FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific University women's basketball team will play its first road conference game of the season before following with an exhibition against NCAA Division-I CSU Bakersfield.
 
THIS WEEK
Game #9: PacWest Contest
@ Concordia
Wednesday, Dec. 7 • 5:30 p.m.
Concordia University Arena • Irvine, Calif.
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Exhibition #2
@ CSU Bakersfield
Saturday, Dec. 10 • 1:00 p.m.
The Icardo Center • Bakersfield, Calif.
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SCHEDULE NOTES
After this week, 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 March 1 in Irvine. To view the schedule in its entirety, please click here.
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS (2-6, 0-2 PacWest)
Fresno Pacific is coming off a 1-2 week, defeating Cal Maritime last Monday before falling to Academy of Art on Thursday and Point Loma on Saturday. Three Sunbirds scored in double-figures on Saturday, highlighted by Cassie Pisik's 16 points. The Lincoln, Calif. native was named as the PacWest Freshman of the Week for her efforts and currently leads the team with 7.6 rebounds per game.
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES (4-3, 1-1 PacWest)
Concordia has been on a hot streak as of late, winning four of their last five games. Most recently, the Eagles picked up their first conference win of the season on Saturday, defeating Dixie State 89-78. Montana Walters went for a game-high 22 points as one of four Eagles in double-figures, while Gaby Johnson recorded her first double-double of the year.   
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS. CONCORDIA
The Sunbirds are 33-26 all-time against Concordia, including a 60-59 victory in Fresno last season. Three FPU players scored in double-figures, with a Hannah Ramirez three-pointer holding up as the game-winning shot.
 
ABOUT THE ROADRUNNERS (1-6)
CSU Bakersfield opened the season with a 58-51 victory over the University of Hawaii but has struggled to six straight losses since then. Most recently, the Roadrunners dropped Sunday's game against Pacific 91-61 despite 25 points from Erika Williams. Williams is second on the team in points per game behind only Aja Williams, who is averaging 14.7 points per night. Brittany Sims lead the team with 6.6 rebounds per game, and the Roadrunners are forcing opponents to commit an average of 15.7 turnovers.
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS. CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Sunbirds have never defeated the Roadrunners, claiming an 0-6 record in the all-time series. The most recent meeting came in 2014, when CSUB defeated FPU 82-60 in Bakersfield.  
 
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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