FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific University women's basketball team plays a pair of games in the next, traveling to Riverside on Saturday for a PacWest duel with 10th-ranked CBU before hosting Antelope Valley on Monday evening.    
 
THIS WEEK
Game #10: PacWest Contest
@ #10 California Baptist
Saturday, Dec. 17 • 5:00 p.m.
Van Dyne Gym • Riverside, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video
 
Game #11: Non-Conference Game
vs. Antelope Valley
Monday, Dec. 19 • 5:30 p.m.
The Special Events Center • Fresno, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video

SCHEDULE NOTES
After this week, the Sunbirds wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule with a home game against UC Merced on the 30th. 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 March 1 in Irvine. To view the schedule in its entirety, please click here.
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS (2-7, 0-3 PacWest)
Fresno Pacific is coming off a week that saw a PacWest loss to Concordia and an exhibition loss to NCAA Division-I CSU Bakersfield. Bree Alvarez scored 18 points against the Eagles on Wednesday, while freshman Ashley Cross' 20 points led all scorers against CSUB on Saturday. Alvarez' 17.7 points per game is good enough for tops on the team, Cassie Pisik has collected a team-best 6.0 rebounds per contest.  
 
ABOUT THE LANCERS (11-2, 3-0 PacWest)
CBU is averaging 84.7 points per game as a team, the most productive mark in the PacWest Conference to this point in the season. The Lancers have posted back-to-back games with at least 100 points, matching their season total from last winter. Kamille Diaz was named the league's Defender of the Week on Monday after averaging 15.5 points, 9.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.5 rebounds through two games last week. Cassidy Mihalko, the league's Preseason Player of the Year, has lived up to the hype so far, posting 20.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per night.   
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS. CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
The Sunbirds claim a 44-25 record in the all-time series against CBU, though the Lancers have taken each of the last three meetings. Last season in Riverside, Megan Lee finished with the most productive day of any Sunbird, scoring 11 points and collecting five rebounds.  
 
ABOUT THE PIONEERS (6-3)
UAV saw a five-game winning streak come to a close on Saturday after falling against the University of the Redlands by a tally of 95-83. Ahteana Jones and Jillian Neal combined for 26 points in the loss, with the former adding two steals and two assists. Jones' 13.0 points per game are best on the team as one of four players averaging in double-figures, while Tylen Price's 6.7 rebounds per game lead the squad, as well.  
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS. ANTELOPE VALLEY
The Sunbirds and Pioneers have never met head-to-head.
 
HEAD COACH TIM BEAUREGARD
In his first year as the head coach of the Sunbirds, Beauregard returned to FPU after previously serving as an assistant 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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