ARCATA - The stretch drive of the 2013-14 basketball season has arrived. Humboldt State starts the California Collegiate Athletic Association second half with a big road swing to the southern part of the state.
   With great North Coast fan support last weekend, the Lumberjacks were unable to send their supporters home with a complete sweep of league foes. HSU saw a double-digit advantage slowly erode away and turned into a three-point loss to Chico State.
   HSU will try to recapture the winning combination in southern California. It will for a big swing in two tough places to play with a tilt at Cal State San Bernardino on Friday night, before making the dip down to UC San Diego for a Saturday night contest.
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HSU determined for more than split
   For the start of the season's stretch drive, HSU will tackle one of its two longest road trips.
   The Jacks will go into the weekend determined to kick off the second half with more than a split of their games. HSU seeks to reverse its last two weeks with only one 'W' placed in the win column of the four contests.
   A split was the result of the first meetings of the Jacks' games versus the Coyotes and Tritons.
   HSU put five players in double figures for a 73-61 win over CSU San Bernardino. Kersey Wilcox led the way with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals with Megan Shields right behind with 17 tallies, eight boards and three blocks. Alexia Mack was the Coyotes offense with 23 points on 10 of 21 shooting. Jazzmyn Davis added a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds.
   In the early game of the early December weekend, UC San Diego won each half by four points for its 71-63 win. Erin Dautremont, who grabbed 13 rebounds, Megan Perry and Stephanie Yano each totaled 12 points. Wilcox scored 24 points to go with five rebounds and four assists in the home effort. Shields chipped in 11 rebounds and 10 points and Kelly Kime had 16 points.
HSU standing against opponents
   HSU aims to even one road series and snap a rough skid in another one this week.
   The Jacks are 4-5 in San Bernardino and dropped last season's meeting and three of the last four. HSU fell in the last two games in La Jolla and four of the past five trips to the UCSD campus.
Coach Gleason on her team's weekly direction:
   "Rebounding. We gave up 22 second chance points against Chico State and we only scored nine second chance points ourselves. The state really stuck out when we looked at the game."
Shields posts best outing in a Jacks uniform
   In the highest scoring output of the season by the team, center Megan Shields enjoyed her best outing in a Jacks uniform.
   The junior made 10 of the 13 shots she took including a desperation 3-pointer right before the shot clock sounded from the top-of-the-key for 26 total points. She pulled down six offensive and seven defensive for 13 rebounds for the double-double. Shields also blocked three shots and assisted on two buckets.
Wilcox makes two dozen free throws
   A week after missing unusual four free throws in two games in Los Angeles, Wilcox was back to her more automatic self last weekend.
   The point guard toed the line 12 times in two contests and connected on all 24 free throws she attempted. It was the fourth time this season she made 11-plus free throws in a game and third time she was 12 for 12.
   With the return of her charity stripe touch, the junior regained her position at the top of the CCAA's foul shot shooters. She has now made 110 of 120 tries for a 91.7-percent clip in 16 games.
Shin and Wilcox move into HSU top 10 single season lists
   Newcomers Jae Shin and Kersey Wilcox have moved into the Jacks' season top 10 record lists.Â
   Shin has knocked down 51 3-point attempts for 10th on the HSU single season 3-pointer list. Wilcox's 110 made free throws is the seventh most in a Jacks season.
HSU players among the CCAA leaders
   •Kersey Wilcox -- 1st in scoring (17.3 ppg), 1st in Free Throws/game (6.9 made), 1st in 3FG% (52.8%), 1st Free Throw% (91.7), 2nd in assists (5.1 apg)
   •Jae Shin -- 1st 3FG/game (3.2) & 6th in 3FG% (41.8%)
   •Megan Shields -- 1st in blocks (2.5 bpg -- 40), 6th in defensive rebounding (5.2 rpg), 7th in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and 8th in field goal percentage (48.1%)
   •Elle Anderson -- 6th in offensive rebs/game (2.6 rpg)
   •Jessica Johnson - 3rd Asst/Turnover ratio (1.8)
   •Dani Gaumer - 10th in 3FG/G (1.7)
Scouting Cal State San Bernardino:
• Come off two similar finals in two defeats – fell to Cal State Los Angeles (64-51) and CSU Dominguez Hills (62-54).
• Dropped 3 of last 4 contests with only a 66-45 win at Sonoma State (1/18)Â
• Claimed wins in only two of seven home games at the Coussoulis Arena – wins came in back-to-back nights over Cal State Monterey Bay (47-46) and an upset of Cal State East Bay (71-64).
• Rate in the bottom part of the CCAA ranks in various categories:
 - 10th points per game (57.2 ppg)
 - 11th field goal percentage (33.3%)
 - 12th 3-pt percentage (20.5%)
 - 12th assists per game (8.7 apg)
 - 12th opponents field goal pct. (44.3%)
• In the last meeting in San Bernardino, HSU took a 33-30 lead into half, but its second half shooting was as cold as the polar ice cap. CSUSB took advantage of HSU's 6-for-20 shooting (30%) second half to outscore its visitor, 33-17, for the the win, 63-50.
• Sophomore Alexcia Mack paces the Coyotes at 13.1 ppg and a team-best 12 3-pointers made ... she is 10th in CCAA in free throw shooting (77.3%)Â
Netted 15 and 13 points last weekend on 12 of 34 attempts.
• F Trinidee Trice has played the last nine contests and contributed 9.8 points and 3.4 rebounds ... Produced a team-high 20 points last Friday vs. Cal St. LA
• F Adriana Brodie is the top rebounder and 8th in the CCAA at 7.1 rpgÂ
• G Tayllor Gipson hits for 11.3 ppg and a team-best 34 assists.
• G Briana Baker rates 8th in free throw percentage (78.9%) in the league.
• HSU coach Gleason on the Coyotes:
"Cal State San Bernardino has added (Trinidee) Trice and (Tayllor) Gipson didn't play the first time we played and that adds 20 points. They both are very good guards and are tough matchups. They make them more athletic and balanced in their scoring."
Scouting UC San Diego:
• Head into weekend one point away from winning its last five games.
 - Had a three-game win streak snapped last Friday night in a 68-67 overtime loss to CSU Dominguez Hills before finishing the pair of games with a 78-61 decision over Cal St. LA
• Holds a 6-3 mark in RIMAC Arena this season
• Claimed wins in each of the past three games of the series.
• In the last meeting in La Jolla, UCSD went out to a 43-30 first half lead to key the 78-66 win.
• The last HSU win came in big fashion on Feb. 22, 2012 -- the Jacks upset the #1 Tritons, 74-73.
• UCSD has won the last two meetings in La Jolla ... HSU won the 2010-11 season's game by a 92-88.
• G Miranda Seto leads at 14.8 ppg (8th in the CCAA) and 2.3 steals per night (3rd in CCAA) ... she averaged 15.0 ppg last week with 17 and 13 points in the contests.
• G Stephanie Yano sits 4th in CCAA with 4.1 assists per affair.
• G Megan Perry produced a good last week with 16 and 11 tallies ... the senior averages 12.1 ppg and is making 2.2 3FG per night
• F Erin Dautremont is the Tritons top rebounder at 7.0 rpg and ninth in the league. She also nets 11.5 points.
• Coach Gleason on UC San Diego:
  "They are tough. They play very well at home and are very balanced in scoring. They do a great job defensively to get you out of what you run. Both us and them are much improved from when we first met back in the beginning of December."
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