ARCATA – After an opening weekend at the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic in which they went 1-1, the Humboldt State women's basketball team opens its 2009-10 California Collegiate Athletics Association campaign in Rohnert Park on Tuesday against Sonoma State.  Tip off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

Live Stats
All Lumberjack basketball home games can be tracked online by using the Live Stats feature on hsujacks.com. Real time statistics, momentum tracker and other information are featured on the game viewer. The feature can be found at http://www2.sidearmstats.com/sonoma/wbball/xlive.htm.

Head-to-Head
The Lumberjacks trail the Seawolves 26-35 in the all-time series between these two Northern California rivals.  HSU has faced Sonoma State more times, 61, than any other opponent.  They have been members, at the same time, of four different leagues: Northern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Golden State Conference, Northern California Athletic Conference and currently the California Collegiate Athletic Conference.  In the last five years, under head coach Joddie Gleason, the Jacks have won seven of the 11 meetings, including the last three.

Projected Starters
F - #00 Bree Halsey, 6-0, So., Fresno, Calif.
G - #21 Paige Peterson, 5-10, Sr., Moorpark, Calif.
G - #32 Andrea Bobic, 5-8, Sr., Lancaster, Calif.
G - #33 Taylor Kilgore, 5-10, Sr., Rocklin, Calif.
C - #34 Brittney Taylor, 6-0, Sr., Playa del Rey, Calif.

Lumberjack Links
Following are links to more information on the Lumberjacks basketball program.

Complete Roster
Schedule
2009-10 Statistics
Weekly Release in PDF Format

Lumberjack Notes  
HSU (1-1) opened its 2009-10 season at the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic in Seattle, Wash.  The Jacks won game one, 88-72 against Central Washington, but fell to preseason No. 16 Seattle Pacific 74-62. … Preseason All-American Brittney Taylor leads the Lumberjack attack averaging 16.0 points on the season.  Taylor was named to the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament team and was honored at the CCAA Player of the Week for Nov. 16-22.  Guards Andrea Bobic and Paige Peterson are also averaging double-digit scoring, 13.0 and 11.0 respectively.  Against CWU forward Bree Taylor set a career high with 16 rebounds and leads the all CCAA performers with a 12.5 rpg.  Guard Kayla Williams established a new career high with 12 points in the CWU game.  Three freshmen saw their first collegiate action over the weekend.  Kristen Huffman, a 5-10 forward out of Sacramento, Calif., played in both games while Lisa Petty, a Castro Valley High School product, and Caitie Richards, from Snoqualmie, Wash., saw action against CWU and SPU respectively.

Sonoma State Notes
The Seawolves (2-0) opened the season in the Coslet Classic at Chico State last week.  They posted wins over Texas A&M-International, 68-60, and Notre Dame de Namur, 62-54 OT. …Sonoma State, picked No. 9 in the CCAA Preseason Coaches poll, is led by junior guard Olivia Larkin (14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 apg) and sophomore center Christy Shreve (10.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.0 apg). Nadia Williams, a 6-0 freshman, is averaging 8.5 rebounds. … Mark Rigby is in his 13th season as the head coach of Sonoma State.  He has compiled a 193-139 record entering the 2009-10 season.

Gleason's Comments
“I was pleased that as a team we battled and competed against two very good teams last week (Central Washington and Seattle Pacific).  We had times in both games where we put some things together and played really well.  When we finally relaxed against Seattle Pacific, in the second half, we started to hit shots from the perimeter and got some transition points.  I liked the way we fought back.” … “They (Sonoma State) return a lot of players from last year, so we are pretty familiar with who they are and what they try to do.  (Olivia) Larkin was their top scorer last season; she shots well from the perimeter, but also distributes the ball.  She will be a tough match-up and one we will have to focus on.  We have to focus on our rebounding.  We felt that we gave SPU too many easy looks.” … “We have to change our mindset to focus on the conference season even though it is so early in the year.  We have to ratchet up our intensity.  In the CCAA it is so tough and there is so much parity that the season could come down to just one game and you don't want it to be your first, so we are trying our best to get prepared in one day and get down there and compete with them.”