TURLOCK, Calif.---  After defeating Cal State Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, the Stan State men's basketball team will begin a four-game road trip beginning with two conference games this week in Northern California.  The Warriors will face Sonoma State this Thursday, December 8 in Rohnert Park.  They will end their weekend in Arcata this Saturday, December 10 against Cal Poly Humboldt.  Game times for both games are set for 7:30pm. 

WARRIORS IN REVIEW:  each with a team leading 17 three-point field goals made this season.  Singleton is shooting a team high 45.7% from three-point land. Stan State enters this week with a 3-6 overall record and a 1-2 CCAA record.  The Warriors are averaging 67.6 points per game while giving up 71.3 points per game.  They are shooting 42.8% from the field and 31.2% from three-point land.  Stan State is being outrebounded 34.9 to 32.3.  Three players are averaging double digits in scoring in Kobe Ordonio (16.6 ppg), Marlon Short (13.9 ppg) and Tony Singleton (12.8 ppg).  Benno Zecic has a team high 62 assists with Travion Williams leading the team with his 7.3 rebounding average.  Short has a team high 16 steals with a team leading six blocked shots.  Ordonio leads the team with his 76.5% shooting from the line.  He is tied with Will Pallesi each with a team leading 17 three-point field goals made this season.  Singleton is shooting a team high 45.7% from three-point land. 

LAST GAMES:  The Warriors went 1-1 last week in their two home games at The Fitz.  On Thursday, Stan State lost 75-69 to Cal State San Marcos.  Will Pallesi scored a team high 17 points with Kobe Ordonio chipping in 16 points and Marlon Short adding 12 points.  Benno Zecic had a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists.  On Saturday, Stan State won its first CCAA game of the season by defeating Cal State Los Angeles 73-69 behind Ordonio's game high 23 points.  Short chipped in 18 points and Pallesi added 13 points for the victors.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE:  Benno Zecic recorded his first double-double of the season in the Warriors' game against Cal State San Marcos.  The Alameda native scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists for Stan State.  Marlon Short has recorded five double-doubles in his career at Stan State after recording back-to-back doubles against Academy of Art (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Chico State (16 points, 10 rebounds) on November 22 and 26. 

+2.0 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO: Benno Zecic has posted a +2.0 assist to turnover ratio this season with 62 assists and 31 turnovers in nine games.  He has two games with double digits in assists in 11 on Nov. 22 versus Academy of Art and on Dec. 1 versus Cal State San Marcos.  In seven of the Warriors' nine games, Zecic has recorded more assists than turning the ball over this season. 

AMONGST THE NATION'S LEADERS: Benno Zecic, Travion Williams and Marlon Short are amongst the national statistics leaders in assists, offensive rebounds, and steals.  Zecic is second in the nation with his 6.9 assists per game and third with his 62 total assists.  Williams is eighth with his 4.00 offensive rebounds per game average. Short is 41^st with his 16 total steals.

CCAA LEADERS:  As a team, the Warriors are in the top half of the CCAA in seven team statistical categories.  They are tied for third in scoring defense (71.3 ppg), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (+1.06), tied for fourth in steals (8.0), fifth in assists/game (13.56), fifth in three-point field goals made per game (7.4), sixth in three-point field goal percentage defense (35.3%) and sixth in turnover margin (+2.0).

Four players in Kobe Ordonio, Benno Zecic, Marlon Short and Travion Williams are in the top ten in seven individual categories.  Ordonio is sixth in free throw percentage (76.5%), tenth in scoring (16.6 points per game) and tied for tenth in three-point field goals made per game (1.9).  Zecic is leading the CCAA with his 6.9 assists per game average and is fourth with his +2.0 assist/turnover ratio.  Short is tied for third with his 1.8 steals per game average and Williams is seventh with his 7.3 rebounding average. 

SONOMA STATE:  The Seawolves are 2-7 overall and 1-2 in the CCAA after winning two of their last three games.  Last week, Sonoma State went 1-1 with a 67-61 overtime win at Cal State East Bay and an 82-62 loss at Cal State Dominguez Hills.  The Seawolves are averaging 71.7 points per game and giving up 78.7 points per game.  They are outrebounding their opponents 33.3 to 32.4.  Three players are averaging double digits in scoring in Jaylen Wells (23.0 ppg), Nick Klarman (11.8 ppg) and Austin Fadal (11.8 ppg).  Wells leads Sonoma State with his 56.7% shooting from the field, 8.3 rebounding average, 20 assists and 14 steals.  He is tied with Klarman each with 13 three-point field goals made while Nick Medeiros is shooting a team leading 41.2% from three-point land.  Fadal leads the team with his nine blocked shots and 84.6% shooting from the line.

ALL-TIME SERIES: Sonoma State leads the-time series with the Warriors 14-12. Stan State has won six of the last eight meetings including the last three in a row.  The Warriors won 70-59 in Rohnert Park 70-59 behind Marlon Short's 15 points, Tony Singleton's 13 points and Benno Zecic's 10-points, six assists performance.  Stan State won 76-55 in the meeting in Turlock behind Singleton's 20 points.  Will Pallesi scored 12 points and Zecic added 10 points.

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT IN REVIEW: The Lumberjacks are 4-4 overall and 3-0 in the CCAA.  They have won four of their last six games including both games last weekend on the road at Cal State Dominguez Hills (71-69) and Cal State East Bay (84-71).  The Jacks are averaging 80.8 points per game while giving up 82.6 points per game.  They are outrebounding their opponents 39.3 to 37.9.  Three players are averaging double digits in scoring in Jaden Edwards (16.8 ppg), Marlon Ruffin (16.7 ppg) and Malek Davis (12.3 ppg).  Edwards also leads the team with his 8.3 rebounding average. Cam Timmons is shooting a team high 54.2% from the field.  Davis has made a team leading 18 three-point field goals and shooting a team high 43.9% from three-point range.  He also has a team high 23 assists and 12 steals.  Timmons leads the team with his 12 blocked shots. 

ALL-TIME SERIES: Cal Poly Humboldt leads the all-time series with Stan State 20-9.  The Warriors have won three of the last five meetings with each team winning on the other's home court last season.  Humboldt won 66-53 in Turlock with Jeremiah Jones leading the way for the Warriors.  Benno Zecic added 12 points for Stan State.  The Warriors won in Arcata 64-40 behind Tony Singleton's 18 points. 

LIVE STATS/VIDEO:  To view the live stats from both matches, go to https://warriorathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary and for the CCAA network go to www.ccaanetwork.com/Stan.
 
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UP NEXT:  After Saturday's game in Arcata, the Warriors will finish out the 2022 calendar year with two exhibition games.  They will be in Stockton, Calif., for a 6pm game with the University of Pacific on December 13.  Stan State's last game of December will be on December 28 at Sacramento State with tip-off scheduled for 6pm.  The Warriors will return to CCAA games on January 1 at 3pm when they have their rematch with Chico State at The Fitz.