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USF (3-4) vs. Bakersfield (2-5)
Wednesday | Dec. 11 | 7 p.m.
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USF |
vs. |
Bakersfield |
72.3
.384
43.6
10.3
7.9
3.3 |
Points/Game
Field Goal Pct.
Rebounds/Game
Assists/Game
Steals/Game
Blocks/Game |
69.6
.349
42.6
11.1
7.4
1.6 |
Just the Facts, Ma'am
The University of San Francisco women's basketball team hopes to use the momentum from a comeback for the ages to take down the visiting Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners and start a streak in the final month of 2013.
The Dons are honoring two special groups of heroes during Wednesday's game. The Wounded Warriors Project will have special guests honored during the contest, as will the Northern California Olympians. They are more than 400 Olympians and Paralympians from past and present Olympic teams - United States and International - who live, work and play in Northern California. The group draws upon their athletic experiences to inspire and inform the communities and people of our region and to promote sport, health and the Olympic ideals, speaking at schools and special events, hosting annual and quadrennial Olympic events, and raisis funds to make grants to Olympic hopefuls. They group represents 12 countries, 18 Olympiads, and 25 sports.
USF will honor two Olympic Dons:
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Jennifer Azzi – 1996 - Basketball – United States
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Yvonne Gomez – 1988 - Spain – Figure Skating
Also expected to represent the Northern California Olympians at War Memorial Gym are:
Mike Altman – 1992 – United States – Rowing;
Kim Carlisle – 1980 – United States – Swimming;
Craig Healy – 1992 – United States – Sailing;
Pamela Healy – 2000 – United States – Sailing;
Barbra Higgins – 1984 – Panama – Fencing;
Trooper Johnson, Paralympian – 1992, 1996, 2000 – United States – Wheelchair Basketball;
Mariya Koroleva – 2012 – United States – Synchronized Swimming;
Greg Massialas, 1980, 1984, 1988 Fencing – United States 2008, 2012 Fencing Coach; US Fencing is currently No. 1 in the world rankings;
Liz Miles, 1984 - United States - Rowing;
Julian Munoz – 1988, 1992 – Puerto Rico – Alpine Skiing;
Mary Anne O'Connor – 1976 – United States – Basketball;
Nicole Payne – 2000, 2004 – United States – Water Polo;
Heather Petri – 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 – United States – Water Polo;
Russ Silvestri – 1988, 2000 – United States – Sailing;
Jessica Steffens – 2008, 2012 – United States – Water Polo;
Anne Warner Cribbs – 1960 – United States – Swimming; current President and CEO of the Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee, working to bring the Olympic Games to the San Francisco Bay Area in the future.
UNLV Remix
USF found itself on the winning end of the largest comeback in the
Jennifer Azzi era Friday night against the Lady Rebels. After getting down by as many as 16 points, an offensive putback by
Claudia Price gave USF a one point lead with seconds left.
Taj Winston come up with a defensive rebound as time expired to seal the victory. Las Vegas native
Zhané Dikes led the way against her hometown team with 17 points for the Dons.
What 2 Watch 4
Freshman
Rachel Howard continues her successful season for the Green and Gold, averaging a team-high 14.7 points her game on .448 shooting. She's followed closely by
Taj Winston (12.6 ppg) and
Zhané Dikes (11.9 ppg). Freshman
Claudia Price leaps for a team-high 7.4 rebounds a night to pace the Dons.
Jamie Katuna, a junior from Longmont, Colo., leads WCC in 3-point percentage (.583) after the first month of the season. Howard comes in third in the category, swishing 46.7 percent of her attempts from long range.
Know the Foe - Bakersfield
The Roadrunners are paced by Tyonna Outland's 19.1 points per game on .419 field goal shooting, but the Roadrunners are also helped offensively by Dajy Vines (11.0 ppg), and Melissa Sweat (10.0 ppg). The team's leading rebounder, Batabe Zempare, is nearly averaging a double-double with 12.3 boards and 9.0 points per contest.
The Roadrunners and Dons have faced two common opponents in their non-conference schedules, with Bakersfield dropping games to Cal Poly and UNLV.
USF and Bakersfield - The Series
The Dons and the Roadrunners have never met in regular season competition, as this 2013-14 season marks Bakersfield's first in NCAA Division I. The Roadrunners compete in the Western Athletic Conference, and the team was selected to finish fifth in both the preseason media and coaches polls.
On the Air
Listen to longtime voice of the Dons,
George Devine behind the mic all season long. Devine is in his 18th season as the play-by-play voice of USF women's basketball.
Hear the call and follow along with live stats and video for all home contests at War Memorial Gym, in partnership with Stretch Internet. Catch the action for both home and away games at
usfdons.com/LIVE.
Devine's Dimes
"It's great to see another California school joining the ranks of NCAA Division I as Cal State Bakersfield has done, joining other programs that have made the jump like UC Davis. The Roadrunners had one of America's best Division II programs before elevating to DI. One of USF's best post players of all time, Melinda Harrison, hails from Bakersfield." Devine on the Roadrunners
DISHING AND SWISHING
Jump Around
USF's
Paige Spietz has been solid on the jump, earning the Dons the first possession in the first five games of the year, including exhibitions.
Sixth Woman
Junior
Jamie Katuna closed out the first month of the season on a tear, shooting 57.7 percent from the field and averaging 8.3 points a game off the bench. She is 7-of-12 on the season from beyond the arc and stands at 13-of-16 from the line after seven games.
Line It Up
The Dons have relied on the same starting five for all but one contest - looking to Dikes, Howard, Proctor, Spietz and Winston all but one time this season.
Claudia Price notched her first collegiate start in USF's victory over UNLV on Dec. 6, in place of
Taylor Proctor.
Comeback Kids
The Dons overcame a 16-point deficit to UNLV before roaring back for the 62-61 victory on Dec. 6. The comeback margin in the largest in the
Jennifer Azzi era. USF has not come back from a double-digit deficit in the previous three season, but have notched comebacks from nine down on two occasions - vs. LMU (12/31/11) and vs. Pepperdine (2/28/13).
On the Horizon
The Dons hit the road to square off with Boise State on Dec. 11, before a home game against the visiting UMKC Kangaroos, another Western Athletic Conference foe.
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