UC Irvine at CSU Bakersfield · Wednesday, Nov. 16 · 7:00 p.m. · Icardo Center
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Utah State vs UC Irvine · Saturday, Nov. 19 · 2:00 p.m. · Bren Events Center
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ANTEATERS PLAY ONE ON THE ROAD AND ONE AT HOME THIS WEEK: UCI will continue on the road with a game at CSU Bakersfield Wednesday (Nov. 16) at 7:00 p.m. in the Icardo Center.
UCI then opens its home slate against Utah State Saturday (Nov. 19) for a 2:00 p.m. game. It is a double-header with the men's team who will entertain Weber State at 4:30 p.m.
VS. THE ROADRUNNERS: CSU Bakersfield holds a 4-1 series lead over UCI, winning the last four outings.
Last year, Bakersfield scored 49 points in the second half while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor on their way to an 85-74 victory over UCI at the Bren Events Center. The Roadrunners shot 50.7 percent (35-69) from the field for the game and scored 36 points off of 23 UCI turnovers. Bakersfield got 48 of their points from the bench.
UC Irvine did win the battle on the glass, out-rebounding the Roadrunners, 46-27. The Anteaters shot 43.9 percent (29-66) from the floor overall.
Bakersfield's Amber Williams led all players with 24 points and a game-high eight assists. Tyonna Outland had 16 points in the victory.
The Anteaters were led by Kassandra McCalister and Jazmyne White with 15 points each. White also had a season-high nine rebounds.
Bakersfield is 1-1 overall, defeating Southern Oregon, 111-66 last Sunday. Kristine Herman scored 23 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in the win.
VS. THE AGGIES: The Anteaters own a 6-2 series lead over Utah State all-time.
The Anteaters have won the last two meetings with the Aggies. UCI defeated Utah State, 75-63 in the first round of the 2005 Big West Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center. USU was a member of the Big West Conference from 2003-05.
Utah State is 1-1 overall and will host Weber State on Wednesday before coming to Irvine.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA SALUTES CHEYENNE CATHEY: Junior forward Cheyenne Cathey will be presented with a KIA Motors America (KMA) Student-Athlete Scholarship during the men's basketball game on Saturday.
KIA Motors America (KMA) is dedicated to providing support and assistance to the Orange County Community and is a proud supporter of the University of California, Irvine. KIA Motors' $25,000 scholarship to the UCI Foundation reflects the company's ongoing support of UC Irvine and education as a whole.
The business economics major received this scholarship because she demonstrates the qualities that KIA Motors America believes will help them continue down the road of success as a leader within the community – Those qualities are dedication, performance, persistence, commitment and teamwork.
BAKERSFIELD SHOWDOWN PART I?: The meeting between the Anteaters and the Roadrunners on the hardwood may be the first meeting between the two schools this week. The UC Irvine men's soccer team will host the winner of the St. Mary's/CSU Bakersfield in the second round of the NCAA Championship Sunday at 6:00 p.m. at Anteater Stadium.
HOME SWEET HOME: UCI was 9-6 at home last year, the most wins since 2002-03 when the Anteaters were 9-4 on their own court.
LOOKING AHEAD: UCI will spend the Thanksgiving holiday at the Global Sports Cage Classic hosted by the University of Oregon, Nov. 24-27. The Anteaters will take on Weber State, Nicholls State and host Ducks.
SOMETHING NEW AT THE BREN: Fans will notice a large new addition at the Bren Center this year. A state of the art scoreboard with video was installed last week.
UCI DROPS TWO ON THE ROAD: UCI lost its first two games of the season, falling to Portland State, 80-76 and Portland 64-56 on the road.
Against Portland State, UCI watched the Vikings go on a 19-3 run to take a 72-66 lead with 4:29 left. PSU would continue to lead 76-72 with 1:29 to go before Pernilla Hanson would drain a pair of free throws (1:22) and Methlyn Onogomuho hit a basket to tie the game at 76-76 with 15 seconds remaining. The Vikings would hit a pair of free-throws with 11 seconds remaining to put Portland State ahead. Anete Klintsone drove the ball up the court and drew contact driving down the lane, but was called for traveling forcing the Anteaters to foul with two seconds to go. PSU would hit two more free throws to end the scoring.
Sophomore Jasmine Bernard led UCI with a career-high 21 points on 9-11 shooting from the field. Freshman Methlyn Onogomuho was 7-9 from the floor and ended with 16 points.
It was a second half of runs that determined the Pilots victory Sunday. UCI went on a 7-0 streak that included a three-pointer by Jacqueline Marshall, a pair of free throws by Jazmyne White and a basket by Onogomuho to tie the score at 47 all with 7:53. Portland would then go on the next run, 8-2, to put the Pilots up 55-49 with 5:48 to play. A layup by Cheyenne Cathey at 3:37 narrowed Portland's lead to 57-53, but UCI would struggle on offense and the Pilots would score the next seven points, all free throws, to go ahead 64-53 with seven seconds remaining. Klintsone would hit a three-pointer as time expired for the final score.
Klintsone and Marshall led the Anteaters with 14 points a piece.
BERNARD LEADS: Post player Jasmine Bernard leads the Anteaters in scoring with a 12.5 average. She scored 21 points in 20 minutes in the season opener after scoring nine points in 21 minutes of action last year. Bernard is also averaging 3.5 rebounds per game. The sophomore is ranked second in the Big West with a .786 (11-14) field goal percentage.
ON THE GLASS: UCI led the opponent in rebounding in each of the first two games. The Anteaters are averaging 37.0 boards per game with guard Anete Klintsone leading the squad with a 5.5 mark.
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