Chico State Athletics

Through the first month of the season, Shay Stark quickly rose to the top of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) assists leaderboard. But over the past several weeks, the sophomore guard has also established herself as a go-to scorer for the Chico State women's basketball team. Stark averaged 17 points in the Wildcats' road games against Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State San Marcos, torching the Cougars for a career-high 22 points last Saturday. Her penchant for effectively finding the bottom of the net makes Stark the latest Wildcat of the Week.
 
The Stockton product connected on a combined 11-of-20 field goal attempts, including hitting two of her three 3-point tries. Stark was also 10-of-12 from the free throw line, while adding seven rebounds, two assists and a steal to her personal stat line.
 
Thursday, Stark turned in a solid effort against Cal State San Bernardino, tying teammate Madison Wong for high-point honors with 12, while grabbing four rebounds. Stark was nearly unstoppable Saturday versus Cal State San Marcos, draining seven of 14 shots—two from behind the arc—and went 6-for-6 from the foul line to deliver her personal best 22-point performance.
 
Eleven games into the 2018–19 season, Stark is averaging 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest. She has scored in double figures in each of her last four games, averaging 15 points a night during that stretch.
 
Stark and the Wildcats return to Acker Gym this week, hosting CCAA foes Cal State Dominguez Hills Thursday and Cal State LA on Saturday. Both games will tip off at 5:30 p.m.