| 49ERS OPEN SEASON SATURDAY
49ers Play First Three of Four at Home PDF FILE
FULL 2002-03 SCHEDULE 49ERS TO OPEN SEASON WITH THREE OUT FOUR AT HOME
The Beach (0-0, 0-0 BWC) will open the season by playing three of their first four games at home. LBSU opens the season on Saturday, by hosting San Diego (0-0) at 1 p.m. in The Pyramid, before hosting New Mexico State (0-0) on Monday at 7:30 p.m. The 49ers will then head to the Northwest for a game at Eastern Washington on the day before Thanksgiving, before hosting Florida in a regionally televised game on the Sunshine Network on Sunday, December 1 at 1 p.m 49ER PROBABLE STARTERS
TEAM STATS: FG: 00%, 3P: 00%, FT: 00
F-Glory Johnson (6-2, Sr., Phoenix, AZ)
EXHIB: 10 points, 7 rebounds on 5-of-9 shooting
F-Lauren Bull (6-0, Jr., Rockford, IL)
EXHIB: Hit Three 3PTers, Scored 11 points, 4 assists
C-Jayme Connors (6-3, So., Las Vegas, NV)
EXHIB: Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, 5 rebounds
G-Candice Wilson (5-6, So., Sacramento, CA)
EXHIB: Game-High 19 points, 3 steals
G-Christina Mack (5-6, So., Phoenix, AZ)
EXHIB: 5 points, game-high 8 assists
Host San Diego
Nov. 23 | 1 p.m.
RECORD: 0-0, first game
Picked to finish sixth in WCC
SERIES: LBSU 4-2 (Last: 2000, L)
TEAM STATS: FG: 00%, 3P: 00%, FT: 00%
PROBABLE STARTERS:
F-Melissa Padgett (6-1, Jr., Reno, NV)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
F-Erin Malich (6-2, Sr., Cincinnati, OH)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
C-Marta Menuez (6-1, Jr., Bodega, CA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
G-Polly Dong (5-6, Fr., Auburn, CA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
G-Jen Wedo (5-7, Fr., Leipzig, Germany)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
Host New Mexico St.
Nov. 25 | 7:30 p.m.
RECORD: 1-0, def. E. New Mexico 83-50, 11/18
Picked to Finish fourth in Sun Belt
SERIES: NMSU 12-6 (Last: 2000, L)
TEAM STATS: FG: 46%, 3P: 42%, FT: 53%
PROBABLE STARTERS
F-Orphee Cherizard (5-11, Jr., Quebec)
(10.0 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, 4-7 FG)
F-Amanda Clift (6-1, So., Norman, OK)
(2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
G-Sinnamonn Garrett (5-0, Jr., LaCrescenta,CA)
(35.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 12-21 FG)
G-Teri Jones (5-7, Jr., Arcata, CA)
(4.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 2-6 FG)
G-Mari Sanchez (5-4, Sr., Las Cruces, NM)
(12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 6.0 apg, 4-8 FG)
at E. Washington
Nov. 27 | 7:00 p.m.
RECORD: 0-0, host Wyoming Nov. 24
Picked to finish sixth in Big Sky
SERIES: LBSU 1-0 (Last: 1989, W)
TEAM STATS: FG: 00%, 3P: 00%, FT: 00%
PROBABLE STARTERS:
F-Kathleen Nygaard (6-2, Jr., Adna, WA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
F-Stephanie Ulmer (5-9, So., Ellensburg, WA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
C-Felice Moore (6-2, Fr., Spokane, WA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
G-Michelle Demetruk (5-5, Sr., Maple Valley, WA)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg)
G-Ashley Jamison (5-9, Fr., Hayden Lake, ID)
(0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg) |
RUNNING THE SHOW
Dallas Bolla enters her eighth season as the head coach of LBSU basketball. The Beach have gone 106-97 over the previous seven seasons, winning at least 16 games in each of the last four seasons. The 49ers have won 10 Big West games in five of Bolla's seven seasons.
NOVEMBER 17 | EXHIBITION
Using a 20-to-8 run to begin the second half, the 49ers defeated AAU team, Love & Basketball 77-68 as four 49ers scored in double digits. Candice Wilson scored 19 points, and added three steals, while Jayme Connors (12), Lauren Bull (11) and Glory Johnson (10) also reached double-digits. LBSU shot 48%.
WADE TROPHY TO BE PRESENTED
All-time leading scorer and two-time All-Amercain LaTaunya Pollard (1979-1983) will be presented with the Wade Trophy, as part of the team's alumni reception, at halftime of the team's opener with San Diego. The Wade Trophy is given to the top women's basketball player each year, as the 2002-03 season marks the 20th season since Pollard earned the honor. A special reception and buffet dinner will follow the contest. For information or to RSVP, call the Alumni Office at (562) 985-7022
TV GAME AGAINST GATORS ON DEC. 1
The 49ers will try to pack The Pyramid for its first TV game this season, against national-power Florida on Sunday, December 1 at 1 p.m. Those interested in bringing groups to the game, can contact the marking office at (562) 985-7978. The game will be broadcast on the Sunshine Network.
49ERS PICKED TO FINISH THIRD
The Beach were picked to finish third in both the Big West Coaches and Media polls. UC Santa Barbara, winners of the last seven conference titles, was picked to win it, again, followed by Pacific and LBSU. The next tier features Idaho, Cal Poly, UC Irvine and UC Riverside, while CS Fullerton and CS Northridge make up the rest.
GLASER HEADED TO GERMANY
Six-foot six redshirt center Petra Glaser (Amisberg, Germany), a member of a couple of different A2 German National teams, left Tuesday, November 12, to try to make the German National team and help them through qualifying tournaments for future Olympic competition. Out of 16 players invited, 12 are expected to make the team.
NEW FACES FROM THE BENCH
The Beach brought in two new assistant coaches this summer in coaching veteran Pat Charity and former 49er Charel Bailey. They add to Associate Head Coach Tuonisia Turner, who enters her seventh year. A veteran of 20 years of coaching experience, Charity spent the previous season as an assistant at UNLV. Bailey returns to The Beach for her first season as a Division-I assistant. Bailey averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds, starting 93 games in her career.
READY TO TAKE CHARGE
Post players senior Glory Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and sophomore Jayme Connors (Las Vegas, NV) are expected to take charge this season, returning as the team's top two scorers. The two combined for 17 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game in their first seasons at The Beach. Johnson shot 55%. Connors was named to the Big West's All-Freshman Team behind a 47% clip.
SHARP SHOOTERS
Jinga Gosschalk (Amsterdam, Holland) and Lauren Bull (Rockford, IL) made up 70% of the team's three-pointers last season, as both return for the 2002-03 season. Gosschalk (pronounced Haws-hall-ik) shot 40% from beyond the arc, just missing out on ranking in the Big West's top-five, while Bull hit 30% of her three's.
EXPERIENCE AT GUARD
Starting point guard Candice Wilson (Sacramento) and key resevere Christina Mack (Phoenix, AZ) give The Beach experience in the backcourt. Wilson started 23 games last year and averaged 4.4 points per game with 69 assists, while Mack appeared in all 29 games, averaging 10 minutes per contest.
HOW'S THE WEATHER UP THERE?
The 49ers feature one of the taller teams in the conference with seven players over 6-foot. Redshirt freshman Sarah Stout (Orlando, FL), at 6-5, is the 49ers tallest player in 2002-03, joining Jayme Connors, Denise Hagen, CeCe Rush (6-3), Glory Johnson (6-2) and Lauren Bull (6-0). Petra Glaser, at 6-6, will redshirt this season.
REACHING THE PRO'S
Jackie Moore (1998-2001), the former Big West Conference Player of the Year (2001) was a reserve for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA in 2002. Moore played in 18 games, starting two, scoring 42 points and adding 29 rebounds.
ON THE TUBE
The 49ers will be featured twice on television this season. The Sunshine Network will broadcast the game from The Pyramid on December 1, while KDOC-LA, as part of the Big West television package, will broadcast the heated UCSB-49er home matchup on February 26.
SUN QUESTIONABLE
Freshman guard Liz Sun (Chatsworth, CA) suffered an ACL injury in the spring and is questionable for the season. Sun is ahead of schedule, according to early reports.
TRANSFERS WILL REDSHIRT
Six-foot-six German National Team member junior Petra Glaser (UNLV) and sophomore guard Crystal McCutcheon (Pepperdine) will both redshirt after transferring from Division-I institutions, as per NCAA guidelines. |
