Stanislaus State begins the second half of the CCAA season on the road this week at La Jolla and San Marcos.

Thursday
Warriors at UC San Diego (12-5, 9-2 CCAA), RIMAC Arena, La Jolla, 7:30 p.m. | [Live Stats] [Live Video] 

Saturday
Warriors at Cal State San Marcos (13-3, 8-2 CCAA), The Sports Center, San Marcos, 7:30 p.m. | [Live Stats]

Better on the Road
So far this season the Warriors are better away from home at 7-2 than they are at home (3-4). The Warriors have only posted two winning seasons on the road with 7-6 overall records (9 wins in 2014-15 and 11 wins in 2013-14 including neutral site games). Stan State had three 6-5 CCAA away-game seasons.

Winning Seasons on the Road 

Year	Overall	CCAA	Neutral
2014-15	7-6	6-5	2-2
2013-14	6-6	5-6	5-1
2011-12	7-6	6-5	1-0
2006-07	--	6-5

Xavier Had Career Best Game
Xavier Francois posted a new career-best game last Tuesday against Holy Names. He scored 18 points (previous best was 17 on Dec. 16) on 8 of 9 shooting (.889) with 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. It was also his fourth 10-plus rebound game with a career-high of 15 on Dec. 16, 2017 at Cal Maritime. He now has six double-digit scoring games.

Francois's Double-Doubles

Date	Opponent	Rebounds	Points
Nov. 10	at Dominican	10	12
Dec. 16	at Cal Maritime	15	17
Jan. 9	Holy Names	11	18

Facing Top Offenses
This weekend the Warriors have the top task of facing the top two offenses and top two scorers in the CCAA. Cal State San Marcos leads the conference with a 82.3 points per CCAA game average, followed by UC San Diego at 75.5 per game … Ethan Alvano (Cal State San Marcos) leads the league with 22.8 points a game and Christian Bayne (UC San Diego) is second at 17.9 per game.

At the Half-Way Mark
Stan State completed the first half of the CCAA schedule at 6-5 and is in sixth place in the standings. They have enjoyed a 3-3 record in CCAA games at home and 3-2 on the road thus far … Stan State has six more conference games on the road and five at home (one at home the rest of January, on the 27th versus San Francisco State) remaining.

Consistent Cleaves
Andy Cleaves has made 20 consecutive free throws and is fourth in the CCAA with a 86.8 percentage (33-for-38 in conference games). The Stanislaus State record is 33 (Calvin Westbrook, 2007-08).s

Cleaves Consecutive Free Throws

Date	Opponent	FTM	FTA
12/7	@ Humboldt State	2*	4
12/9	@ Sonoma State	5	5
12/16	@ Cal Maritime	2	2
12/18	Seattle Pacific	0	0
12/29	CSU San Marcos	2	2
12/31	UC San Diego	4	4
1/4	@ CSU Monterey Bay	1	1
1/6	@ CSU East Bay	3	3
1/9	Holy Names	2	2

*Made final free throw (of a 1-and-1 attempt) 

Inside the Key Numbers to Victories
There are some key numbers that had led to Warrior wins this season. The Warriors are undefeated (10-0) when leading with 5:00 remaining, 9-1 when outrebounding teams, 9-2 when committing fewer fouls, 9-3 when shooting 40 percent or better and 10-1 when out-shooting teams. They are also 5-0 when scoring 81 points or more.

Gave Up the Long Shots
As a team, the Warriors have allowed 115 three-pointers in 11 league games (2nd most in the CCAA). Only San Francisco State has allowed more (132). Opponents are averaging 10.5 treys a game and shot 37.5 percent. The Warriors have allowed 12 or more three-pointers in four straight CCAA games. 

This Week's Opponents

UC San Diego TRITONS (12-5, 9-2 CCAA)
Series Notes: UC San Diego extended its win-streak over the Warriors to four games and are now 18-17 all-time in the series.

Last Time We Met... was on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2017 in Turlock. UC San Diego won 70-58 behind 20 points by Christian Oshita. Stan State was led by Andy Cleaves with 19 points.

About the Tritons: UC San Diego has won six straight including two road games last weekend … The Tritons sport the second best offense in the CCAA at 75.5 points per league game. UCSD has won by a 8.1 points margin, the best in the conference … Christian Bayne is second in the CCAA in scoring at 17.9 points pre CCAA game.

Cal State San Marcos (13-3, 8-2 CCAA)
Series Notes: Cal State San Marcos is undefeated at 4-0 against the Warriors since becoming a CCAA program in 2015-16.

Last Time We Met... was Dec. 29, 2017 in Turlock. CSU San Marcos won 96-79 with two players scoring more than 20 points. Kaelen Mitchell lead the Warriors with 14 points.

About the Cougars: The Cougars has won seven of their last nine games including sweeping the road trip last weekend … Cal State San Marcos has the CCAA's top offense at 82.3 points per clip … Ethan Alvano, the CCAA player of the week, leads the league with a 22.8 points per conference game average.