BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—The CSU Bakersfield women's basketball hits the road for the first time in Western Athletic Conference play this weekend with a pair of games at UTRGV and NM State.
CSUB will play at UTRGV Thursday night at 7 p.m. (CST). The contest will be televised by TimeWarner Sports Channel (Texas) or you can follow the link on GoRunners.com.
The Roadrunners lead the all-time series against the Vaqueros 8-3. UTRGV defeated the 'Runners in two of three contests last season. The Vaqueros are tied for the league lead with NM State as both programs are 4-0 in WAC play. UTRGV is 12-7 overall.
The Vaqueros' Shawnte' Goff is the league leader in scoring at 14.7 ppg. As a team, UTRGV leads the conference in scoring defense (57.1), field goal defense (.347), three-point defense (.268) and rebounding (42.3).
The Roadrunners face the Aggies Saturday at 2 p.m. (MST). In addition to WAC Digital Network coverage, the game will be seen on ESPN 3, FOX Sports Arizona PLUS (DISH: SD: 445 | HD: 9515; DISH Hopper: 412-33; DirectTV: 686-1 SD & HD) and FOX College Sports Pacific.
CSUB and NM State are playing for the sixth time with the Roadrunners leading the all-time series 3-2. The teams split a pair of games last season. The Aggies are 15-3 overall. NM State leads the WAC in scoring offense (69.4), scoring margin (+8.6), blocked shots (4.4), steals (10.6), turnover margin (+4.33) and three-point field goals made (7.7). Sasha Weber is third in the league in scoring (13.1) while averaging a league-high 2.5 three-pointers per game.
Addi Walters reset the CSU Bakersfield school record for most three-pointers made in a game with nine against Seattle U Jan. 16.
Walters was 9-of-14 from beyond the arc, breaking the old mark of eight which was original set by Amber Williams against CSUN Jan. 11, 2010. Walters, who scored 16 in the first half against the Redhawks, was 11-of-18 from the field. She is the first CSUB player to score over 30 points in a game since Feb. 20, 2014 when Tyonna Outland charted 36 against Missouri-Kansas City.
For her efforts, Walters was named WAC Player of the Week and was also selected College Spots Madness WAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week Jan. 18, 2016.
Roadrunner forward Batabe Zempare could reach the 1,000 career rebound plateau this weekend. Zempare, who is seventh among active Division I players in the category, has 976 career rebounds, the most in school history.
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