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CSUDH Women's
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UPCOMING GAMES THIS WEEK... NCAA II WEST REGIONAL SCHEDULE WEST REGIONAL TICKET INFORMATION: Reserved $10, General Admission $7, Youth and students of participating schools $5. Tickets are good for the entire day. Call (206) 281-2085 for phone orders using Visa or MasterCard (no AMEX). Ticket office hours are 9-4:30 through Thursday, 9-11 am Friday and 9-4:30 Mar. 14. Box office windows open at 11:30 am on Friday, 3 pm Saturday and 5 pm Mar. 14. SHALL WE DANCE?: The Toros are making their first appearance back to the NCAA Championship Tournament after a nine-year layoff, and its third ever trip to the dance. Cal State Dominguez Hills will be looking for its first NCAA postseason win in the 25-year history of the program. CSUDH last went to the dance in the 1995-96 season, losing in the first-round to Montana State-Billings, 67-57, at host UC Davis. The Toros only other appearance in the postseason took place in the 1994-95 season, falling once again in the first round to UC Davis, 52-42, at regional host Portland State. LEADING THE TORO CHARGE: Cal State Dominguez Hills is led by junior guard Tameka Blue who is averaging 14.1 points a game. Blue's 5.3 assists per game rank her second in the CCAA. She has registered a team-best 65 steals on the year and has played in a team-high 30.5 minutes per game. Freshman forward Alana Bailey has made a big impact in her first collegiate season. Bailey is second in scoring averaging 12.1 points per game, and leads the Toros on the boards grabbing 6.1 rebounds per game. Bailey leads the entire CCAA in field goal percentage making .578 of her shots (122-211). Senior guard Octavia Askew is the final player averaging in double figures. Askew averages 10.7 points per game and is second on the team in rebounding with 4.6 rebounds a game. BLUE CLOSING IN ON 1,000: Tameka Blue is closing in on 1,000 career points, and in her next game should become only the eighth player to score over a thousand points in her career. The junior guard is sitting on 992 points. She currently ranks 8th in the Toro all-time record books in scoring. Former CSUDH great Faye Hagan leads the list with 1,466 points from 1993-96. TOROS SNAP THREE-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH WIN OVER OTTERS: Tameka Blue poured in a season-high 27 points to lead Cal State Dominguez Hills to an 84-67 win over Cal State Monterey Bay in California Collegiate Athletic Association action last Saturday night in the Torodome. CSUDH took a 46-31 halftime lead into the break thanks in part to 14 first half points by Blue. The Toros were hot from beyond the arc in the first twenty minutes hitting 50% of their attempts (7-14). Cal State Dominguez Hills came out in the second half and built a 20-point lead in the first five minutes, 61-41, with 15:18 remaining. The Toros led by as many as 28 points in a game that was never really in jeopardy. After Blue's 27 points, the Toros were led by three other's in double figures offensively. Senior guard Octavia Askew poured in 16 points and senior forward Crystal Maciel came off the bench to knock in 14 on 5-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point line. Freshman Jessica Liang hit for 12 points with four three-point baskets. Senior center Naupaka Uperesa led the Toros on the glass with seven rebounds. Five CSUDH seniors were playing in their final regular season home game at the Torodome. Askew, Maciel, Uperesa, Lindsay Peloza and Karen Shirley put on the Cardinal & Gold for the last time in the Torodome. CCAA LEADERS: Several Toro players rank among the leaders in CCAA statistical categories. Tameka Blue ranks second in assists (5.3 apg), 9th in scoring (14.1 ppg), 7th in FT% (.791), 4th in steals (2.5 spg), 11th in 3-pt. field goals made (36) and third in assist/turnover ratio. Alana Bailey leads the CCAA in FG% (.578), 14th in scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg), and 10th in blocks (16). Octavia Askew is 12th in FG% (.443), 7th in steals (2.3 spg) and 18th in free throw pct. (.692). Freshman post Michelle Kribell ranks 15th in blocked shots with 12. ON THE ROAD: The Toros have not fared as well on the road as they have at home. CSUDH is .500 (6-6) away from the friendly confines of the Torodome. Three of those losses came in the early part of the season, and the other three took place in the final roadtrip of the year at CS San Bernardino, UC San Diego and Cal Poly Pomona. CSUDH is 11-3 at home overall and 9-1 at home in CCAA games. TEAM STATS: Cal State Dominguez Hills ranks among the league leaders in key statistical categories. The Toros are second in the CCAA as a team defensively allowing only 65.5 points a game. The squad leads the league in field goal pct. defense holding opponents to .381 shooting from the floor. CSUDH ranks third in 3-point FG% defense allowing only .308 from beyond the arc. The Toros are fifth in the CCAA in scoring averaging 70.5 points a tilt. Chico State leads the league scoring at an 89.8 ppg clip. TORO TID BITS |
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