ARCATA – After traveling to and defeating Sonoma State in each team's conference opener, the Humboldt State women's basketball team opens its 2009-10 California Collegiate Athletics Association home schedule with two games in Lumberjack Arena.  On Thursday the Jacks welcome the Golden Eagles of Cal State Los Angeles in a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.  On Saturday the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros, the 2008-09 CCAA Tournament champions, come to Arcata.  Again, tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

On-the-Air

Every Lumberjack basketball game is broadcast live over the local airways on KATA, 1340 AM, beginning with the pregame show 15 minutes prior to game time.  Bicoastal Media Sports Director J.B. Mathers describes the action from Lumberjack Arena and HSU Assistant Athletic Director Dan Pambianco goes on the road with the Jacks. … Audio is also streamed live over the Internet through the hsujacks.com web site. The new UStream format allows an interactive chat between listeners during the webcast.  The specific URL for access is located at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/humboldt-state-athletics.

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://www.sidearmstats.com/humboldt/wbball/.

Head-To-Head
The Lumberjacks and Golden Eagles have split the all-time series 5-5. As members of the CCAA the Jacks have taken four the of six meetings including both match-up in 2008-09.HSU first faced Cal State Los Angeles in the 1989-90 season opener and lost 72-60. … The Toros hold a 7-5 lead in the all-time series.  In the last meeting, the 2008-09 CCAA Tournament championship game, CSUDH won 74-69.  The first meeting was in the 1981-82 season and the Toros won three of the first four games.  In the Coach  Gleason era, the teams are 4-4.

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
Complete Release in PDF Format

Lumberjack Notes  
For the fifth time in six years the Jacks start the season 2-1 under Coach Gleason. ... HSU is outscoring opponents by 11 points per game and are outshooting them .453 to .379 percent. ... Brittney Taylor is leading the Jacks in scoring at 18.0 ppg and is shooting .585 from the field.  Bree Halsey is the squads top rebounder at 10.0 pg. and third leading scorer at 10.3 ppg.  Andrea Bobic is averaging 10.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. ... The Jacks rank in the top half in of all CCAA schools in 14 statistical categories.  They lead the conference in 3-pointers made (7.7 pg) and blocked shots (4.3 pg).  They are second in scoring offense (75.3 ppg), assist (19.7 pg) and defensive rebounds (27.7 pg).

Cal State Los Angeles Notes
 The Golden Eagles (0-2, 0-1 CCAA), opened the season with a 87-60 loss at conference opponent Cal State Dominguez Hills ahead of a 53-36 defeat at non-conference foe San Diego Christian, and have not played in 12 days. ... CSULA, picked No. 11 in the CCAA Preseason Coaches poll, are led by junior forward/center Jordan Kuzma (11.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.0 apg), junior guard Jazzi Jordan (9.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0 spg) and sophomore point guard Jamez Terrell (9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3 apg). The Golden Eagles who have been outscored by an average of 22 points per game are shooting just 34 percent from the field. … Tuonisia Turner-Lewis   is in her third season as the head coach at CSULA.  She has compiled a 14-39 record in two years.

Cal State Dominguez Hills Notes
The Toros (1-3, 1-0 CCAA), opened the season with an 87-60 win over conference opponent Cal State Los Angeles.  They have since lost three straight including twice last weekend.  While participating in the Mines Thanksgiving Classic in Golden, Colo., CSUDH fell to Regis University 63-54 and tournament host Colorado School of Mines 52-46. Prior to their Saturday matchup in Lumberjack Arena, the Toros will be in Rohnert Park on Thursday to take on Sonoma State. ... CSUDH, who defeated the Jacks in the CCAA Tournament championship game last season, was picked at No. 4 in the CCAA Preseason Coaches poll.  They are led by junior guard Aundria Anderson (10.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg), senior forward Barbara Houston (6.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg) and off the bench senior guard Kayla Montalvo (9.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg). ... Since scoring 87 points in its opener, CSUDH has averaged 51 points per game in their current losing streak. Over the weekend they shot 38 percent (40-of-105) from the field. … Van Girard is in his 22nd season as the head coach at CSUDH.  His record, coming into the season stood at 284-284.


Gleason's Comments
“Cal State L.A. have a handful of players back from last year that we know about. Of what we have seen they are athletic.  They crash the boards and are going to challenge us.  They hit the offensive boards hard and are physical in the post, so we are going to have to match that physicality without getting in foul trouble.  (Junior center Shatori) Dearman had a great game against us last year, so we'll have to make sure she doesn't hurt us again in the paint.   They are a team that we can't under estimate.  When they execute and crash the boards they can string together some good runs.” ... “I'm surprised that (CSU Dominguez Hills) has dropped their last three games.  They are a really good team.  They return a lot of good players.  From what we saw it looked like they were running and shooting 3-pointers a lot more than last year.  They have some great shooters in (Kayla) Montalva and (MacKenzie) Mathias.  They have a big post player in Barbara Houston. In the CSULA game they played really well.  With that 1-3 record I expect them to come out ready to go and try to get back on track.”