - 6th in blocked shots (1.1).
NATIONAL STAT RANKINGS: CSUMB is ranked in the top 100 in six categories: scoring defense (60.5, 21st), 3-point field goal defense (28.6, 71th), won-lost percentage (81.8, 35th) , rebound margin (4.0 - 71st), 3-point field goals per game (6.4, 79th) and turnover margin (1.73, 93rd). Senior #Veronica Williams# is ranked 102nd in 3-point field goals per game (2.1) and 119th in 3-point field goal percentage (32.4). Senior #Helen Suarez# is 165th in free-throw percentage (76.6).
THE TRITONS: No. 9 UC San Diego (12-0, 7-0 CCAA) is perfect thus far in the season. Players to Watch: Chelsea Carlisle (17.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg); Tiffany Hunter (10.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg).
THE PIONEERS: Cal State East Bay (0-12, 0-7 CCAA) is looking for its first victory in the season. Players to Watch: Claudia Nelson (13.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg); Andrea Rodriguez (10.1 ppg).
