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SCOUTING GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
The 'Lopes (6-13, 3-11 CCAA) have lost six straight, including
four straight away games, so they will be looking for the
homecourt advantage when they take on the Toros this Friday.
GCU's last win was a 54-35 victory over Cal State San
Bernardino on January 18. Lauren Westerman is leading the
squad with 14.3 points per game, while Leah Smith is pouring
in 12.9 ppg. Crystal Stephans is dominating the boards for
GCU, bringing down 6.8 rebounds per game. Leah Smith and
Lindsay Lawson are the playmakers for the 'Lopes, as they have
recorded 75 and 71 assists respectively on the season. This is
the 20th meeting between the two squads with CSUDH dominating
the series 15-4. The last time these teams met was on January
11, 2003, when CSUDH posted a 63-45 win over GCU. In that
game, Tameka Blue led the Toros and the game with 25 points. |
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SCOUTING UC SAN DIEGO The Tritons
(5-14, 5-9) are coming off of two losses to Cal State
Bakersfield and Cal State Stanislaus this past weekend. Ali
Ginn is leading UCSD with 14.5 ppg, while Nicholle Bromley is
adding 11.6 ppg. The Tritons are one of the best teams from
the charity stripe, as they are connecting on 77% of their
attempts. Stacy Gallagher-Bolton is pulling down a team-high
7.0 rpgs. The last time these teams met was on January 10,
2003, when the Tritons picked up their first win of the season
with a one-point 57-56 victory. In that contest, Karina Siam
put in a game-high 19 points for the Tritons. This will be the
16th meeting between the two teams with CSUDH holding a 12-3
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THIS WEEK IN TOROS BASKETBALL
Friday, Feb. 14 *Grand Canyon University vs. CSUDH 6:00 p.m.,
Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, Feb. 15 *UC San Diego vs. CSUDH 5:30 p.m., San Diego, CA
* CCAA games
NEXT UP IN TOROS BASKETBALL
Friday, Feb. 21 *Sonoma State vs. CSUDH 5:30 p.m., Rohnert Park,
CA
Saturday, Feb. 22 *San Francisco State vs. CSUDH 6:00 p.m., San
Francisco, CA
* CCAA games
TOROS BEGIN FOUR-GAME ROAD TRIP WITH GRAND
CANYON UNIVERSITY
After stopping a six-game skid with an impressive 56-48 victory
over Cal State San Bernardino on Friday night, the Toros were able
to add a win to their ledger before beginning a four-game road
trip this weekend, beginning with Grand Canyon University on
Friday night. First tip is slated for 6:00 p.m. CSUDH will
conclude this weekend's trip with UC San Diego on Saturday night.
The road swing continues next weekend as they travel north for the
Sonoma State/San Francisco State series. After that, the 2002-2003
season concludes with four home games. The Toros play a little
better on the road as they are 4-5 in away venues and 2-7 at home
in the Torodome.
BLOCK PARTY
It was hard to get a shot past junior Delaney Turner (Fremont, CA)
on Saturday night. The forward had a personal-best three blocks in
the 71-82 loss. Three blocks in a game is a team-high for the
2002-2003 season as well. The Toros got their hands on five blocks
that game, a season-high. Sophomore Keesha Aldridge (Aiea, HI) is
leading all players with 11, while Turner has seven on the season.
FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE
It is hard to figure out why teams would foul freshman phenom
Tameka Blue (Watsonville, CA). Blue has gone to the charity stripe
82 times so far this season, which is almost 30 more attempts than
any other Toro. Blue has connected on 65 of those 82 attempts to
lead the squad with 79% accuracy from the line.
ASKEW ADDS TO HER SEASON TOTAL
Sophomore Octavia Askew (Van Nuys, CA) had a big night in the
Toros loss to Cal Poly Pomona. In the first five minutes of the
second half the Toros went on a 14-5 run, with 12 of those points
scored by the forward. Askew was a perfect six of six from the
field during that span. Her career-high scoring is 18 points,
which occurred in the Toros loss to Sonoma State.
ALL BUT THREE
Freshman sensation Tameka Blue has scored in double-figures in 15
of the Toros 18 games this season. She had a season-best 25 points
in the Toros defeat of Grand Canyon University. So far this year,
she is averaging 13.8 ppg.
FRESHMEN SCORING
Two Toro freshmen phenoms Teresa Cooper (Simi Valley, CA) and
Tameka Blue are leading the team in scoring. In fact, they are the
only players to be averaging double-figures on the season.
Together they have combined for 25.6 ppg, which is 42% of the
average team scoring of 60.6 ppg.
PERKINS IS BIG ON THE BOARDS
Nakeisha Perkins (Tarzana, CA) has been one of the top rebounders
throughout her career, and in her final season of collegiate
basketball, she is going to go out with a bang. So far, she is
leading the team with 7.0 rpg. She has brought down game-high
rebounds in 12 of the Toros 18 games this season.
HEAD COACH VAN GIRARD
Coach Girard enters his fifteenth season at the helm of the
Toros basketball program. In this time, Girard has posted a
185-191 record. He has led CSUDH to two consecutive CCAA
conference titles (1994-96), and has been named CCAA Coach of the
Year five times, including three in a row (1993-1996). Girard has
coached one All-American, two All-West Region players, three CCAA
MVP's and 29 all-conference players. His first win at the
collegiate coaching level came on November 25, 1988, when he led
CSUDH to a 82-68 victory against Incarnate Word.
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