FRESNO, Calif. – After a strong showing in the West Region Crossover Classic last week, the Fresno Pacific women's basketball team is ready to play in front of the home crowd for the first time this season. The Sunbirds are set to host San Francisco State on Thursday evening at the Special Events Center.

Schedule
Game 3
vs. San Francisco State
Thursday, Nov. 15 • 6 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
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Quotable
"San Francisco State is long and athletic, they have a new coach who has breathed some life into their program, and they had a huge win last week. This will be a tough matchup that will provide a unique challenge for us, but we are excited about the opportunity to get back on the court." – head coach Tim Beauregard
 
About the Sunbirds (1-1)
• Behind a 32-point night from sophomore guard Jessica Malazarte, FPU was able to open the season with an 80-69 victory over Seattle Pacific last Friday.
• Despite a bad night from behind the arc, the Sunbirds were able to get a look at a game-winning shot the following night against Western Washington, but the shot rimmed out to hand FPU its' first loss.
• Ashley Cross joined Malazarte on the All-Tournament Team, while the latter was selected as the Player of the Week by the PacWest Conference on Monday afternoon.
• The Blue and Orange have won the turnover battle in each of their first two games, committing just 27 and forcing 46.
 
Leaderboard
• Scoring: Jessica Malazarte, 22.5 PPG
• Rebounds: Julia LoCastro, 7.5 RPG
• Assists: Jessica Malazarte, 4.0 APG
• Blocks: two players tied, 2
• Steals: Cassie Pisik, 7 
• FG%: Barbara Keomany, 66.7%
• Three-Pointers: Jessica Malazarte, 7
 
About the Gators (0-2)
• The Gators are led by first year head coach Natasha Smith, who joins the squad after serving as the lead assistant at the University of San Francisco.
• After defeating San Jose State by seven points in an exhibition last Tuesday, SFSU fell in both games of the Gator Invitational last weekend. 
• In Sunday's 86-54 loss to 6th-ranked Alaska Anchorage, Isabella Lamonea was the only Gator to get into double-figures. 
• San Francisco State has been prone to the turnover through its' first two games' racking up 42 on opening weekend.
 
All-Time Series
• The Blue and Orange claim a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series, including a pair of wins since Beauregard took the reigns as FPU's head coach prior to the 2016-17 season. 
 
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