BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--Tyonna Outland (R-Sr., Compton, Calif., Lynwood HS) begins this week with a chance to become CSU Bakersfield's all-time leading scorer as the Roadrunners host a pair of Western Athletic Conference games this week.
Outland's quest for the record begins Thursday night against Missouri-Kansas City when the tip is set for 7 p.m. Chicago State comes to the Icardo Center on Saturday for a 1 p.m. start.
Outland, a 5-9 wing is nine points away from breaking the all-time scoring mark at CSUB. Outland has scored 1,788 points in her career at CSUB. Katie McElree, 1,796 (2002-06) is the current Roadrunner all-time leading scorer.
Outland reset the school record (Kelly Tarver, 2005-09) for career free throws with her 431st on LIU Brooklyn Dec. 30. She broke Tarver's school mark (472) for career free throws attempted with six against Cal Poly Jan. 3. Outland has 455 career FT and 599 career FTA.
The argument can be made that Outland is the most dominant player in the history of the CSU Bakersfield program. She is currently second in school history in career field goals (622), third in career field goals attempted (1,504), third in career games played (118), fourth in career rebounds (544), fourth in career assists (263), fourth in career steals (201), eighth in career field goal percentage (.759), ninth in career three-point field goal attempts (286), and 10th in career made three-pointers (89).
Outland is the CSUB Division I season record holder for most points (643, 2013-14), scoring average (20.7, 2013-14), field goals made (229, 2013-14), field goals attempted (527, 2013-14), and free throws attempted (197, 2013-14). Her 152 free throws she made last season are the second most in a season at the Division I level by a Roadrunner player.
CSU Bakersfield (12-6, 1-2 WAC) leads the all-time series against Missouri-Kansas City 3-0. The Roadrunners swept the Kangaroos last season during WAC play.
The 'Roos (3-14, 1-1 WAC) are one of the youngest teams in Division I women's basketball. Freshmen have accounted for 51.4% of Missouri-Kansas City's total minutes, the second most in the NCAA, trailing only Clemson. Calli White is averaging a conference-high 36.82 minutes per game. White leads the 'Roos in scoring with a 12.9 ppg average. Kiana Law is the team leader in rebounder (8.6).
Chicago State (2-13, 0-2 WAC) leads the WAC with 3.80 blocks per game while Chanel Wilson-Stewart is third in the league in blocks (1.07). The Cougars' are led by Layne Murphy who paces the squad in scoring (9.9) and rebounding (7.0).
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