ARCATA – Riding a six-game winning streak, the Humboldt State women's basketball team returns home to finish its 2008-09 regular season hosting Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills, Thursday and Friday, respectively. Both games are set with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off. Friday night's game will honor the team's four seniors before tip-off.

On-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: Follow all home games live action by going to http://livestats.internetconsult.com/humboldt/wbball/.

Lumberjacks' Notes: The Lumberjacks' wins against Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona solidified their second place hold in league standings with a 14-4 mark, while improving their overall record to 19-6. The overall mark matches the program's highest single-season victory total, set during the 1993-94 season. “The student-athletes on this team have been focused the entire year to reach some lofty goals and I am so proud of them and happy that they will be in the HSU record book,” HSU head coach Joddie Gleason said. “They are an extremely dedicated group of individuals who have bought into our system and play as one solitary unit.  They are a truly selfless group who find joy in the success of their teammates and know that it takes all 14 for us to be a successful team. I feel that we are playing our best basketball right now and am excited to see where it will take us.” … The Jacks enter their final regular season weekend with a +15.1-scoring margin, averaging 76.2 points per game while holding their opponents 61.2 points per game. HSU posts a 44.7 field goal percentage, 36.7 three-point percentage and a 67.7 free throw percentage. The Lumberjacks have also out-rebounded opponents, 1076-898 for a +7.1 rebounding margin, and average 9.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game. …Taking turns as the team's top scorer, Brittney Taylor's 15 points per game takes the lead as Katie Franci follows with 14.2 per game. Franci, however, continues her dominance on the boards, averaging 9.6 rebounds per game while Taylor is second on the team with 6.6. …In the record book, Franci's 21 rebounds this past weekend, has her sitting at the No. 9 spot in HSU's single season rebounding category for her second appearance. After leading the team with 10 assists this past weekend, Franci makes her first appearance in the school's single season assists category, tying for ninth with 99. Paige Peterson is only three assists away from making her first appearance in the school's record book for a single season. Andrea Bobic has officially etched her name into HSU's record books, tying former Lumberjack Katie Wilder's 05-06 and 06-07 45 three-pointers made in a single season, while Taylor Kilgore is just one shy of making her first appearance in the record books. Jennifer Enos is closing in on the program's career three-pointers made record, needing 17 to tie. Taylor is only 25 points away from making an appearance in the single-season total points category and 15 field goals away from earning a spot in the single season's top 10 list. …Friday night's game will honor seniors Trisha Alaba, Enos, Franci and Kristina O'Keefe.  …In Alaba's two years with the Jacks, she has recorded 167 points, collected 38 threes and shot 32.2 percent from behind the arc. …Enos is currently second in the team's all-time three-pointers made with 160 and holds the No. 4 and 6 slots in the school's single season three-point field goals with 58 in the 07-08 season and 50 in the 06-07 season. During her four seasons, Enos has compiled 745 points, 255 rebounds, 177 assists and 95 steals. …Franci, who holds three slots in the school's record book has been a force on both sides of the court for the Jacks in her two years. Franci has totaled 708 points, 493 rebounds, 272 field goals made, 180 assists, 89 steals, 20 three-pointers and 11 blocked shots. …O'Keefe has been leader both on and off the court during her four years. Statistically, she  has contributed 218 rebounds, 208 points, 49 assists, 15 steals and eight blocked shots.

Opponents' Notes: Cal State L.A. enters this weekend's contest with an overall mark of 4-21 and is in last place in league with a 3-15 record. The Golden Eagles' conference wins have come in a 60-56 defeat over San Francisco State, a 61-58 win over Cal State San Bernardino and a 67-63 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay. CSULA's lone non-conference win was a 71-69 decision over Regis University. …On the road the Golden Eagles post a 2-7 record. As a team, the Golden Eagles shoot 36.9 percent from the field, a 30.3 percent from behind the arc and a 60 percent from the line. … Amber Whittington leads the team, averaging 9.0 points per game, and Shatori Dearman follows with 8.6 points per game. Whittington holds a team-high of 39 assists and ties Shyneese Walter with 28 steals. Cassie Suffolk leads the team with 39 blocks and is second on the team with 27 steals and is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game. …During the two teams' last meeting, CSULA's Dearman and Walter led the team with 16 and 10 points, respectively. Dearman tied Suffolk for a team-high six rebounds each. …“Cal State LA is balanced in its scoring from both the post and guard positions and plays a lot of different people so it is difficult to key on a few,” Gleason said. “We will need to do a good job on the defensive end and try to keep Whittington and Johnson in front of us and force them to take tough shots. We need to take care of the ball at our end of the court, which is a challenge because they are long and can get out in passing lanes, creating turnovers and easy transition buckets.” …Cal State Dominguez Hills enters this weekend's competition with 13 wins in its last 17 games for a 17-8 overall mark and 12-6 league record that is good for third in conference standings. As a team the Toros hold a +7.5 scoring and +8.2 rebounding margins, while posting a -1.0-turnover margin. CSUDH shoots 41.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range and a 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Toros average 8.2 steals per game and 2.4 blocks per game. Neka Mixon is the Toros' overall threat leading the team with 16.7 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game, 21 blocks and 53 steals. Ennisha Kyles post a team-high of 7.8 rebounds per game and is second with 10.5 points per game. Brittney Blankenship leads the team with 99 assists and Barbara Houston is second on the team with 10 blocks. “Cal State Dominguez Hills gave us a great game down there earlier in the season and I expect the same thing this week,” Gleason said. “They have many weapons on the court and can score from all positions.  They are physical, rebound, and are one of the best defensive teams in the conference.  Neka Mixon is one of the premier players in the conference that had a huge game against us the first time.  We need to force her out of her comfort zone and into taking tough, contested shots, while also keeping her off the glass.” …During CSUDH's last meeting with the Jacks, Mixon posted a team-high 25 points and nine boards, while Blankenship added 11 points and tied Houston with eight rebounds each. Houston led the team with two blocks, while Mixon and Blankenship each had a team-high of three steals.

Head-to-Head: Cal State L.A. leads HSU 5-4 in the all-time series. The Lumberjacks defeated the Golden Eagles, 85-54, earlier this season. …HSU holds a 4-6 all-time series mark with Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Jacks took a 72-56 win in the two teams' meeting earlier this season.

Rankings: Moving up one spot to fifth in the NCAA Division II West Region's fourth poll was the Humboldt State women's basketball team, released February 18. The polls continue weekly until March 4, just before the field of eight selected to the postseason tournament is announced. The fourth poll's entire top 10 is as follows: 1) Alaska Anchorage; 2) Seattle Pacific; 3) UCSD; 4) Western Washington; 5) Humboldt State; 6) Cal State Dominguez Hills; 7) Cal Poly Pomona; 8) Chico State; 9) Northwest Nazarene; 10) Grand Canyon. To access the weekly poll go to: http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/DIIWBKRegionalRankings.

Gleason's Comments: On Jennifer Enos, “Jen has been a four-year letter winner in the program and was part of my first recruiting class here at Humboldt State,” Gleason said. “She is one of the hardest workers in the year-round strength and conditioning program and is the epitome of the type of student-athlete we love to have in the program.  Jen has been an integral component to the program's success and has set the tone for how we want the program to be represented both on and off the court.  She is asked to defend some of the top guards in the conference and has broken into the HSU three point record books during her career.” …On Kristina O'Keefe, “Kristina is also a four year letter winner in the program and part of my first recruiting class,” Gleason said. “She is an under-sized post who knows how to go to battle and get the job done regardless of who she is asked to guard. She is a consummate team player who puts ego aside to do whatever is best for the good of the team.  Kristina has brought high energy and commitment to the program on a daily basis and is an integral component to our success.  She is a well-rounded student-athlete and leader as SAAC President for the past two years and Academic First Team honoree.” …On Katie Franci, “Katie transferred to HSU from Santa Rosa JC and made an immediate impact on the program and conference,” Gleason said. “She is a warrior on the court and one of the premier players in the conference who draws a lot of attention from opposing defenses. Despite her relatively small stature, Katie has excelled in the post position for us these past two years and has dominated on the boards. Katie has earned numerous team and conference accolades and has broken into the record books at HSU, however, she would sacrifice all of those individual awards to see her team win.” …On Trisha Alaba, “Trisha transferred to HSU from SF City College three years ago and is the heart and soul of the team,” Gleason said. “She was chosen team captain all three of her years at HSU including her medical redshirt year. Trisha has been asked to wear many different hats on this team and she does so with humility, character, and a smile on her face. She is a competitor who works tirelessly in every practice and game to make herself and her team better and more prepared to face our next opponent. Her positive influence has been a driving force to the success of the program over the past three years.”