Big West. Week 18: Monday, March 8, 2010

Transcription

1 Women s Basketball Contact: Chris Hargraves, Asst. Information Director - chargraves@bigwest.org Mailing Address: 2 Corporate Park, Suite 206, Irvine, CA Phone: (949) Fax: (949) Website: Standings Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Hm Rd Neut. *UC Davis (1) Cal Poly (2) UC Riverside (3) Long Beach State (4) UC Santa Barbara (5) Cal State Fullerton (6) UC Irvine (7) Pacific (8) Cal State Northridge * - Big West regular season champion () - Big West Tournament seed Big West Women s basketball Week 18: Monday, March 8, 2010 Player of the week Paige Mintun UC Davis Jr. 6-2 Post Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center HS Paige Mintun led UC Davis to the Big West regular season title with a big week, garnering the final Player of the Week accolade of the season. The junior post player kicked off her week with 23 points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals in a win over Cal State Northridge. Mintun shot 9-for-17 from the field, hit two of her four attempts from downtown and nailed three of her four foul shots. This Week s Schedule Big West Tournament Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, Calif. Wednesday, March 10 - First Round #5 UC Santa Barbara vs. #8 Pacific 12 pm *#6 Cal State Fullerton vs. #7 UC Irvine TBA Thursday, March 11 - Quarterfinals #3 UC Riverside vs. Lowest Remaining Seed 12 pm *#4 Long Beach State vs. Highest Remaining Seed TBA Friday, March 12 - Semifinals (ESPNU) #1 UC Davis vs. Lowest Remaining Seed 12 pm #2 Cal Poly vs. Highest Remaining Seed TBA Saturday, March 13 Big West Tournament Championship (FSNPT) * 30 minutes after conclusion of first game in session All times Pacific schedule 1 pm Wednesday, March 3 UC Santa Barbara def. UC Irvine*, Thursday, March 4 Cal State Fullerton def. Pacific*, UC Davis def. Cal State Northridge*, Saturday, March 6 Cal Poly def. UC Irvine*, Pacific def. Cal State Northridge*, (2ot) Long Beach State def. UC Riverside*, UC Santa Barbara def. Cal State Bakersfield, UC Davis def. Cal State Fullerton*, * Conference game Home team in caps Big West teams in bold Last Week s Results Mintun then helped UCD clinch the league crown with a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double against Cal State Fullerton. She shot 7-for-12 from the field, hit all seven of her attempts from the foul line and added a pair of blocks and assists. It was her first double-double of the season. For the week, Mintun averaged 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds with 55.2% shooting from the floor and 90.9% from the free throw line. Her production on the floor was even more impressive when considering that she played 25 minutes in each contest. Others nominated: Kristina Santiago, Cal Poly; Melanie Lisnock, Long Beach State; Rheya Neabors, UC Riverside; Emilie Johnson, UC Santa Barbara; Eliza Dy, Pacific Players of the week Date Player Team Year Nov. 16 Megan Richardson CSF So. Nov. 23 Ally Wade LBSU Sr. Nov. 30 Emilie Johnson UCSB So. Dec. 7 Heidi Heintz UCD Jr. Dec. 14 Kristina Santiago CP Jr. Dec. 21 Mikah Maly-Karros UCI So. Dec. 28 Alyssa Morris UCR Jr. Jan. 4 Christina Thompson PAC So. Jan. 11 Kristina Santiago CP Jr. Jan. 18 Kristina Santiago CP Jr. Jan. 25 Rhaya Neabors UCR Jr. Feb. 1 Mikah Maly-Karros UCI So. Feb. 8 Rachel Clancy CP Jr. Feb. 15 Karina Figueroa LBSU Sr. Feb. 22 Jasmine Erving CSUN So. March 1 Emilie Johnson UCSB So. March 8 Paige Mintun UCD Jr.

2 Big West WOmen s BASKETBALL 27th Annual Big West Women s Basketball Tournament March 10-13, 2010 Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, Calif. The Big West Conference Men s and Women s Basketball Tournament returns to the Anaheim Convention Center Arena for the 10th consecutive year. Eight of the nine teams advance to this season s tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center, March Wednesday s first-round games will include only teams seeded Nos. 5 to 8. Winners on Wednesday will advance to play teams seeded Nos. 3 and 4 on Thursday. Thursday s winners will meet teams seeded Nos. 1 and 2 in the semifinals on Friday. In each round, the highest seeded team playing that day will play the lowest remaining seeded team. The men s and women s tournament championship games will be on Saturday, March 13. Wednesday, March 10 #5 UC Santa Barbara Game 3 Friday, March 12 Saturday, March 13 #1 UC Davis Game 11 Game 14 #8 Pacific Thursday, March 11 Lowest Remaining Seed #3 UC Riverside Game 7 #4 Long Beach State Game 8 end of Game 7 #6 Cal State Fullerton Game 4 end of Game 3 Lowest Remaining Seed Highest Remaining Seed #2 Cal Poly Game 12 end of Game 11 1 pm PST FSN Prime Ticket #7 UC Irvine Highest Remaining Seed MEDIA INFORMATION Site: Anaheim Convention Center Arena, Anaheim, Calif. Capacity: 7,734 Television: FSN Prime Ticket Saturday, March 13 Championship 2010 WOMEN S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 10 - First Round No. 5 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 8 Pacific *No. 6 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 7 UC Irvine Thursday, March 11 - Quarterfinals No. 3 UC Riverside vs. Lowest Seed Remaining No. 4 Long Beach State vs. Highest Seed Remaining Friday, March 12 - Semifinals No. 1 UC Davis vs. Lowest Seed Remaining *No. 2 Cal Poly vs. Highest Seed Remaining Saturday, March 13 - Championship (FSN Prime Ticket) Championship Game 1 pm PST the conclusion of the game in the previous session All but Championship game available on BigWest.TV

3 Big West Tournament Field Set It came down to the final day of the regular season, but the 2010 Big West Women s Basketball Tournament field is set and ready for competiton. The 27th edition of the tournament begins Wednesday, March 10 with the championship game set for Saturday, March 13. For the 10th consecutive season, the Big West Tournament will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center. UC Davis is the #1 seed in this year s tournament, the first time that the program has entered the foray in the top slot. #2 and the other double bye goes to Cal Poly, the best seeding for the team in school history. The third-seeded club is UC Riverside, who earns a first round bye for its efforts. Long Beach State, which missed the Big West Tournament a year ago, is back in the battle with the fourth position this season. The first round matchups on Wednesday will pit two-time defending league champion #5 UC Santa Barbara against #8 Pacific at noon, while 30 minutes following that game s completion, #6 Cal State Fullerton takes on #7 UC Irvine. #5 UC Santa Barbara vs. #8 Pacific The first game of the 2010 Big West Tournament is a contrast in styles as the rugged defense and rebounding prowess of #5 UC Santa Barbara squares off with the runn-gun style of #8 Pacific. UCSB took both meetings by and finals and enters the game having won five consecutive contests overall. Overall the UCSB/PAC series is 3-2 in favor of the Gauchos, but the two teams have not played since the 2003 final. That season, UC Santa Barbara posted its second consecutive win over Pacific in the Big West title game. #6 Cal State Fullerton at #7 UC Irvine The second game of the opening round pits Orange County rivals against each other as #6 Cal State Fullerton tangles with #7 UC Irvine. The longtime foes split this season s meetings with UCI taking a decision at home on January 30 and CSF winning on its home floor on February 10 by a final. The first round matchup is a rematch of a first round game a year ago which saw CSF post a victory. The game was only the fourth between the two in Big West Tournament history, following meetings in 1988 (CSF win), 1994 (UCI win) and 1995 (UCI win). Who Wants to Take It? UC Davis has employed the team concept on its way to its first Big West regular season title, possessing nine players who play double-digit minutes ranging from 11.4 to 28.4 minutes. They also have the most players with at least 12 three-pointers in the league, having eight players who have hit that many treys. So in case the Aggies need a three to win a game, the opposition has to worry about practically every player in the rotation. 106 and Counting... Mekia Valentine still keeps piling up the blocks for UC Santa Barbara, standing tall at 106 and counting going into the Big West Tournament. She is already the single-season blocks leader at UCSB and is just the 11th player in Big West history to collect 100+ blocks in a season. As of the latest NCAA statistics, Valentine is third in the country with her 3.93 blocks per game. Around The Big West How About that Preseason Poll? Preseason polls are good media fodder for the beginning of the season, but rarely do the results match the prediction. The topsy turvy Big West season was no exception as the final conference standings certainly did not match the earlier selections. The predicted preseason order of UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, Cal Poly, UC Riverside, Long Beach State, Pacific, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine. At the end of the season, it became UC Davis, Cal Poly, UC Riverside, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Pacific and Cal State Northridge. Only seven more months until the next Big West women s basketball preseason poll! High School Teammates Still Linked Cal State Fullerton s Megan Richardson and UC Irvine s Mikah Maly-Karros were high school teammates at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif., and the two have made quite a name for themselves since then. The duo both claimed first team All-Big West honors this season as sophomores and are the leading scorers for their respective clubs. They are the only set of former high school teammates on the first team All-Conference list. Their Very Own Dr. J Cal State Northridge may not have made the Big West Tournament, but the Matadors have reason to look forward to next season thanks to the return of Jasmine Erving. The second team All-Big West selection led the team in scoring (13.6), blocks (34) and was second in rebounding (5.5). Her scoring average was fifth in the Big West and upped to 14.1 against conference opposition. Erving also shot 45.0% from the floor, 73.6% from the free throw line and showed an ability to selectively hit threes by canning five of her eight attempts. No word if she can dunk like the NBA Hall of Famer though. SMMMMMMOOOKIN! UC Santa Barbara seemed like an after thought on February 13 after a loss to longtime rival Long Beach State left it at 4-7 in conference play. Since then, UCSB has been absolutely on fire with five consective wins to close the regular season. The streak is the longest for the Gauchos this season and is the first time the club has won more than two games in a row all season. The streak also ensured that UC Santa Barbara would have a winning record in league play for the 20th consecutive season Awards Bring Out Firsts A number of firsts were accomplished by several award winners this season. Cal Poly s Kristina Santiago became the first Mustang to be named Player of the Year and the first player from a team other than UC Santa Barbara or UC Riverside to win the award since UC Davis Haylee Donaghe (Defensive), UC Irvine s Jazmyne White (Freshman) and UC Santa Barbara s Ariana Gnekow (Hustle) were the first players in their respective programs history to claim their specific awards, while Donaghe became the first Aggie to claim a player s major award in their DI history. Margaritis Nabs 100th Win at UCR John Margaritis will seek his third Big West Tournament title this week, but a pair of earlier regular season victories gave him two coaching milestones. UC Riverside s win over Cal State Northridge on January 14 not only secured the Highlanders first Big West victory of the season, but lifted head coach Margaritis to his 200th career victory. The second milestone came after a win over UC Davis on February 27, giving Margaritis his 100th win at UC Riverside. Big West Vs. Nonconference TEams America East Atlantic Coast Atlantic Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Colonial Athletic Conference USA Horizon Independents Ivy Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Non-Division I Reclassifying Total Big West Vs. Top 25 Teams Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Long Beach State UC Davis UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Pacific Live on The Net The Big West Conference and the CBS College Sports Network are partnering to bring you exclusive coverage of Big West sports, press conferences, interviews and features into your home via the Internet! Now in its fifth year, BigWest.TV covers every home and conference contest in women s volleyball as well as men s and women s basketball. Also covered are select contests in men s and women s soccer, baseball, softball, and Big West Conference Championships. A monthly subscription of $9.95 or an annual subscription of $79.95 delivers exclusive coverage to you. If you can t make it to the gym or the field, you can still catch all the action on BigWest.TV!

4 AP Poll as of March 8, 2010 Ranking Pts Record 1. Connecticut (40) Stanford Nebraska Tennessee Xavier Notre Dame Duke Ohio State West Virginia Florida State Texas A&M Oklahoma Georgetown Iowa State Texas Baylor St. John s (N.Y.) Gonzaga Kentucky Oklahoma State Hartford LSU UCLA Georgia Michigan State Others receiving votes: Fresno State 42, Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 33, Green Bay 31, Iowa 19, Arkansas-Little Rock 18, Middle Tennessee 17, TCU 17, Vanderbilt 13, Princeton 11, North Carolina 4, Syracuse 4, Bowling Green 3, Illinois State 3, Temple 3, Brigham Young 2, DePaul 1, Rutgers 1, Wisconsin 1. USA Today/ESPN Poll as of March 2, 2010 Ranking Pts Record 1. Connecticut (31) Stanford Nebraska Tennessee Xavier Florida State Notre Dame Duke West Virginia Ohio State Georgetown Oklahoma Iowa State Texas A&M Baylor St. John s (N.Y.) Gonzaga Kentucky Virginia Oklahoma State Hartford Texas Michigan State Georgia UCLA Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 33, Dayton 30, LSU 26, Princeton 20, Middle Tennessee 18, Gardner-Webb 15, Arkansas-Little Rock 10, North Carolina 9, Green Bay 9, Fresno State 7, Lehigh 5, TCU 5, Georgia Tech 4, DePaul 3, James Madison 2, Syracuse 2, Vermont 1. Long Beach State Showcases New Face At The Helm Of Its Program Jody Wynn, who spent the last five seasons as the senior assistant, recruiting coordinator and head of scouting at USC, becomes the sixth head coach in LBSU women s basketball history. Wynn comes to LBSU with 13 years of collegiate coaching experience under her belt. While at USC, she was in charge of bringing in four nationally-ranked recruiting classes, including the No. 1-ranked group in Foster Takes Over Reins At Fullerton Former associate head coach Marcia Foster at Cal State Fullerton was promoted to head coach after Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah relinquished her duties at the end of last season. Foster begins her seventh year with the Titans women s basketball program. She also spent one year as head coach at Cal Tech and six years as an assistant at Cal Poly. Teams Showcase New Lineups With the departure of such a large group of talented women s basketball players, fresh faces will be seen on the court this year. Three teams with the tough task of constructing a successful lineup this season are UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and Pacific. The Highlanders must start from scratch after losing all five of their starters to graduation. The Tigers and Gauchos aren t far behind, welcoming back just one starter from last season. Honda Center To Become Official Home Of Big West Basketball Tournament Beginning in 2011 Honda Center has announced a five-year partnership with the Big West Conference to host its annual men s and women s post-season basketball tournament beginning in The Big West and Honda Center have teamed up for March Madness and The Road To The Final Four on numerous occasions including men s basketball regionals in 1998, 2001 and 2003 and first and second round action in In addition, the Big West and Honda Center was selected as host of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball West Regional. Big West Coaching Records (Records consist of their tenure in the Big West only - sorted by conference wins) Conf. Overall Coach, School (Yrs.) W-L W-L Faith Mimnaugh, CP (13) John Margaritis, UCR (6) Sandy Simpson, UCD (3) Lynne Roberts, PAC (4) Staci Schulz, CSUN (5) Lindsay Gottlieb, UCSB (2) Molly Goodenbour, UCI (2) Marcia Foster, CSF (1) Jody Wynn, LBSU (1) Big West Preseason Accolades Media Poll 1. UC Santa Barbara (10) UC Davis (6) Cal Poly (3) UC Riverside (1) Long Beach State Pacific Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge UC Irvine...39 All-Conference Team 1. Haylee Donaghe, UC Davis 2. Karina Figueroa, Long Beach State 3. Whitney Fields, Long Beach State 4. Jordan Franey, UC Santa Barbara 5. Paige Mintun, UC Davis 6. Kristina Santiago, Cal Poly BIG west in the postseason NCAA The Big West Conference owns an overall mark of (.404) in the NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament. Long Beach State has produced the best results with an 11-7 (.611) all-time record in the Big Dance. The 49ers reached the Final Four in back-to-back seasons (1987, 1988), while the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 7-12 in NCAA Tournament play, made a Sweet 16 appearance in Along with LBSU and UCSB, three other conference schools have reached the NCAA Tournament while competing in the Big West - Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside and UC Irvine. WNIT Dating back to 1988, the Big West Conference members have combined for an overall record of (.419). The last league win was in 2007 when the Gauchos went 1-1 to improve their overall WNIT mark to 3-3.

5 Cal Poly (11-5 Big West) Cal State Fullerton (8-8 Big West) Cal state Northridge 4-24 (2-14 Big West) Fri. 11/13 at Oregon State L, Sun. 11/15 New Mexico State W, Sat. 11/21 Pepperdine W, Sat. 11/28 Illinois% L, Sun. 11/29 Cal State Bakersfield% W, Sat. 12/5 San Diego L, Sun. 12/13 at San Francisco W, Wed. 12/16 at Eastern Washington W, Sat. 12/19 at Loyola Marymount L, Tues. 12/22 at Santa Clara W, Tues. 12/29 Seattle W, Mon. 1/4 UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 1/7 at Pacific* W, Sat. 1/9 at UC Davis* L, Thurs. 1/14 Cal State Fullerton* W, (ot) Sat. 1/16 Long Beach State* W, Thurs. 1/21 at UC Riverside* L, Sat. 1/23 at Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 1/28 UC Santa Barbara* W, Sat. 1/30 at Cal State Bakersfield L, Thurs. 2/4 UC Davis* W, Sat. 2/6 Pacific* W, Thurs. 2/11 at Long Beach State* L, Sat. 2/13 UC Riverside* W, Sat. 2/20 Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 2/25 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Sat. 2/27 at UC Santa Barbara* L, Sat. 3/6 at UC Irvine* W, Fri. 3/12 at Big West Tournament^ TBA % Courtyard by Marriott San Luis Obispo Holiday Classic (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Fri, 11/13 at San Jose State W, Sun. 11/15 at Sacramento State W, Fri. 11/20 at San Francisco L, Fri. 11/27 at Oregon$ L, Sat. 11/28 vs. Portland State$ W, (ot) Sun. 11/29 vs. Wisconsin$ L, Mon. 12/7 San Diego L, Wed. 12/9 Loyola Marymount L, Sat. 12/12 BYU L, Mon. 12/21 Eastern Washington W, Mon. 12/28 at Tulsa L, Wed. 12/30 at No. 14 Oklahoma L, Sat. 1/2 UC Davis* W, Mon. 1/4 Pacific* W, Thurs. 1/7 at Long Beach State* W, Sat. 1/9 UC Riverside* W, Thurs. 1/14 at Cal Poly* L, (ot) Sat. 1/16 at Cal State Northridge* L, Sat. 1/23 UC Santa Barbara* L, (2ot) Wed. 1/27 Seattle W, (ot) Sat. 1/30 at UC Irvine* L, Thurs. 2/4 Long Beach State* W, Sat. 2/6 at UC Riverside* L, Wed. 2/10 UC Irvine* W, Sat. 2/13 Cal State Northridge* L, Wed. 2/17 at Cal State Bakersfield W, Sat. 2/20 at UC Santa Barbara* L, Thurs. 2/25 Cal Poly* W, Thurs. 3/4 at Pacific* W, Sat. 3/6 at UC Davis* L, Wed. 3/10 vs. #7 UC Irvine^ 2:30 pm $ World Vision Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) Fri. 11/13 New Mexico State L, Sun. 11/15 Prairie View A&M L, Fri. 11/20 at San Jose State W, Tues. 11/24 at San Diego L, Fri. 11/27 Northern Colorado% L, Fri. 12/4 at Eastern Washington L, Sun. 12/6 at Gonzaga L, Sun. 12/20 Miami (OH) W, Thurs. 12/29 South Dakota L, Sat. 1/2 Pacific* L, (ot) Mon. 1/4 UC Davis* L, Thurs. 1/7 at UC Irvine* L, Mon. 1/11 Cal State Bakersfield L, Thurs. 1/14 at UC Riverside* L, Sat. 1/16 Cal State Fullerton* W, Sat. 1/23 Cal Poly* L, Thurs. 1/28 at Long Beach State* L, Sat. 1/30 at UC Santa Barbara* L, Thurs. 2/4 UC Riverside* L, Sat. 2/6 Long Beach State* L, Wed. 2/10 Seattle L, Sat. 2/13 at Cal State Fullerton* W, Tues. 2/16 at Arizona L, Sat. 2/20 at Cal Poly* L, Wed. 2/24 UC Santa Barbara* L, Sat. 2/27 UC Irvine* L, Thurs. 3/4 at UC Davis* L, Sat. 3/6 at Pacific* L, (2ot) % Warner Center Classic (Northridge, Calif.)

6 long beach state (9-7 Big West) uc davis 20-9 (12-4 Big West) uc irvine 9-20 (6-10 Big West) Fri. 11/13 Prairie View A&M W, Mon. 11/16 Loyola Marymount L, Fri. 11/20 at New Mexico State L, Sun. 11/22 at Texas Pan American W, Fri. 11/27 at Miami% L, Sat. 11/28 vs. Rice% W, Thurs. 12/3 USC L, Sun. 12/6 at Oregon L, Fri. 12/11 at San Diego State L, Sun. 12/13 at San Diego L, Sun. 12/20 Idaho W, Mon. 12/21 California L, Sat. 1/2 UC Riverside* W, Thurs. 1/7 Cal State Fullerton* L, Sat. 1/9 UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 1/14 at UC Santa Barbara* W, Sat. 1/16 at Cal Poly* L, Thurs. 1/21 at UC Irvine* L, Sat. 1/23 Cal State Bakersfield L, Thurs. 1/28 Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 2/4 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Sat. 2/6 at Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 2/11 Cal Poly* W, Sat. 2/13 UC Santa Barbara* W, Thurs. 2/18 at UC Davis* L, Sat. 2/20 at Pacific* W, (2ot) Thurs. 2/25 UC Davis* L, Sat. 2/27 Pacific* L, Sun. 3/6 at UC Riverside* W, Thu. 3/11 at Big West Tournament^ TBA % University of Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Miami, Fla.) Fri. 11/13 at Seattle W, Sun. 11/15 at Washington State L, Tues. 11/17 San Francisco W, Sun. 11/22 No. 2 Stanford L, Fri. 11/27 Creighton L, (ot) Tues. 12/1 at Saint Mary s W, Thurs. 12/3 at Santa Clara W, Sat. 12/5 Denver W, Sun. 12/13 Sacramento State W, Sat. 12/19 at Yale W, Mon. 12/21 at Seton Hall L, Tues. 12/29 Kansas State L, Sat. 1/2 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Mon. 1/4 at Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 1/7 UC Santa Barbara* W, Sat. 1/9 Cal Poly* W, Thurs. 1/14 at UC Irvine* W, Mon. 1/18 at Cal State Bakersfield W, Sat. 1/23 Pacific* W, (ot) Thurs. 1/28 UC Riverside* W, Thurs. 2/4 at Cal Poly* L, Sat. 2/6 at UC Santa Barbara* W, Thurs. 2/11 at Pacific* L, Sat. 2/13 UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 2/18 Long Beach State* W, Thurs. 2/25 at Long Beach State* W, Sat. 2/27 at UC Riverside* L, Thurs. 3/4 Cal State Northridge* W, Sat. 3/6 Cal State Fullerton* W, Fri. 3/12 at Big West Tournament^ TBA Fri. 11/13 San Diego State L, Sun. 11/15 at Colorado L, Fri. 11/20 at Loyola Marymount W, Mon. 11/23 at Cal State Bakersfield L, Fri. 11/27 Princeton L, Mon. 11/30 South Florida L, Thurs. 12/3 Fresno State L, Sat. 12/5 Seattle% W, Tues. 12/15 at Oregon State L, Sat. 12/19 Eastern Washington W, Tues. 12/22 at Pepperdine L, Sun. 12/27 at Gonzaga L, Sun. 1/2 at UC Santa Barbara* L, Tues. 1/4 at Cal Poly* L, Thurs. 1/7 Cal State Northridge* W, Sat. 1/9 at Long Beach State* L, Thurs. 1/14 UC Davis* L, Sat. 1/16 Pacific* W, Thurs. 1/21 Long Beach State* W, Sat. 1/23 at UC Riverside* L, Wed. 1/27 at Pacific* W, Sat. 1/30 Cal State Fullerton* W, Sat. 2/6 Cal State Bakersfield L, (ot) Wed. 2/10 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Sat. 2/13 at UC Davis* L, Thurs. 2/18 UC Riverside* L, Sat. 2/27 at Cal State Northridge* W, Wed. 3/3 UC Santa Barbara* L, Sat. 3/6 Cal Poly* L, Wed. 3/10 at vs. #6 Cal State Fullerton^ 2:30 pm % Games played at Crawford Gym

7 UC Riverside (11-5 Big West) UC Santa Barbara (9-7 Big West) Pacific 6-22 (4-12 Big West) Fri. 11/13 Miami L, Sun. 11/15 Northern Arizona W, Tues. 11/17 Hawaii L, Fri. 11/20 at No. 22 Vanderbilt L, Tues. 11/24 at Pepperdine W, Fri. 11/27 Purdue L, Fri. 12/4 San Diego State L, Thurs. 12/17 at Oklahoma State L, Sun. 12/20 at Kansas L, Wed. 12/23 Arizona W, Sun. 12/27 at Montana State L, Tues. 12/29 at Montana L, Sat. 1/2 at Long Beach State* L, Wed. 1/6 at Cal State Bakersfield L, Sat. 1/9 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Thurs. 1/14 Cal State Northridge* W, Sat. 1/16 UC Santa Barbara* W, Thurs. 1/21 Cal Poly* W, Sat. 1/23 UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 1/28 at UC Davis* L, Sat. 1/30 at Pacific* W, Thurs. 2/4 at Cal State Northridge* W, Sat. 2/6 Cal State Fullerton* W, Thurs. 2/11 at UC Santa Barbara* W, (ot) Sat. 2/13 at Cal Poly* L, Thurs. 2/18 at UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 2/25 Pacific* W, Sat. 2/27 UC Davis* W, Sat. 3/6 Long Beach State* L, Thu. 3/11 at Big West Tournament^ TBA Fri. 11/13 Fresno State L, Mon. 11/16 at Nevada L, Sun. 11/22 Loyola Marymount L, Wed. 11/25 Kentucky L, Sun. 11/29 at San Diego W, Thurs. 12/3 at Portland State L, Sat. 12/5 at Oregon State W, Sun. 12/13 Cal State Bakersfield W, Tues. 12/15 UCLA L, Sun. 12/20 Pepperdine L, Mon. 12/28 at Idaho L, Wed. 12/30 at Gonzaga L, Sat. 1/2 UC Irvine* W, Thurs. 1/7 at UC Davis* L, Sat. 1/9 at Pacific* W, Thurs. 1/14 Long Beach State* L, Sat. 1/16 at UC Riverside* L, Sat. 1/23 at Cal State Fullerton* W, (2ot) Thurs. 1/28 at Cal Poly* L, Sat. 1/30 Cal State Northridge* W, Thurs. 2/4 Pacific* W, Sat. 2/6 UC Davis* L, Thurs. 2/11 UC Riverside* L, (ot) Sat. 2/13 at Long Beach State* L, Sat. 2/20 Cal State Fullerton* W, Wed. 2/24 at Cal State Northridge* W, Sat. 2/27 Cal Poly* W, Wed 3/3 at UC Irvine* W, Sat. 3/6 at Cal State Bakersfield W, Wed. 3/10 vs. #8 Pacific^ 12 pm Sun. 11/15 Montana State L, Tues. 11/17 Southern Utah W, Fri. 11/20 at Iona L, Sun. 11/22 at Monmouth L, Fri. 12/4 at Portland L, Sun. 12/6 at Portland State L, Thurs. 12/10 San Francisco L, Sun. 12/13 Santa Clara L, Tues. 12/22 at Fresno State L, Tues. 12/29 Saint Mary s W, Sat. 1/2 at Cal State Northridge* W, (ot) Mon. 1/4 at Cal State Fullerton* L, Thurs. 1/7 Cal Poly* L, Sat. 1/9 UC Santa Barbara* L, Sat. 1/16 at UC Irvine* L, Wed. 1/20 Cal State Bakersfield L, Sat. 1/23 at UC Davis* L, (ot) Wed. 1/27 UC Irvine* L, Sat. 1/30 UC Riverside* L, Thurs. 2/4 at UC Santa Barbara* L, Sat. 2/6 at Cal Poly* L, Thurs. 2/11 UC Davis* W, Sat. 2/13 at Sacramento State L, Sat. 2/20 Long Beach State* L, (2ot) Thurs. 2/25 at UC Riverside* L, Sat. 2/27 at Long Beach State* W, Thurs. 3/4 Cal State Fullerton* L, Sat. 3/6 Cal State Northridge* W, (2ot) Wed. 3/10 vs. #5 UC Santa Barbara^ 12 pm

8 rd Big West In the NCAA As of February 28, 2010 Individual - Season Points 13th Kristina Santiago, CP 19.9 Assists 15th Karina Figueroa, LBSU 5.6 Blocks 3rd Mekia Valentine, UCSB 3.9 Field Goal Percentage 21st Kristina Santiago, CP 54.7 The Last Time It Happened In The Big West Team scored 100 or more points - 100, Cal Poly vs. Cal State Northridge (2/20/10) Team shot.600 or better -.611, Cal State Northridge at UC Irvine (1/11/07) Player scored 40 or more - 40, Whitney Ligon (Cal State Northridge) at Pacific (1/12/08) Player scored , Mikah Maly-Karros (UC Irvine) vs. Pacific (1/27/10) Player shot.900 or better (min. 10 att.) (10-11) Kemie Nkele (UCR) vs. Cal Poly (1/29/05) Player with 20 rebounds or more - 21, Mekia Valentine (UCSB) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (3/6/10) Player with 15 assists or more - 15, Audrey Taylor (CSF) vs. Cal State Northridge (12/28/04) Player with 10 or more steals - 10, Ofa Tulikihihifo (CSUN) vs. Cal Poly (1/18/03) Player recorded a triple-double - Jasmine Scott (CSF): 11 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Long Beach State (2/4/2010) Free Throw Percentage 29th Heidi Heintz, UCD 85.4 Assist Turnover Ratio 7th Ashlee Stewart, CP th Desiray Johnston, CP 2.09 Double-Doubles 27th Mikah Maly-Karros, UCI 13 Triple-Doubles 4th Jasmine Scott, CSF 1 Individual - Game Rebounds T8th Mekia Valentine, UCSB 22 Blocks T3rd Mekia Valentine, UCSB 11 Steals T7th Haylee Donaghe, UCD 9 Team - Game Three-Point Field Goals T18th Pacific 15 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 2nd Cal Poly 80.0 T13th Pacific 68.2 T15th Cal Poly 66.7 Team - Season Field Goal Percentage 22nd Cal Poly 44.9 Free Throw Percentage 27th Cal State Fullerton 74.8 Three-Point Field Goals 23rd Long Beach State 7.3 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 5th Cal Poly 38.8 Assists 4th Cal Poly 18.4 Blocked Shots 7th UC Santa Barbara 6.3 Steals 13th UC Davis 11.4 Assist Turnover Ratio 14th Cal Poly 1.06 Turnover Margin 20th UC Davis Big West TOURNAMENT The 2010 Big West Conference Men s and Women s Basketball Tournament returns to Anaheim in March. Eight teams will make the trip in an attempt to earn the league s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All-Session passes and First Game Vouchers are available now through each school s athletic ticket office. Single session tickets will go on sale to the general public on February 24. Day, Date Session Game Time Ticket Price Wed., March 10 Session #1 Women s 1st Round 12:00 pm $12 Seeds No. 5 vs. No. 8 and No. 6 vs. No. 7 Wed., March 10 Session #2 Men s 1st Round 6:00 pm $20 Seeds No. 5 vs. No. 8 and No. 6 vs. No. 7 Thurs., March 11 Session #3 Women s Quarterfinals 12:00 pm $12 1st Round Winners vs. Seeds No. 3 and No. 4 Thurs., March 11 Session #4 Men s Quarterfinals 6:00 pm $20 1st Round Winners vs. Seeds No. 3 and No. 4 Fri., March 12 Session #5 Women s Semifinals 12:00 pm $20 Quarterfinal Winners vs. Seeds No. 1 and No. 2 Fri., March 12 Session #6 Men s Semifinals 6:30 pm $28 Quarterfinal Winners vs. Seeds No. 1 and No. 2 Sat., March 13 Session #7 Women s Championship 1:00 pm $20 Sat., March 13 Session #8 Men s Championship 7:00 pm $28 First Game Adult Voucher: $10 First Game Student Voucher: $5 All-Session Pass (14 games): $70/$ Big West BASKETBALL SHOOTOUT The Big West Basketball ShootOut returns for its third season, beginning the nine-campus tour on January 26 at UC Irvine. The ShootOut was highly successful last year, increasing attendance in the event by 72% over the previous year. The competition is for current students of Big West Conference member institutions. There are three divisions (men, women, co-ed) with the campus champions from the co-ed division advancing to the event finals during the Big West Basketball Tournament in March. For more information or if you are Big West student and would like to sign up, visit Tour Location Tour Date Time The ARC at UC Irvine Tuesday, January 26 7:00 pm Student Rec Center at UC Riverside Tuesday, February 2 7:00 pm Thunderdome at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday, February 9 7:00 pm Mott Gym at Cal Poly Wednesday, February 10 7:00 pm The Matadome at Cal State Northridge Tuesday, February 16 7:00 pm The Pavilion at UC Davis Tuesday, February 23 7:00 pm Recreation Center at Pacific Wednesday, February 24 8:00 pm Recreation Center at Cal State Fullerton Monday, March 1 7:00 pm The Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State Tuesday, March 2 8:00 pm