FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific University women's basketball team is set to open the 2016-17 season on Monday, welcoming Bethesda in for an exhibition at the Special Events Center. The contest will not count toward either team's record for the upcoming season.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Exhibition #1
vs. Bethesda
Monday, Nov. 7 •  5:30 p.m.
Special Events Center • Fresno, Calif.
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Game #1
@ Seattle Pacific
Friday, Nov. 11 • 5:00 p.m.
Brougham Pavilion • Seattle, Wash.
Live Stats • Live Video
 
Game #2
vs. Western Washington
Friday, Nov. 12 • 1:00 p.m.
Brougham Pavilion • Seattle, Wash.
Live Stats • Live Video

SCHEDULE NOTES
After Saturday, the Sunbirds continue the non-conference schedule with Cal State Monterey Bay, Chico State, San Francisco State, and Cal Maritime before opening PacWest play on Dec. 1 against Academy of Art. A pair of league games follow before a road exhibition against NCAA Division I CSU Bakersfield on Dec. 10.
 
The Sunbirds visit Riverside to take on California Baptist on Dec. 17 before wrapping up the non-conference portion of the schedule with Antelope Valley and UC Merced on the 19th and 30th respectively. The new year begins with Dixie State and Holy Names at home before a visit to Point Loma on Jan. 9.
 
Senior Day for the Sunbirds comes on Feb. 25 against Notre Dame de Namur, with the PacWest Conference Tournament beginning on Feb. 25 in Irvine. To view the schedule in its entirety, please click here.     
 
PACWEST PRESEASON POLL
After finishing 5-21 last season, the Sunbirds were picked 13th in the PacWest Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, which also selected California Baptist as the top team. Click here to check out the release from the league office.  
 
ROSTER NOTES
First-year head coach Tim Beauregard returns five players from last year's team, including leading scorer Megan Lee (10.9 PPG) and leading rebounder Hannah Ramirez (5.8 RPG). Other returners include Alex Green (3.1 PPG, 2.3 RPG), Kaysha Fox (2.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG), and Abrina Salas (4.8 PPG, 2.1 APG).
 
The roster will also feature six newcomers, as freshmen Abigail Asparza, Ashley Cross, and Cassie Pisik join juniors Yesenia Cobian, Viviana Vasquez, and Caylee Bock to make up the newest class of Sunbirds. FPU will also look to get contributions from Bree Alvarez and Landynn Munster, who previously redshirted for the Blue and Orange.     
 
HEAD COACH TIM BEAUREGARD
Beauregard returned to FPU after previously serving as an assistant with the Sunbirds from 2006-10. During a head coaching transition following his final season as the lead assistant at FPU, Beauregard oversaw the program for a brief period, landing top recruit Jenay Herring who went on to become FPU's second all-time leading scorer.
 
Following his time at FPU, Beauregard was hired as the lead assistant at Azusa Pacific University where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program, including scheduling, recruiting, scouting and practice planning. The Cougars went on to win the 2011 NAIA National Championship after finishing as the national runner-up in 2010.
 
Beauregard is well connected in the women's basketball world and has served as camp director for nationally-recognized NBC Camps since 2005. He has run over 50 overnight camps and clinics ranging from Canada to Colorado to Southern California, and several spots in between. While at NBC Camps, Beauregard combined and emphasized basketball training with psychological and spiritual training to develop integrity and confidence in his student-athletes.
 
SHOP FPU
The Fresno Pacific Department of Athletics is proud to announce the opening of a Team Store that can be accessed on ShopFPU.com. Fans and students can now purchase apparel for all 14 athletic teams, along with numerous other items, throughout of the 2016-17 season.
 
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