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UCSD Record: 2-7 - 1-3 CCAA (T-8th)
Series Record: CSUDH holds a 5-1
series advantage in six previous meetings...the Toros have won
the last five meetings...CSUDH's only loss to UCSD was the
first-ever meeting, 70-68, during the 1977-78 season...last
year the Toros swept the Tritons winning, 87-81, at home and,
93-83, in La Jolla.
Triton Notes: UC San Diego enters
the week looking to snap a 4-game losing streak...UCSD is
coming off losses this last weekend to Cal State Stanislaus
(73-42) and Cal State Bakersfield (87-58) in La Jolla...the
Tritons last win came on Dec. 17 against UC Santa Cruz,
75-70...junior guard Sean Crawford leads the team in scoring
with a 14.2 ppg average...sophomore center Jordan Watkins is
pouring in 14 ppg and leads the team on the glass with 7.4
rpg...as a team, UCSD is shooting .381 from the field while
allowing the opposition to a .488 FG%...the Tritons have been
outscored 85-65 on average after 9 games in the books. |
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GCU Record: 5-4 - 3-1 CCAA (T-1st)
Series Record: GCU holds a 23-17
all-time series advantage in 40 previous meetings...last year
CSUDH and Grand Canyon split its two-game series with the
Antelopes winning in Carson, 72-66, and the Toros defeating
Canyon in Phoenix, 85-77, in overtime.
Antelope Notes: After losing its
first three games of the season, the Antelopes have found
their stride winning five of their last six games...GCU has
won its past three CCAA games including a 72-70 upset over Cal
State Bakersfield last Friday in Phoenix...Canyon made it a
clean CCAA sweep over the weekend by defeating Cal State
Stanislaus on Saturday night, 70-62...senior guard Delano
Somers leads GCU in scoring averaging 16.4 ppg...senior
forward John Janssen follows with 14.6 ppg and leads the squad
on the boards with 7.1 rpg...as a team, GCU is shooting .435
and is being outrebounded 39-32 on average. |
UPCOMING GAMES THIS WEEK...
vs. UC San Diego/Friday, Jan. 10/7:30 PM
vs. Grand Canyon/Saturday, Jan. 11/7:30 PM
QUICK RECAP:
CSUDH lost its third and fourth consecutive games last Friday and
Saturday. The losses drop the team to 3-6 overall and 1-3 in CCAA
action. The Toros attempt to win its first road game of the season
did not come to pass after being swept in CCAA games against Cal
Poly Pomona (55-52) and Cal State San Bernardino (62-50).
TOROS BEGIN FOUR-GAME HOMESTAND:
The team begins its longest homestand of the season on Friday with
a 4-game home stretch in the Torodome. Grand Canyon will visit on
Saturday followed by San Francisco St. and Sonoma State on Jan.
17-18.
TOROS LOSE LOW-SCORING CCAA TILT TO CAL
POLY POMONA, 55-42:
Cal State Dominguez Hills lost a low-scoring CCAA affair on Friday
night, 55-42, to host Cal Poly Pomona. CSUDH held its final lead
of the game early, 6-5, at the 16:51 mark. Cal Poly Pomona took
the lead for good on a three-point basket by at 15:47. The Toros
would stay within a point over the next four minutes, the last
time at 11:18 after Charles Logan (Moreno Valley/Valley View HS)
drained a 3-pointer making it 12-11 Cal Poly. The Broncos would
use a 13-3 run over the next eight minutes to forge a 27-16 lead
with 2:44 left in the half. CPP eventually went into the locker
room up by 13 points, 32-19. Cal State Dominguez Hills opened up
the second period on a 12-8 run to trim the Pomona lead down to
nine points, 40-31, on a nice 10-foot turnaround jumper by Andre
Brown (San Jose, CA) with 9:43 left in the game. The Toros went
cold from the floor after that going scoreless while making three
un-forced turnovers over the next 5:18 allowing the Broncos to
build its lead back up the 12 points, 45-33, with 4:25 left in the
game. CPP led by as many as 17 points in the final three minutes
before CSUDH mounted a small rally to close within ten points.
With the score 50-33 at the 2:54 minute mark, the Toros went on a
7-0 spurt highlighted by a 3-point basket from senior forward
Justin Goree (Fairfield, CA) to make it 50-40 with 1:33 remaining.
But that was as close as the Toros would get as Cal Poly sent
CSUDH to its third consecutive loss, 55-42. Senior Michael
Crawford (Pacoima/Simi Valley HS) led the squad in scoring off the
bench with 15 points and 11 rebounds. No other player was in
double figures. CSUDH outrebounded Cal Poly 35-33 in the game. But
poor shooting of 29% (14-47), combined with CPP shooting 46%,
sealed the CCAA loss.
COYOTES MOVE INTO FIRST PLACE WITH WIN OVER
TOROS, 62-50:
Cal State San Bernardino moved into a tie for first place in the
CCAA while earning its fifth straight win Saturday night against
the Toros, 62-50. The game was tied, 13-13, with nine minutes left
in the first half. But CSUSB closed out the first period on a
22-12 run to take a 35-25 advantage into the half. In the second
half, the Toros got as close as 47-41 with six minutes left in the
game but would get no closer. Forced to foul, CSUSB made 8-14 from
the free throw line down the stretch to hold on for the win. Goree
paced the Toros with 10 points and junior guard Geovanny Aispuro
(Long Beach/LB Jordan HS) had a season-high 9 points going 3-4
from beyond the 3-point line. Logan led the squad with a
season-best 8 rebounds.
AISPURO SCORES SEASON-HIGH NINE VS. CSUSB:
Junior Geovanny Aispuro scored a season-best 9 points against Cal
State San Bernardino on Saturday. Aispuro scored all his points
past the 3-point arc going 3-4. Since being thrust into the
starting point-guard position after Eduardo Morales went down with
a knee injury on Dec. 21, Aispuro has started to get more
comfortable running the Toros offense. Against San Bernardino,
Aispuro dished out a season-high four assists. In three games
running the point, he has averaged 2.0 apg while shooting 46% from
the field (6-13).
BRONCOS + TOROS = LOW SCORING AFFAIR:
Friday's game against Cal Poly Pomona was the lowest scoring game
of the season as the Toros and Broncos combined for just 97
points. CSUDH tallied just 42 of the points, its lowest offensive
output since Feb. 2, 2001 when they scored just 38 against Cal
State Bakersfield. Prior to Friday, the lowest combined score was
104 points in a 54-50 win over Dominican.
CRAWFORD SOLID OFF THE BENCH:
Senior Michael Crawford continues to play solid off the bench. He
led the Toros with a season-high 15 points and 11 rebounds against
Cal Poly on Friday then was 3-4 from the field before fouling out
against San Bernardino on Saturday.
HARRIS HAS BEST SHOWING OF SEASON AGAINST
COYOTES:
Junior guard Malik Harris scored a season-best seven points on 3-6
shooting Saturday against Cal State San Bernardino. He also had a
season-high four rebounds against the Coyotes. Harris joined the
team at the break and earned his first two starts of the year this
past weekend.
TOROS CAN'T REBOUND DESPITE OUTREBOUNDING:
The Toros are outrebounding opponents on average of 33-32 this
year, but the results have been a 3-6 record thus far. Over the
weekend, CSUDH beat Cal Poly (35-33) and Cal State San Bernardino
(34-33) on the boards but the results were the same...a tough
loss. The Toros even outshot CSUSB 42% - 37%, but 18 turnovers and
only six trips to the free throw line compared to 10 turnovers and
35 visits to the charity stripe sealed the defeat for the Carson
squad.
LANKSTER EARNS FIRST START:
Freshman guard Saul Lankster (Long Beach/Compton Centennial HS)
earned his first start of the season at Cal State San Bernardino.
After a strong game against Cal Poly Pomona on Friday scoring
eight points on 3-5 shooting, Lankster earned the starting nod
against the Coyotes. He found himself in foul trouble much of the
night playing in 19 minutes scoring two points, dishing out two
assists and recording a blocked shot.
MEILLEUR QUITE A STEAL:
Freshman big-man Ryan Meilleur (Lakewood/Artesia HS) leads the
Toros in a category you wouldn't expect. The 6-foot-8 center has
14 steals in nine games which ranks 11th in the CCAA. Meilleur
also leads the squad in blocks with nine in the early going.
LOGAN GRABS SPOTLIGHT:
Junior Charles Logan grabbed the spotlight in front of a home
crowd on the road at San Bernardino. Logan, a transfer from San
Bernardino Valley JC, pulled down a season-high eight rebounds to
lead the Toros in the losing effort in the Inland Valley Saturday
night.
TOROS DEFENSE STEPPING UP:
The CSUDH defense it starting to apply the pressure as the CCAA
season gets underway. The squad leads the conference in league
games in scoring defense allowing just 59 points per game. The
Toros also lead the CCAA in field goal percentage defense holding
teams to a .392 shooting percentage from the field.
LEADING THE TOROS:
Justin Goree continues to lead the team in scoring with a 12.8
ppg clip. Goree now is tied for the team lead in rebounding
grabbing 5.2 rebounds a game. Andre' Brown is second averaging
11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds a game. Ryan Meilleur is tied for the
team lead in rebounding grabbing 5.2 rpg. Meilleur continues to
lead the team in shooting connecting on 55% of his shots.
LEAGUE LEADERS:
Justin Goree's .421 3-point FG% (16-38) ranks him 8th overall in
the CCAA conference. Ryan Meilleur's nine blocks place him 7th in
the league while his 14th steals put him just out of the top ten
at 11th. In CCAA games only, Geovanny Aispuro is tied for 3rd with
a .500 3-PT field goal percentage.
TEAM LOOKS TO REBOUND:
CSUDH leads the CCAA in rebounding defense in conference games
allowing opponents to only 31.8 rpg which ranks just ahead of Cal
Poly Pomona who is allowing an even 32 rpg. The Toros rank third
overall in rebounding margin grabbing 2.8 more rebounds a game
than the opposition. Only San Francisco State (+6.8) and UC San
Diego (+5.5) rank higher.
Toros Probable Starters
F-20-Andre' BROWN (6-5, Sr., 11.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg)
F-31-Justin GOREE (6-4, Sr., 12.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg)
C-34-Ryan MEILLEUR (6-8, Fr., 9.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg)
G-3-Geovanny AISPURO (6-1, Jr., 4.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
G-33-Malik HARRIS (6-2, Jr., 1.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg)
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