TURLOCK, Calif. – The Chico State women's basketball team got 14 points and seven rebounds from Audriana Spencer and another strong overall defensive effort in a 75-51 victory at Cal State Stanislaus in the California Collegiate Athletic Association opener for both teams Wednesday night. And perhaps just as importantly, no player on the 8th-ranked Wildcats squad had to play more than 23 minutes for the second consecutive game as Saturday night's showdown at 4th-ranked UC San Diego looms.
Chico State held Cal State Stanislaus to just 26-percent shooting and forced the Warriors into 27 turnovers. The Wildcats also grabbed a 42-31 advantage on the boards to improve to 5-0 for the seventh time in school history. They are 1-0 in CCAA play. Cal State Stanislaus dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the CCAA.
Chico State has now won the last nine meetings between these teams, and the last seven by 24-or-more points. Their average margin of victory in those nine meetings is 33 points.
Cory Edwards finished with 12 points four rebounds, two blocks, and two steals in her first start of the season. Jessica von Tillow also got her first start and finished with nine points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Renee Goldoff tallied nine points and pulled down six rebounds in just 18 minutes of action, and Natasha Smith and Christine Vest finished with eight points apiece.
The Wildcats attacked the basket aggressively from the outset Wednesday and sank 30-of-38 free throws for those efforts. They made 16 of their first 17 charity shots to start the second half during a 27-11 run that turned a 37-24 halftime advantage into a 64-35 lead, the largest of the night.
Chico State's game at UC San Diego Saturday is a rematch of last season's NCAA Championship Tournament West Region title game in which Tritons knocked Chico State out of the postseason 80-63. Neither team is the same, however. UC San Diego returns 13 letterwinners from that team, but only two starters - Michelle Osier and Meaghan Noud. And the Tritons have a new coach in Charity Elliott. Chico State, meanwhile, returns seven letterwinners and three starters - Audriana Spencer, Jade Smith-Williams, and Renee Goldoff.
The teams have met 16 previous times, with each team winning eight of those matchups.
Official Basketball Box Score
Chico State vs Cal State Stanislaus
11/28/07 5:30 p.m. at Turlock, Calif. (Warrior Arena)
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VISITORS: Chico State 5-0, 1-0 CCAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 SMITH-WILLIAMS, Jade * 1-2 0-0 4-5 0 2 2 2 6 3 1 1 2 20
22 MONTEITH, Amanda.... * 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 11
24 SPENCER, Audriana... * 5-8 1-2 3-4 2 5 7 0 14 0 5 0 2 23
30 VON TILLOW, Jessica. * 3-4 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 3 9 3 3 0 3 23
41 EDWARDS, Cory....... * 4-9 0-0 4-4 0 4 4 2 12 1 2 2 2 23
11 SMITH, Natasha...... 1-2 1-1 5-6 0 1 1 1 8 2 2 0 2 21
12 FOSTER, Brandi...... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
20 LYDON, Taylor....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 6
32 COLLINS, Molly...... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 17
33 GOLDOFF, Renee...... 3-5 0-0 3-4 1 5 6 0 9 1 3 0 0 18
40 WASHINGTON, Ashley.. 1-2 0-0 2-5 1 3 4 3 4 0 1 1 2 10
42 VEST, Christine..... 1-6 0-0 6-6 2 2 4 4 8 0 2 0 0 21
TEAM................ 1 5 6
Totals.............. 21-44 3-5 30-38 9 33 42 21 75 10 28 4 15 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 8-18 44.4% Game: 47.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 60.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 23-28 82.1% Game: 78.9% 4
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HOME TEAM: Cal State Stanislaus 1-4, 0-1 CCAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 GOWAN, Christin..... * 1-3 1-2 4-4 0 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 2 26
15 EVERETT, Amanda..... * 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 15
24 KUMAR, Shristy...... * 2-10 2-8 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 3 4 0 2 33
25 BUSI, Katie......... * 3-10 0-2 6-7 1 3 4 4 12 0 4 0 2 30
31 PAGE, Gwendolyn..... * 2-4 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 4 7 0 1 1 0 11
03 HUGHES, Torrie...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
11 ROWE, Jeanette...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 13
13 WILLIAMS, Lysandra.. 2-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 14
20 STAMPS, Aleta....... 0-5 0-1 2-3 3 2 5 4 2 1 3 0 2 16
21 ARENT, Rebecca...... 2-6 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 5 2 3 1 0 18
23 MARSHALL, Andreanna. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 DVORAK, Tiare....... 2-6 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 21
44 CRECHRIOU, Cicily... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEAM................ 4 4 8 2
Totals.............. 15-58 5-18 16-20 13 18 31 29 51 10 27 4 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd Half: 6-26 23.1% Game: 25.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 27.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 80.0% 1
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Officials: John Peterson, Kimberlyn Mains, Kevin Rose
Technical fouls: Chico State-None. Cal State Stanislaus-None.
Attendance: 229
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Chico State................... 36 39 - 75
Cal State Stanislaus.......... 24 27 - 51
CCAA Opener for both teams
