Bianka Balthazar

Bianka Balthazar in the Big West Conference Tournament match against Cal State Fullerton at the Bren Events Center, Irvine, Calif., Tues., March 12, 2013.

Bianka Balthazar in the Big West Conference match against Northridge at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Feb. 9, 2013.

Bianka Balthazar in the Big West Conference match against Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thurs., Feb. 7, 2013.

Bianka Balthazar and Jade Wilson in the Big West Conference match against Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thurs., Feb. 7, 2013.

Bianka Balthazar in the Big West Conference match against Fullerton State at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Jan. 19, 2013.

Bianka Balthazar in the Big West Conference match against Cal Poly at the Walter Pyramid, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013

Bianka Balthazar in the Beach Classic game against Canisius at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thu., Dec. 20, 2012.

Bianka Balthazar in the non-conference match against Santa Clara at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Dec. 9, 2012.

Bianka Balthazar in the non-conference match against Washington at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif. Sun., Nov. 18, 2012.

Bianka Balthazar in the Women's basketball game against Arizona at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Dec. 2, 2012.

Photo by: Steven Georges

Chantel Dooley guards Bianka Balthazar in a drill.

Bianka Balthazar dives for the ball in a drill.

Bianka Balthazar prepares to take a charge against Lauren Spargo (4).

Mary Ochiltree boxes out Bianka Balthazar in a drill.

Sophomore Bianka Balthazar had a team-high 16 points and four steals in a 68-62 loss at UC Davis.

The 49ers will host Cal State Fullerton in a 4 p.m. Big West game on Saturday.

Sophomore Bianka Balthazar scored a team-best 12 points in a loss at San Diego on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Bianka Balthazar had a season-high 15 points against Santa Clara.

The 49ers will host Santa Clara in an afternoon game at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9.

Sophomore Bianka Balthazar scored a team-high 14 points in a 58-52 loss at Loyola Marymount.

The 49ers will travel to Northridge for a 4 p.m. Big West showdown with the Matadors on Saturday.

Freshman Bianka Balthazar had a team-high 11 points and three assists in a Big West loss at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

The 49ers return home to host Nevada on Thursday before heading to Tucson for a Sunday afternoon showdown with Arizona.

Position:
G
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Santa Monica HS
Prev School:
Santa Monica HS

2014-15 (Senior): Did not play in any games as she had to medically retire.

2013-14 (Junior): Played one minute in the second game of the year at Nevada (Nov. 15) before suffering a season-ending injury.

2012-13 (Sophomore): Started 15 of 26 games played ... Ranked third on the team with 9.0 points per outing ... Reached double figures in scoring 12 times ... Compiled a career-high 17 points on a 6-for-9 shooting performance vs. Columbia on Dec. 29 ... Matched that point total at Hawai'i (Jan. 13) ... Notched 16 points and a career-best four steals at UC Davis (Jan. 31) ... Also netted 15 points vs. Santa Clara (Dec. 9), 14 at UC Santa Barbara (March 7), 14 at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 15), 12 at Pacific (Feb. 2), 12 at San Diego (Dec. 15), 12 vs. Arizona (Dec. 2), 11 vs. Cal State Northridge (Feb. 9), 10 vs. Cal Poly (Jan. 3) and 10 at CSUN (Jan. 9) ... Added a season-best nine rebounds in her first appearance of the year at LMU ... Totaled eight points, three assists and three steals in an overtime win vs. Canisius (Dec. 20).

2011-12 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games with seven starts ... Averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per outing ... Also totaled 29 steals, 28 assists and 11 blocks ... Went 4-for-8 from the field to finish with 11 points against Utah Valley in her collegiate debut (Nov. 11) ... Drained three 3-pointers en route to a season-best 16 points vs. Nevada on Dec. 8 ... Had a team-high 11 points and three assists at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 28) ... Grabbed a season-best six rebounds at Syracuse on Nov. 13.

High School: Lettered two years at Desert Vista High School in Arizona ... Led the Thunder to an appearance in the state quarterfinals ... Moved to Los Angeles prior to her senior year ... Attended Santa Monica High School.

Personal: Three-star recruit ... Played for Cal Storm Team Taurasi ... Majoring in communication studies.