THIS WEEK
Game #22: PacWest Contest
vs. Dominican
Saturday, Feb. 4 • 2:30 p.m.
Special Events Center • Fresno, Calif.
Live Stats • Live Video

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
After this week, the Sunbirds will have a three-game road trip to the Aloha State for battles with Hawai'i Hilo, Hawai'i Pacific and BYU-Hawaii. A home game against Azusa Pacific follows on the 18th before the Sunbirds head to San Rafael for the final season matchup with Dominican on the 23rd.
 
Senior Day for the Sunbirds comes on Feb. 25 before the game against Notre Dame de Namur. To view the schedule in its entirety and results from this season, please click here.
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS (5-16, 2-11 PacWest)
The Sunbirds completed the season sweep of Holy Names on Saturday with a 67-60 road victory. Bree Alvarez led all scorers with 22 points to record her sixth game this season with at least 20. Cassie Pisik finished on her heels with 18, her highest total in a PacWest Conference to date. Alvarez now sits fourth in the PacWest Conference with 16.4 points per game, while Pisik and Viviana Vasquez are tied with one another for the team lead in rebounding, collecting 4.9 boards per game apiece.
 
ABOUT THE PENGUINS (11-10, 7-7 PacWest)
Dominican battled with Azusa Pacific until the final buzzer on Saturday but ultimately fell 97-93 in double overtime. Alyssa Lorenzo shot just 7-of-21 from the floor but sunk 16-of-18 from the charity stripe to lead all scorers with a career-high 32 points. Carly Holboke went for 23 points of her own, while Sandra Ikeora recorded a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Ikeora is making a strong case for PacWest Player of the Year, racking up 21.8 points (2nd in PacWest) and 12.8 rebounds (1st in PacWest) per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY: FPU VS. DOMINICAN
The Sunbirds are 14-3 in the all-time series, with Dominican claiming each of the last three meetings. Most recently, the Penguins defeated the Sunbirds 83-65 in last season's finale, marking the first time Dominican has swept FPU in a season series.
 
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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