Tonight, for the second consecutive year, the Warriors will host the first round of the CCAA Tournament. They will take on the Golden Eagles of Cal State L.A. If they win Stan State will continue on to the semifinal game held at Cal State San Marcos on Friday, and play the winner of Sonoma State versus UC San Diego. 
 
Team Records: 15-14, 13-7 CCAA [CCAA Standings]

Tuesday
Warriors vs. Cal State L.A., Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena, 7:00 p.m. [Live Stats] [Live Video] [Live Audio]

This Week's Opponent

Cal State L.A. GOLDEN EAGLES (15-13, 12-8CCAA)
Series Notes: The Warriors are 20-17 against Cal State L.A., earning their most recent win earlier this season. This is the first-time Stan State has faced the Golden Eagles in the postseason. 
 
Last Time We Met... was on Jan. 14, 2017 at home. The Warriors won 63-55, and Cassidy Sanders-Curry led the team with 21 points and 15 rebounds.

About the Golden Eagles: Leaders Da'Jah Jackson (14.4 points per game) and Mackenzie Barnes (6.4 rebounds per game) have not played since Jan. 21 … Rikke Fabricius follows with an average of 14.1 points per game ... Cal State L.A., winner of four of its last five games, shoots 39.6 percent.
 
CCAA History
During the CCAA era, the Warriors have appeared in the postseason four times, which includes three CCAA tournament appearances and one NCAA West Regional appearance ... This year marks the second time the Warriors have hosted a first round CCAA tournament game. Last season State State hosted Cal State San Bernardino and ended their season with a 66-76 loss ... If the Warriors are victorious over the Golden Eagles, they will make Stan State history as the first women's basketball team to win a CCAA Tournament game. 
 
Postseason History
Prior to Stan State joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the Warriors participated in the postseason three times as a Division II program in 1990, 1991, and 2003. The Warriors recorded their last postseason win in 1990 over UC Davis at the NCAA West Regional Tournament … As a Division III program, Stanislaus was 6-5 in the NCAA tournament, including finishing as the National Runner-Up in 1989, the final season as a DIII program.
 
CCAA Top Scorer
Cassidy Sanders-Curry won the "scoring title" as she finished the regular season schedule with a 16.6 points per conference game average. The MVP candidate edged out Mya Johnson (Cal State San Bernardino, 16.5) and Shomari Harris (Cal State East Bay, 16.4).
 
Taking Her Team to The Tournament
Once again Cassidy Sanders-Curry maintained her role as the Warriors' leader for another weekend. She led the team's offense against both Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay with 19 points against the Otters and 22 points against the Pioneers. Sanders-Curry has scored double digits 21 times this season (Just behind Reana Hardin with 22 double digit games), and has led her team in scoring 15 times ... On Saturday, Sanders-Curry totaled 10 rebounds, to earn her eighth double-double of the season, the highest on her team. 
 
1,000 Career Points
Cassidy Sanders-Curry became the fifth Warrior to surpass the 1,000 career-point mark. With 41 points last weekend, she now has 1,014 points. Shannon Donnelly, Katie Busi, Gwendolyn Page, and Lysandrea Williams where the other former Warriors to reach that milestone.