In its first action of the New Year, the Humboldt State women's basketball team (8-2, 6-0 CCAA) swept a pair of California Collegiate Athletic Association road games to improve its conference record to 6-0 and remain atop the CCAA standings.
 
This week the Jacks are on the road again.  On Jan. 8 they travel to San Bernardino to take on the Coyotes of Cal State San Bernardino in a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.  The road triop concludes on the next night, Jan. 9, in Pomona.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. as the Lumberjacks battle the Broncos of Cal Poly Pomona.

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 lead the all-time series 4-3 versus Cal State San Bernardino.  The Jacks dropped the first three of four meeting between the programs, which first met in the 2006-07 season.  Last year HSU took both regular season matchups, and defeated the Coyotes in the CCAA Tournament 67-57. In its four wins, HSU has averaged 67 points, but in three loses it has managed just 47.  In games played in San Bernardino, HSU is 1-2 overall. … This will be the ninth time the Jacks and Cal Poly Pomona have met.  The Lumberjacks hold a 5-3 lead all-time.  HSU won the last matchup, a 67-58 final in Pomona, and has taken five of six games the teams have played as CCAA opponents.

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 - #5 Kayla Williams, 5-8, So., Seattle, Wash.
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

Lumberjack Notes  
At 8-2 overall and 6-0 in conference, HSU has equaled its best 10-game start in head coach Joddie Gleason's tenure.  This year's team has tied the 1984-85 squad for the second-best start in program history.  The best start belongs to the1996-97 team.  They opened the season 12-2. With its win over San Francisco State on Jan. 3, HSU has gotten off to a 6-0 start in conference.  It is the best start by an HSU team in the program's history. ...HSU is averaging 68.8 points per game, second in the CCAA, while outscoring opponents by 9.2 points per game and outshooting them .411 to .350 percent. ... Brittney Taylor is leading the Jacks in scoring at 17.3 ppg and is shooting .535 from the field.  Bree Halsey is the squad's top rebounder at 9.6 rpg. She is the team's second leading scorer at 9.9 ppg.  Andrea Bobic is averaging 9.7 points and leads the team in made 3-pointers (19). ... The Jacks are the No. 2 scoring offense (68.8) in the CCAA and rank third in scoring margin (+9.2) and field goal percentage (.411). Defensively HSU is third in the conference in field goal percentage (.366).  In addition the team ranks the top half of the CCAA in 11 additional statistical categories including first in total 3-pointers made (62).

Cal State San Bernardino Notes
The Coyotes (6-3, 2-2 CCAA) returned from the holiday break with a pair conference road games.  On Saturday they were in Chico where they fell 78-51 to the Wildcats.  Then on Sunday they faced Cal State Stanislaus and came away with a 75-66  win.  CSUSB is led by the conference's leading scorer, senior guard Krystal Urzua (18.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.2 spg) and junior forward Kymberly Ooten (11.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.7 spg).  Junior guard Lisa Takata is the Coyotes leader in assists with 34. CSUSB has scored an average of 63.3 points per game are shooting .367 from the field. … Kevin Becker is in his 13th season as the head coach at Cal State San Bernardino.  Entering the year he had compiled a 184-144 record.


Cal Poly Pomona Notes
The Broncos (6-2, 3-1 CCAA) won both its games over the weekend.  On Saturday they outlasted Cal State Stanislaus 58-52 and followed that up on Sunday with a 65-63 win at Chico State.  CPP is averaging 62.0 points per game while allowing 56.4 and is shooting .385 from the field.  The Broncos are led by the current Wilson/CCAA Player of the Week junior guard Reyana Colson (18.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.9 apg) and sophomore center Megan Ford (11.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg). Stephisha Walton is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game... Scott Davis is in his third season as head coach at Cal Poly Pomona.   His overall record entering this year was 28-30.

Gleason's Comments
“I was pleased that last week we pulled out a couple of wins in different ways.  At SFSU we didn't shoot well and we had to grind it out and earn the win defensively and by rebounding.  It was nice to see us win a different way.  Against Monterey Bay, we had Brittney (Taylor) out for most of the game.  We had to put it away without her offensive contribution.  A number of other players, particularly Paige Peterson, stepped up and helped us earn that victory.” … “Traditionally (Cal State) San Bernardino is a very disciplined team.  They don't make a lot of mistakes.  They really defend well and force you to play at a very high level on offense.  They have the leading scorer in the conference (Krystal Urzua).  We need to do everything we can to slow her down.” … “(Cal Poly) Pomona has the third leading scorer in the CCAA and just a great point guard in Reyana Colson.  It is really difficult to slow her down and keep her from doing what she want do.  They have also added a number of good players to increase their depth and Megan Ford is back at center.” … “With the travel and the level of competition, I expect this to be one of our most challenging weekends.”