Toros Women’s Basketball Jumps Up Four Spots to No. 5 in West Region
CSUDH hosts San Francisco State and Cal State Monterey Bay this weekend in final regular season games February 28, 2007

Carson, CA – The CSUDH women’s basketball team has jumped up four spots in the latest West Region poll, it was announced this afternoon by the NCAA, checking in at the No. 5 spot.

The Toros currently hold a 14-7 Division II record and an in-region record of 13-7.

Eight teams per region qualify for the postseason, with the winner of both the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) receiving automatic bids. The final regional poll will determine which other six teams are awarded the six at-large berths, with those teams joining the CCAA and GNAC regular-season champions in the West Regional of the NCAA II National Tournament, taking place from March 10-13 at a site to be determined.

This season the Toros are led by a duo of dynamic guards, who each bring variety and versatility to the table. Junior transfer Brigayle Iglehart (San Diego, CA/Grossmont College) is the Toros’ scoring leader with 11.9 points per game, with many of those points coming courtesy of her driving ability. Providing the contrast to Iglehart’s scoring style is long range shooter Jessica Liang (Alhambra, CA/Mark Keppel HS), who is averaging 10.1 points per game. Liang is doing her damage from beyond the arc, and currently leads the CCAA in 3-point makes per game and is second in 3-point percentage, also ranking in the top 41 in the nation in both categories.

For the past three weeks the Toros have been sitting at No. 9 in the West, but after a 56-38 romp at regionally-ranked Cal State San Bernardino last Friday, followed by a win at Cal Poly the next night, the Toros are in prime playoff position, and hold their postseason fate in their hands.

Toros close out the 2006-07 regular season this weekend as they host San Francisco State on Friday, and Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, with tip off for both games scheduled for 5:30 pm in the Torodome.