CSUB WBB Travels To Cal State Northridge

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The CSU Bakersfield women's basketball team returns from a 10-day layoff Saturday for a game at Cal State Northridge. The game tips off at 4 p.m.

This is the sixth meeting between CSUB (4-18) and Cal State Northridge in women's basketball. The Roadrunners lead the all-time series 4-1. The Matadors are 11-9, 6-2 in the Big West Conference. Cal State Northridge is led by Jasmine Erving who is averaging 14 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Janae Sharpe is the other Matadors' player scoring in double figures per game (11.0).

Kristine Herman (R-Sr., San Ramon, Calif., Florida Gulf Coast) scored 31 points including a three-pointer with 1:31 remaining to lift CSU Bakersfield past UC Riverside 72-66 in women's basketball action Jan. 18 in the Icardo Center.

The Highlanders led by seven with just over six minutes to play before the Roadrunners rallied to take the lead on Herman's three. The Roadrunners expanded the lead to 67-63 on a Lauren Carter (R-Jr., Moorpark, Calif., Moorpark HS) basket, but UCR's TreShont Cunningham banked in a three-point field to cut it to 67-66 with 33 seconds to go. The Highlanders fouled Herman who made a pair of attempts for a three-point CSUB advantage. Brittany Palmer missed a three-pointer which would have tied the game with 24 seconds to go. CSUB made 3-of-4 free throw attempts in the final 19 seconds for the final 72-66 margin.

Herman was 10-of-20 from the field, 5-of-10 from three-point range. The 5-11 kinesiology major was one point off of her career high (32 vs. Miami, Ohio, 12/11/10). She also grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists, and made three steals as she played all 40 minutes for the second consecutive game. Carter scored 13 points and had eight rebounds while Madison McKenney (So., San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Santa Margarita Catholic HS) had 10 points, a career high seven rebounds, and five assists.

UC Riverside was paced by Natasha Hadley who had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds. Nottingham scored 15 points while Jamila Williams also posted a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds. UCR outrebounded CSUB 56-37, but turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 23 Roadrunner points.

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Players Mentioned

#31 Lauren Carter: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

#21 Kristine Herman: G; 5' 11"; Junior

#24 Madison McKenney: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#31 Lauren Carter
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

#21 Kristine Herman
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

#24 Madison McKenney
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

Players Mentioned

#31 Lauren Carter

#21 Kristine Herman

#24 Madison McKenney

Players Mentioned

#31 Lauren Carter

#21 Kristine Herman

#24 Madison McKenney