ARCATA – After securing a spot in the CCAA Tournament with two wins over the weekend, the Humboldt State women's basketball team (16-6, 14-4 CCAA) embark on a four-game road trip, their final of the regular season, with two games against Northern California foes.
 
On Friday the Jacks will be in Turlock to face Cal State Stanislaus in a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.  On Saturday the trip wraps up in Chico against Chico State with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off scheduled. 

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
After HSU pounded Cal State Stanislaus 70-46 in January, the Warriors lead the Jacks 27-26 in the all-time series.  HSU won the first meeting, in the 1976-77 season, 67-37.  The programs have been conference foes in four leagues; the Northern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Golden State Conference, Northern California Athletic Conference and the CCAA.  As CCAA foes the Lumberjacks have never lost to the Warriors, enjoying a perfect 7-0 record. … The Wildcats hold a commanding 54-16 lead in the all-time series. The two teams first met in the 1973-74 season.  It was the inaugural year of Lumberjack women's basketball and Chico State was the first opponent in the program's history.  The Wildcats took that game 50-16.  More recently, as members of the CCAA, CSUC continues to baffle Humboldt State holding a 5-2 advantage.  Earlier this season the Wildcats made an improbable 19-point comeback in the final four minutes to defeat HSU 73-72.

Projected Starters
F - #10 Lisa Petty, 5-11, Fr., Castro Valley, Calif.
G - #13 Luiza Osborne, 5-5, Sr., Woodland Hills, Calif..
G - #21 Paige Peterson, 5-10, Sr., Moorpark, Calif.
G - #32 Andrea Bobic, 5-8, Sr., Lancaster, Calif.
C - #34 Brittney Taylor, 6-0, Sr., Playa del Rey, Calif.

Lumberjack Links
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Complete Roster
Schedule
2009-10 Statistics

Lumberjack Notes
At 16-6 overall and 14-4 in conference action, HSU is in a second place tie with Cal Poly Pomona.   With wins over CPP and CSU San Bernardino last week, the Jacks clinched a spot in the CCAA Tournament.  Two wins in their final four games will secure a home game in the first round for the Jacks. … HSU have the second-leading offense in the CCAA, averaging 69.6 points per game.  They are second in field goal percentage (.408) and lead in 3-point shooting at .347.  HSU is outscoring opponents by 7.6 points per game and outshooting them .408 to .367. ... Brittney Taylor has scored 1,079 points in her Lumberjack career and is just two points shy of tying Trina Dukes (1991-95) for fifth place on the schools all-time scoring list.   She is leading the Lumberjacks in scoring at 17.7 ppg (second in the CCAA), is shooting .511 from the field (second in the CCAA) and has grabbed 7.1 rebounds per outing.  Bree Halsey is the squad's top rebounder, fourth in the conference, at 9.2 rpg and is averaging 8.9 points per contest.  Andrea Bobic is at 12.7 points per game (eighth in the CCAA), Paige Peterson is averaging 9.8 points and 3.7 assists (second in the CCAA). ... The Jacks rank in the top-five of 13 statistical categories including No. 1 in assists (15.4 pg), 3-point field goal percentage (.347) and total 3-pointers made (134).

Cal State Stanislaus Notes
The Warriors (6-16, 5-13 CCAA) occupy tenth place in the CCAA standiangs.  Last week they split a pair of home games.  On Friday they were hammered by UCSD 83-60.  Then on Saturday, they barely slipped by hapless Cal State East Bay 67-59. The CSUS offense is led by senior guard Alishea Kelly (16.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 spg) and junior forward Katie Busi (13.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg), who is the CCAA's fifth ranked scorer. In the meeting earlier this season Busi was CSUS's only offense, scoring 23 of the teams 46 total points.  As a team the Warriors has the best free throw shooting team in the CCAA, averaging .703 from the charity stripe.   The only other categories in which they rank in the top half of the conference are 3-point field goal defense (#5) and blocks (#2). … Sharon Turner is in her eighth season as head coach at Cal State Stanislaus.   Her overall record is 70-145.

Chico State Notes
The Wildcats (15-8, 12-6 CCAA) are currently in fourth place in the CCAA.  Last Friday they hosted and defeated Cal State East Bay 67-52.  On Saturday they tagged UCSD with just their second loss of the year, a 77-67 final. Chico State is led by the junior guard Natasha Smith (11.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.6 apg) and senior guard Melissa Richardson (10.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.7 spg).  Senior forward Christine Vest is the Wildcats leader in rebounding at 6.0 per game. CSUC has scored an average of 66.0 points per game are shooting .401 from the field. They rank in the top-5 of 12 statistical categories, including leading the conference in steals, offensive rebounding and 3-point defense… Brian Fogel is in his second season as the head coach at Chico State. His record is 31-21 overall.

Head Coach Joddie Gleason's Comments
“We were very happy with our effort last weekend after the disappointment of the week before.  The (Cal Poly) Pomona win was huge for us at this stage in the season.” … “Paige (Peterson) was able to shut down (Cal State) Stanislaus' Alisha Kelly the first time we met.  I expect that to be a good matchup again. We will have to focus on her and slow her down.  Stanislaus plays really well at home.  They have had some nice wins there.  They always play hard and compete for 40 minutes.” … “Chico (State) is a tough matchup in that you can't focus on one or two players.  They are very balanced in scoring and their leader can come from virtually anyone on a given night.  They are playing extremely well right now.  They are on a roll after losing three earlier in the year.  It will be a battle on their home court.” … “With four games left, we are taking them one at a time.  We know how valuable each one is.  Outside of that, we are focused on the regional rankings.  We have to beat teams that are ahead of us and keep those behind us just where they are.”