ARCATA — After consecutive weeks of splitting games, the Humboldt State women's basketball team finally broke the trend by sweeping CSU Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. on the road last weekend. The Jacks look to improve their three-game winning streak when they begin part two of their California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule, traveling to Rohnert Park on Wednesday to take on Sonoma State and then coming back home to host the University of California, San Diego on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.

On-The-Air: All Lumberjack basketball games are broadcast live locally on KATA, 1340 AM, the North Coast's ESPN radio affiliate. Webcasts are also available for out-of-area listeners, accessed through the Humboldt State Athletics site at hsujacks.com. …Bicoastal Media Sports Director J.B. Mathers is back for another year of bring home the action from courtside for all home contests. He'll be joined by Humboldt State Athletics Hall-of-Famer Burt Nordstrom. On the road, Assistant Athletic Director Dan Pambianco provides play-by-play. All broadcasts begin 15 minutes prior to game time with the pregame show.

Live Stats: To follow HSU's game against Sonoma State, go to http://sidearmstats.com/sonoma/wbball/xlive.htm, to access the Seawolves' livestats program. Follow all home games live action by going to http://livestats.internetconsult.com/humboldt/wbball/.

Lumberjacks Notes: The Lumberjacks begin the second round of league play tied with Cal Poly Pomona for second place in the CCAA standings, with a 7-3 league mark and 12-5 overall record, compared to last year at this point of an overall 9-8 mark and 5-5 in league contests. Last year the Lumberjacks finished the season fourth in league standings after going 7-3 during the second half of league play. …The Jacks opened their league schedule with a 71-58 victory over the Seawolves and then dropped a close 69-66 game to UCSD two nights later. …Katie Franci posted a season-high 24 points, going 2-for-3 from the three-point range and grabbing 10 rebounds, for her 10th double-double of the season during Friday night's 72-56 win over CSU Dominguez Hills. She also posted a team-high of five assists. Taylor Kilgore contributed 14 points, going 4-for-6 from behind the arc, registering all her points in the first half. …In Saturday night's 85-54 win over Cal State L.A. Franci continued to dominate, leading the team in points, rebounds and steals for the second-consecutive night with 15, nine and three, respectively. Trisha Alaba posted a double-figure night in scoring against CSLA with 13 points, hitting three three-pointers and going 4-for-4 from the line. Brittney Taylor posted a season-high five blocks and added five assists during Friday night's win and led the team with four assists on Saturday. …The team holds a +15.1 scoring margin, +6.4 rebounding margin and +1.5 turnover margin, while achieving a .444 field goal percentage and .353 percentage from behind the arc. As a unit, HSU has improved to .700 from the line, while their opponents shoot .684 percent from the line. …The Jacks will know where they stand when the first NCAA West Region poll is released on Wednesday. Those same rankings at the end of the season will determine the eight teams that advance to the NCAA region tournament.

Opponents' Notes: Sonoma State enters this weekend with an 8-9 overall mark and 4-6 in league play, tied with Cal State Monterey Bay for seventh place in league standings. On their home court, the Seawolves hold a 5-2 overall mark and are 3-1 in CCAA play. …Last weekend the Seawolves split their road games, defeating Cal State L.A. Friday night, 58-48, and dropping Saturday's match-up against CSU Dominguez Hills, 49-43. …Lauren Redfield and Olivia Larkin lead the team in scoring and rebounding, both averaging 9.8 points per game and averaging 4.3 and 4.1 boards per game, respectively. Redfield, Heidi Mertle and Larkin are also a defensive threat as they lead the team with 17, 15 and 11 steals. Mertle posts a team-best average of 5.1 rebounds per game. Michelle Gardner tops the team with 10 blocks on the season. …UCSD leads the CCAA with a 10-0 league record while posting a 17-2 overall mark. The Tritons hold a 6-0 overall and 4-0 league mark on the road. They enter this weekend on a 10-game winning streak. The Tritons' two losses come from Seattle Pacific, 63-59, and St. Mary's, 76-65. …UCSD posts a +11.2 scoring margin, averaging 68.4 ppg and holding its opponents to 57.2 ppg, +2.1 rebounding margin and a +3.4 turnover margin. The team is shooting .429 from the field, .323 from the three-point range, .659 from the free throw line, 10.2 steals per game and 3.1 blocks per game. …Michelle Osier continues to lead the Tritons, averaging 16.8 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game, while Alexis Gaskin and Chelsea Carlisle follow in points with 11.6 and 11.5 ppg, respectively. Leilani Martin leads the team with 15 blocks, while Oiser and Gaskin both contribute 11.

Head-to-Head: After defeating Sonoma State to open conference play earlier this season at home, HSU now holds a 28-34 all-time series record with the Seawolves. …UCSD leads HSU 5-3 in the all-time series mark after the Jacks suffered a tough loss earlier this season. During the team's last meeting the Tritons took a 10-point lead with 8:51 left in the first half that the Jacks were not able to come back from entering the half down, 37-28. HSU kepd the lead under  10 points for the first eight minutes of the second half, but another surge by UCSD kpet HSU from getting any closer than eight points until 4:02 left in the game. A comeback was in reach for the Jacks as they went on a nine-point run to cut the Triton's lead down by two at 64-62 with 2:26 left. But fouls sent UCSD, helping the Tritons preserve a three-point victory.

Gleason's Comments: “Last weekend's wins were huge for us,” Humboldt State head women's basketball coach Joddie Gleason said. “CSUDH is a good team and to beat them on the road will help propel us through this week.” … “When we played UCSD earlier this season we had too many turnovers that resulted in easy baskets at the other end,” Gleason said. “We need to take care of the ball and that should help us at the defensive end. They are one of the best teams in the region and they're leading conference, so they're going to be a challenge.” … “We knew early on in the season that Sonoma is a young team and when we saw them earlier they were still trying to find out who they were,” Gleason said. “They're playing very well right now and are a different team heading into the second round of play. We need to prepare just as well as we would for any team in our conference. Their head coach Mark Rigby is a good coach. His team is always disciplined and prepared for us and play very well at home.” … “This week is definitely different for us when it comes to preparation,” Gleason said. “We have a short amount of time to get ready for Sonoma. It's difficult for both of us (SSU) when we hit the road to play our travel partner. Other travel partners in our conference only have to travel about an hour or two, were we travel four and a half hours. We just got home and have to leave again.”