FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team is set for another busy stretch, hosting Academy of Art on Wednesday before heading to the Bay Area for a two-game road trip. The Sunbirds enter play this week with a record of 13-6 and are in fourth place in the PacWest Conference standings.
 
Schedule
Game 20 
Wednesday, January 30
vs. Academy of Art • 5:30 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. •  Special Events Center
Live Stats • Video
 
Game 21
Saturday, February 2
at Holy Names • 4:00 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. • Tobin Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
Game 22
Monday, February 4 
at Notre Dame de Namur • 5:30 p.m.
Belmont, Calif. •  Walter Gleason Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
About the Sunbirds (13-6, 9-4 PacWest)
Fresno Pacific went 1-1 on last week's road trip, playing league-leading Azusa Pacific within one point on Thursday before holding on for a two-point win over Biola last Saturday. Bree Alvarez led all scorers with 23 points in just 19 minutes on Thursday, while Ashley Cross and Jessica Malazarte matched one another's team-high 17 points against the Eagles. The Sunbirds rank second in the PacWest as a team in turnover margin (+5.32) while claiming the third-highest scoring offense in the league (75.3 PPG). 
 
Leaderboard

• Scoring: Bree Alvarez, 15.6 PPG
• Rebounds: Cassie Pisik, 8.9 RPG
• Assists: Jessica Malazarte, 4.2 APG
• Blocks: Julia Locastro, 41
• Steals: Ashley Cross, 43
• FG%: Ayla Faber, 42.9%
• Three-Pointers: Bree Alvarez, 50

 
About the Urban Knights (3-13, 2-11 PacWest)
Academy of Art dropped both games last week, falling 77-62 to Concordia on Thursday and 62-51 against Point Loma on Saturday. Brianna Cates and Lily Perkins combined for 22 points against the Sea Lions, while the Urban Knights forced PLNU into 18 turnovers. 
 
Two weeks ago in the Bay Area, the Sunbirds picked up their third straight victory over ART U by a final of 89-73. Four FPU players got into double-figures, while Cassie Pisik turned in a double-double.
 
About the Hawks (2-19, 2-13 PacWest)
Holy Names opened a seven-game home stand last week, defeating Hawai'i Hilo on Thursday before falling to Hawai'i Pacific on Saturday afternoon. In Saturday's loss, Onjalise Carley-Hilliard was the only Hawk to get into double-figures, but HNU committed a season-worst 33 turnovers.  
 
After winning the last four head-to-head meetings, FPU claims a 20-9 all-time record against Holy Names. Last season in Oakland, Cassie Pisik led all scorers with 22 points on a 9-of-15 shooting effort, and the Sunbirds committed just 11 turnovers in the win. 
 
About the Argos (4-13, 3-10 PacWest)
NDNU will look to snap a three-game losing skid after dropping two league games last week at home. After missing their last three shots from the floor, he Argos lost by a bucket to Hawai'i Hilo on Saturday in a defensive battle. 
 
FPU defeated NDNU earlier this year, for the first time in four tries to take a 14-6 lead in the all-time series. In Fresno on Jan. 19, Pisik and Alvarez each went for 20 points, while Malazarte added another 12 in the Sunbirds' 80-53 victory. 
 
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