The Warriors will host Cal State San Bernardino in the first round of the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Tuesday night for the right to advance to the semifinals in Stockton on Friday.
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Tuesday, March 1 (Campus Sites)
#8 Cal State LA (8-12) at #1 CS Dominguez Hills (18-2), 7 p.m.
#7 Cal Poly Pomona (9-11) at #2 UC San Diego (18-2), 5:30 p.m.
#6 Humboldt State (10-10) at #3 Cal State East Bay (18-2), 7 p.m.
#5 CS San Bernardino (10-10) at #4 Stanislaus St. (12-8), 7 p.m.
Friday, March 4 (Stockton Arena, Stockton)
Winner of #8/#1 vs. Winner of #5/#4, 5:35 p.m.
Winner of #7/#2 vs. Winner of #6/#3, 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 (Stockton Arena, Stockton)
Championship Game, 7:35 p.m.
CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament First Round Game
Tuesday, March 1, 7 p.m.
vs. Cal State San Bernardino COYOTES (13-12, 10-10 CCAA), Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena, Turlock | [Live Stats] [Live Video & Audio] [Live Audio]
Series Notes: The Warriors are now 21-28 all-time against Cal State San Bernardino after splitting the season series each winning a home game.
Last Time We Met... was Feb. 12 in San Bernardino. Reana Hardin had 20 points and Cassidy Sanders-Curry scored 14 in a 77-61 CSUSB win.
About the Coyotes: Cal State San Bernardino lost both games at home last weekend to help the Warriors clinch this home game … Chelsea Barnes tops the team with 13.2 points a game. Alexica Mack isn't far being at 12.1 points a game … CSUSB is the best free throw shooting team in the CCAA with a 76.3 percentage.
Warriors Notes
First Postseason Game: The Warriors are hosting a posteason game here for the first time since 1991. Stanislaus lost to UC San Diego, 64-45, in that NCAA Division II West Region game back on March 8, 1991.
Warriors in the CCAA Tourney: This is the Warriors' third appearance in the CCAA Tournament. They qualified in 2009 and 2011 as No. 7 seed and lost on the road (at Humboldt State and Cal Poly Pomona, respectively).
Ticket Prices: Ticket prices for Tuesday night's CCAA tournament game are reduced from the Stanislaus State regular season doubleheaders. General Admission is $5 and tickets all students, staff, faculty, seniors and youth are just $2. Tickets are available at the Arena Box Office starting at 6 p.m. and are also available online at WarriorAthletics.com/Tickets
What's at Stake: The winner of this game will face either No. 8 Cal State L.A. or top-seed Cal State Dominguez Hills in the first women's basketball semifinal game on Friday at Stockton Arena. That game is slated for 5:35 p.m.
Awesome Record At Home: The Warriors are 10-2 this season at home. They are one win away from matching the 1999-2000 team's 11-win total. Their only two losses were against co-CCAA champions Cal State East Bay and Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Recent Hot Hands: Alysa Valentine is coming off back to back good games as she scored 32 points last weekend. She has put up double digits — and averaged 16.0 points per game — in the last four games … Despite being ill, Riley Holladay scored 11 and grabbed 11 rebounds on Saturday against CSUDH … Reana Hardin led the Warriors with 17 points on Saturday.
Best Season in a While: The Warriors have secured the best season with 16 wins since the 2002-03 team went 18-10 and advanced to the NCAA West Regionals. That team featured Hall of Famer Shannon Donnelly.
Strickland Nets 40th W: Stanislaus State's 16-win season is also a best during Wayman Strickland's tenure. Strickland, who is in his fourth season, now has 40 career wins here at Stan Stan.
