In its final three games before the holiday break, this week the Humboldt State women's basketball team wraps up its longest home stand of the year, five games.

First up will be a California Collegiate Athletic Association rematch against the Sonoma State Seawolves on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.  On Nov. 24 the Jacks defeated SSU in Rohnert Park 76-47 to open both teams CCAA schedule.

On Friday and Saturday the Jacks host the Humboldt Classic and welcome Notre Dame de Namur, Northwest Nazarene and Cal State Stanislaus to Lumberjack Arena.

HSU will take face the Argonauts of Notre Dame de Namur on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and the Northwest Nazarene Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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/.

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.

Head-To-Head
The Lumberjacks defeated the Seawolves 76-47 in Rohnert Park on Nov. 24. HSU trails 27-35 in the all-time series between these two Northern California rivals.  The Jacks have faced Sonoma State more times, 62, 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 eight of the 12 meetings including the last four. … The Lumberjacks have never lost to NDNU, sporting a perfect 25-0 record.  The two programs first met in the 1984-85 season and in 21 of the 25 games the Jacks have enjoyed a double-digit win, including last year's season opening 96-65 win at the Notre Dame de Namur Tournament. … This will be the 17th time these two programs have met.  The Crusaders hold a 10-6 lead all-time and defeated the Jacks last season 84-82.  The last HSU victory was a 54-51 decision in the 2006-07 season.  The first match-up was in the 1995 season and was won by the Jacks 92-67. They did not meet again until 2001.The teams spent six seasons as conference opponents (2001 in the PWC and 2002-06 in the GNAC).  In that span NNU won eight of the 12 matchups.

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 second time in six years the Jacks start the conference schedule 3-0 under Coach Gleason. No Gleason coached team at HSU has ever started the season 4-0 in conference.  This years team has the opportunity to do so with at win over Sonoma State on Tuesday. ...HSU is averaging 71.8 points per game while outscoring opponents by 13.6 points per game and outshooting them 43 to 37 percent. ... Brittney Taylor is leading the Jacks in scoring at 16.0 ppg and is shooting .557 from the field.  Bree Halsey is the squads top rebounder at 8.6 pg. and second leading scorer at 10.4 ppg.  Taylor Kilgore is averaging 10.3 points and shooting .455 form behind the 3-point line.

Sonoma State Notes
The Seawolves (4-1, 2-1 CCAA), are coming off a weekend sweep of Cal State Dominguez Hills (54-46) and Cal State Los Angeles (52-41). Their lone loss was to the Jacks on Nov. 24. in Rhonert Park 76-47.  SSU is led by senior forward Stephanie Barnes (10.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.8 spg), junior guard Olivia Larkin (10.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.8 apg) and sophomore center Christy Shreve (7.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg). The Seawolves have scored an average of 56.6 points per game and are shooting just 31 percent from the field. … Mark Rigby is in his 13th season as the head coach at Sonoma State.  He has compiled a 193-139 record in 12 years.


Notre Dame de Namur Notes
The Argonauts (1-5) opened the season with four straight losses before breaking through against Saint Martin's 66-56 in the Lynda Goodrich Classic in Bellingham, Wash.  NDNU's four losses came against CCAA opponents.  They are averaging 47.7 points per game while allowing 62.2 and are shooting .304 from the field ... Picked to finish No. 5 in the Pacific West Conference preseason poll, they are currently in eighth place in the standings.  NDNU is led by twin junior guard's Laura and Katie Zasly.  Laura (13.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.3 spg), and Katie (8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg) both attended Skyline College before transferring to Notre Dame de Namur.  Sophomore forward C'ani Kealoha (8.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg) is also a top contributor. ... Mike Rudder is in his second season as head coach of the Argonauts.   His overall record is 10-22.

Northwest Nazarene Notes
The Crusaders (5-1) won the GNAC/PacWest Classic in Nampa, Idaho over the weekend.  On Friday they defeated Dixie State 85-70 ahead of a 73-66 win over Grand Canyon University on Saturday.   Kristen Hein, who was named MVP of the tournament, leads NNU in scoring (14.0 pg), rebounding (7.3 pg) and steals (3.5 pg).  Lindsay Brady (11.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg 1.6 apg) and Janee Olds (11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg) are also main contributors. ...The Crusaders have outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points per game and have won their last four games,  after their lone loss of the season 57-54 to Cal State Monterey Bay on Nov. 21. In the current streak they are averaging 79.5 points per game while holding opponents to 64 points  … NNU is led by ninth-year head coach Kelly Lindley. Her career record was 128-95 entering this season.

Gleason's Comments
“Sonoma State presents a different style of play than we usually face.  They do a really good job of slowing down the tempo and executing their offense and defense.  They move the ball really well and wait for your defense to break down.  If it does they attack and draw a lot of fouls.  We want to dictate the tempo and it is difficult against Sonoma.  We want to force turnovers and get out and run as much as we can.  We were able to do that in the second half of the game at their place and that was the difference in the first game.” …  “We are not sure exactly what Notre Dame de Namur will bring.  We have seen them on film once and they did a good job with the press.  They are a regional opponent, so a win is important in the larger picture.  We will have to defend and rebound and take care of the ball in order to come away with a win.” … “Northwest Nazarene is a perennially regionally ranked and definitely one of the biggest games of our non-conference schedule.  They have beaten us each of the last two years, at their tournament, by close scores.  They are similar to us in that they like to get out and run.  They can defend well and are very aggressive.  They only graduated one player from last season.  They crash the boards really well and I think that will be a key to the game.”