FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team will play just one more home game this season, hosting California Baptist at the Special Events Center on Saturday afternoon. The Sunbirds will honor seniors Megan Lee, Viviana Vasquez and Yesenia Cobian immediately following the game.

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"Our three seniors have added so much to this program, and we want to make sure it's a special night honoring them. This game also has a ton of playoff implications for us. There's no way around it. This is the biggest game of our season. We will be ready." – head coach Tim Beauregard
 
SCHEDULE
Game 26
vs. California Baptist
Saturday, Feb. 17 • 2:30 p.m. PST
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
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About Fresno Pacific (11-14, 9-8 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds came up short in a tight battle against league-leading Hawai'i Pacific last Saturday, falling 68-60 at the SEC.
• Jessica Malazarte once again led the Sunbirds offensively, tallying 19 points and four assists to lead the team in both categories.
• Ashley Cross followed with 13 points of her own, while Cassie Pisik finished a point shy of a double-double after collecting 11 rebounds.
• The Sunbirds have won the turnover battle in all but three PacWest games this season.
• FPU enters this week at seventh in the PacWest Conference standings.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Points: Bree Alvarez, 13.5 PPG
• Rebounds: Cassie Pisik, 7.2 RPG
• Assists: Jessica Malazarte, 3.6 APG
• Blocks: Julia LoCastro, 39
• Steals: Jessica Malazarte, 35
• FG%: Julia LoCastro, 49.2%
• Three-Pointers: Jessica Malazarte, 49
 
About California Baptist (13-11, 10-6 PacWest)
• The Lancers came away with a 104-59 victory over Hawai'i Hilo on Tuesday night after knocking down 17-of-29 from behind the arc.
• Ane Olaeta led all scorers with 24 points while dishing out ten assists to record her first career double-double.
• Four other Lancer starters got into double-figures, while Blaysen Varnadoe poured in 19 points off the bench.
• The Sunbirds are 44-27 in the all-time series against CBU, but the Lancers have won each of the last five meetings dating back to 2013.
• California Baptist will host Chaminade on Thursday evening before making the trip to Fresno on Saturday.  
 
Lancer Leaderboard
• Points: Tori Mitchell, 16.0 PPG
• Rebounds: Tori Mitchell, 7.3 RPG
• Assists: Ane Olaeta, 4.3 APG
• Blocks: Tori Mitchell, 30   
• Steals: Akayla Hackson, 28
• FG%: Tori Mitchell, 61.4%
• Three-Pointers: Lexy Ram, 48
 
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