ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team heads on the road for the first time this season as they head to familiar territory for the CCAA-GNAC Crossover, hosted by Northwest Nazarene University this Friday and Saturday.
GAME INFORMATION:
Friday, November 13
Central Washington vs. Cal Poly Humboldt
4:15 p.m. PST
Johnson Sports Center
Nampa, Idaho
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Saturday, November 14
Central Washington vs. Cal State East Bay
Noon PST
Johnson Sports Center
Nampa, Idaho
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QUOTING CWU HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH RANDI RICHARDSON:
"Both Humboldt and East Bay will be two great challenges for us out of the gate. Both teams play very hard and very well coached. It'll be a great opportunity for our team to continue to be challenged in new ways and be able to continue to grow."
LAST GAMES:
The Wildcats hosted the CWU D2 Tip-Off Classic inside Nicholson Arena over Halloween weekend two weekends ago. The 'Cats hosted 12 teams for 18 games in conjunction with the Wildcat Men's Basketball Team as the Wildcats went 2-1 on the weekend.
The Wildcat women's squad fell in their season-opener to Minnesota State Moorhead by a 74-65 score. Freshman
Amaya Jarvis led the 'Cats in her collegiate debut with 22 points while adding six rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Capri Sims added 17 points with three rebounds, two assists, and a block. Fellow freshman
Baylee Maldonado added 15 points, four rebounds, and two assists also in her collegiate debut. Freshman
Lauren Burnside led the team with nine rebounds to go with six points, an assist, and two steals. MSUM was led by Ashton Safranski who had 24 points. The 'Cats shot 42.9 percent from the floor, 32 percent from three, and 52.9 percent at the free-throw line while the Dragons shot 40 percent from the floor, 36.4 percent from three, and 70 percent at the free-throw line. Moorhead won the rebound battle 40-31.
The 'Cats earned their first win of the season when they defeated Midwestern State on day two by a 70-52 score. The crimson and black put together a balanced game with
Nicole Wertenberger leading the way with 11 points while Maldonado, Sims, and
Mackenzie Schulz added 10 points each with
Kayla Thornton and
Kimberly Carrada Sanchez adding nine points each. Schulz led the way defensively with eight rebounds and two blocks while Jarvis had a team-high five assists. Carrada Sanchez made three of the teams steals. The Mustangs were led by Mallory Jackson with 13 points. The 'Cats finished the game shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, 25 percent from three, and 77.3 percent from the free-throw line. MSU shot 30.9 percent from the floor, 26.7 percent from three, and 73.7 percent at the free-throw line. The 'Cats won the battle of the boards by a 45-25 margin.
CWU wrapped up the weekend with a big victory over 24th-ranked UT Tyler by a 71-58 score. Sims had her best game of the weekend with 23 points while adding seven rebounds and a team-high eight assists. Jarvis earned her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards to go with four assists and a block. The Patriots were led by Hayley Cumming with 20 points while Polina Latysheva and Jadyn Middleton each added 14 and 12 points, respectfully. The 'Cats shot 57.1 percent from the floor, 40 percent from three, and 53.8 percent at the free-throw line. The Patriots shot 39.3 percent from the floor, 38.1 percent from three, and 66.7 percent at the free-throw line. CWU won the rebound battle 37-19.
LAST MEETINGS:
The 'Cats faced both the Lumberjacks and the Pioneers last season in the CCAA-GNAC Crossover hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt.
The 'Cats took down Cal State East Bay in the season-opener by a 58-51 score as
Asher Cai led the 'Cats with 16 points while Sims and
Fiona Snashall added 14 points each with Snashall earning a team-high nine rebounds. The Pioneers were led by Taylor Eldredge with 18 points. CWU shot 48.9 percent from the floor, 21.1 percent from three, and 57.1 percent at the free-throw line while CSUEB shot 30.8 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from three, and 62.5 percent at the free-throw line.
The crimson and black then took down the hosting Lumberjacks by a 73-66 score. Cai once again led CWU with 31 points and added nine assists while Sims added a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Jordyn Smith paced CPH with 24 points and 10 rebounds while Kyori Lloyd added 14 points. The 'Cats shot 46.9 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three, and was a perfect 20 for 20 at the free-throw line while the Lumberjacks shot 43.6 percent from the floor, 50 percent from three and 62.5 percent from the free-throw line. The 'Cats outrebounded Humboldt by a 28 to 23 margin.
SCOUTING THE LUMBERJACKS:
Cal Poly Humboldt is 0-1 on the season as they are making the most of their Pacific Northwest trip with three games.
They fell at GNAC rival Saint Martin's on Tuesday by a tight 49-46 score in Lacey, Wash. The 'Jacks saw two players in double-digits with Sienna Cherwinski leading the way with 12 points while Riley Sanz added 10 points and tied with Shade Satica for the most rebounds for CPH with six rebounds. Satica added a team-high four assists while Kaitlyn Beall had two blocks with Sans and Satica each adding one. Satica had seven steals while Sans had three and Beall, Hailey Lakey, and Kaylee Lawson all added one. The Lumberjacks shot 35.3 percent from the floor, 11.8 percent from three, and 61.5 percent from the free-throw line. The Saints were led by Laiken Hill and Karyss Lacanlale with 11 points each while Avery Oaster added a team-high 11 rebounds. The Saints shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 27.3 percent from three, and 52.6 percent at the free-throw line. The Saints won the rebound battle 34-26.
The Lumberjacks finished last season 20-9 with a 18-4 CCAA record and finished just outside the top eight in the west region to make the NCAA Division II Tournament. They posted a season sweep over west region champion Cal Poly Pomona by scores of 57-56 at home and 64-61 on the road. The Lumberjacks season came to a close in the semifinals of the CCAA Tournament after earning a quarterfinal bye, falling to Cal State LA 87-55.
Cal Poly Humboldt had a lot of turnover on their roster from a season ago, welcoming eight newcomers to the program, all transfers. Joining the Lumberjacks is fellow NCAA Division II transfers Kaitlyn Beall (Cal State San Marcos), Mia DiPuccio (UC Colorado Springs), Angelina Kohlwaies (Colorado Christian), Micah Wicks (Western Colorado). Four more newcomers came from the junior college level in Gabby Brooks (College of Sequoias), Alyssa Kem (Fresno City College), Hailey Lakey (Fullerton College), and Kaylee Lawson (Santa Barbara Community College).
They will be looking to replace two of their three double-digit scorers as Jordyn Smith led the charge last season averaging 13.9 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game and Kyori Lloyd averaged 10.7 points per game have departed. Satica is the leading returner after averaging 11.3 points per game and added 6.2 rebounds per game, and a team-high 83 assists and 109 steals.
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS:
The Pioneers will be looking to build on a 12-16 record including an 11-11 CCAA record, just missing the CCAA Tournament.
Aloha Akaka was the leader of CSUEB last season as the only player to average double-digits at 10.6 points per game. Taylor Eldredge and Lucca Lowenberg came close at 9.9 and nine points per game, respectfully. Meredith Gilbertson led the rebounding game by a large margin, averaging 9.1 rebounds per contest. Eldredge finished with the most assists, earning 81 on the season while Akaka had 57 steals and 16 blocks to lead the Pioneers.
Akaka returns to lead a roster that has had its fair share of turnover from last season, but will be looking for other contributors on the roster as Eldredge and Lowenberg both have departed. Coming in from the transfer portal is a pair of fellow NCAA Division II transfers in Kylin Shipman from Washburn and Gabby Wright from Cal State Dominguez Hills while Synise Byrd comes in from San Jose Community College. The Pioneers welcomed four freshman to the squad as Savana Chase ( Fresno, Calif.), Fajr Cuthbertson (Stockton, Calif.), Sydnie Lendsey (Cerritos, Calif.), and Josline Martinez (Fresno, Calif.) make up the freshman class.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will head to California for the GNAC-PacWest Crossover. The 'Cats will first take on Westmont (1-0) on Friday, Nov. 20 at 2:00 p.m. and wrap up the weekend against hosting Vanguard (0-0) on Saturday, Nov. 21 at noon with both games happening in the Freed Center for Leadership in Costa Mesa, Calif.
