FRESNO, Calif. – After picking up pair of key road wins last week, the Fresno Pacific women's basketball team will host Hawai'i Pacific on Saturday at the Special Events Center.

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"We have to prepare for a strong finish in league play, and we are looking forward to the challenge. We get to start the final stretch this week against the top team in the PacWest, and we will have to be incredibly prepared in order to derail the momentum they currently have going." – head coach Tim Beauregard
 
SCHEDULE
Game 25
vs. Hawai'i Pacific
Saturday, Feb. 5 • 2:30 p.m. PST
Fresno, Calif. • Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
About Fresno Pacific (11-13, 9-7 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds cruised to two victories last week, knocking off Hawai'i Hilo 73-64 on Thursday before following with a 65-49 win over Chaminade on Saturday evening.
• FPU has forced more turnovers than they have committed in all but three PacWest games this season. Saturday night was the sixth game this year with less than 10 FPU turnovers.
• Against the Silverswords, Cassie Pisik hauled in a team-best eight rebounds, marking the 11th time this season she has tallied at least that many.
• After a pair of threes on Saturday night, Megan Lee is now tied with former All-American Jenay Herring for second on the school's all-time list in three-pointers.
• The Sunbirds will have just one home game left after Saturday, as they host California Baptist on Feb. 19 for Senior Day.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Points: Bree Alvarez, 13.5 PPG
• Rebounds: Cassie Pisik, 7.0 RPG
• Assists: Jessica Malazarte, 3.5 APG
• Blocks: Julia LoCastro, 39
• Steals: Jessica Malazarte, 34
• FG%: Julia LoCastro, 52.7%
• Three-Pointers: two players tied, 46
 
About Hawai'i Pacific (18-2, 12-1 PacWest)
• The Sharks extended their winning streak to 14 games on Saturday with a tightly-contested 76-73 win over Dixie State.
• Samantha Lambrigsten led all scorers with 17 points, while teammates Jessi Reeves and Alysha Marcucci combined for 23.
• HPU committed a season-best nine turnovers, a mark they have now posted six times throughout the season.
• After defeating the Sunbirds 71-55 in Hawai'i last season, the Sharks claim a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Shark Leaderboard
• Points: Janessa Manzano, 12.4 PPG
• Rebounds: Jessi Reeves, 6.8 RPG
• Assists: Spencer Gray, 3.4 APG
• Blocks: Jessica Harley, 20  
• Steals: Jessi Reeves, 31
• FG%: Jessi Reeves, 49.2%
• Three-Pointers: Jessica Manzano, 47
 
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