CSUB 75, Sacramento State 71 – Monday, November 20

• The Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team opened the SoCal Challenge against Sacramento State, extending success versus the Hornets with another win, moving to a dominant 20-6 in the all-time series.
• Bakersfield went behind early and had some first half trouble against the 1-3 Hornets. However, with a massive 20-6 point run in the final ten minutes of the game, the Roadrunners were able to overturn a ten-point deficit and find the victory.
• Four `Runners reached double digits in the game (Cameron Wilbon, Ugnius Jarusevicius, Kaleb Higgins, and Dalph Panopio). On the other end, Marvin McGhee controlled off the board with 7 rebounds, all defensive.
• Dalph Panopio made good use of his 33 minutes, scoring 13, grabbing 5 rebounds, dishing out two assits and getting two steals. He was also was a perfect 5-5 from the field (3-3 from three point range).
• Bakersfield’s 3-point struggles carried on from last game (1-15) into the first half shooting 0-7, but the `Runners turned things around in the second half shooting 6-9.

CSUB 40, Tarleton State 59 – Wednesday, November 22

• To round out the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., the Roadrunners played Tarleton State for the first time in program history and fell to an outstanding defense, 59-40.
• CSUB continued to struggle shooting the ball from beyond the arc. The `Runners shot 1-17 against the Texans. Entering halftime, the game was close but Tarleton had a 5 point lead.
• In sharp comparison to Bakersfield's win over Sac State, the Texans took control of the second half, holding the `Runners to just 16 points.
• Offensive rebounds helped Tarleton greatly bringing down 16, which led to 15 second-chance buckets.
• The Texans had three players score in double digits, with Jakorie Smith putting up 17 points.
• Ugnius Jarusevicius had 14 points for Bakersfield, making it his second straight game of double-digit points and totaling 26 for the tournament. The Lithuanian earned an All-Tournament Team nod for his performance in the SoCal Challenge.

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CSUB 62, Long Island 57 – Friday, November 24

• The Cal State Bakersfield women's basketball team pulled off a fantastic and thrilling comeback victory against tournament hosts Long Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., as Shaunae Brown led the way for a new single-game career-high points total.
• Three Roadrunners scored in the double-digits, as they downed the Sharks with a difference-making 23-17 fourth quarter that broke the deadlock and gave CSUB its third victory of the season continuing into the four-game away stretch.
• Going 10-for-15 from the field and improving to .421 3FG% on the season, Brown tore up the court for 28 points and 7 rebounds to lead Bakersfield to the win, backed by a double-double from veteran Jordan Olivares and Cassidy Johnson's career-high 14 points from center.
• The `Runners played a top-heavy game with all but five of their points coming from those three players with double-digits. Despite LIU having a +10 differential from the boards, Bakersfield made the most of their shots, especially in the second half, and fended off a late comeback attempt by the Sharks.

CSUB 59, New Mexico State 64 – Saturday, November 25

• Finishing off the holiday weekend in New York, Bakersfield faced off against former WAC-rival New Mexico State in a tough contest that saw the `Runners nearly complete an astonishing comeback, falling just short despite a 25-14 fourth quarter effort.
• Three `Runners yet again led the way with double-digit points, including Shaunae Brown who totaled 43 on the weekend en route to her first Big West Player of the Week honors.
• Jordan Olivares strung together yet another double-digit points performance, just one point behind true freshman Amourie Porter who finally found her groove with a 5-of-11 and 14-point performance in just 20 minutes of play.
• The Aggie offense was far too hot to stop early in the game, as heading into the third quarter they led the `Runners 50-32, all but assuring victory barring a Bakersfield comeback attempt.
• New Mexico State's star player coming into the game made her mark with 17 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the field. The Aggies converted nearly 42% of their shots and took advantage of a slow `Runner start to seal the neutral-site victory.
• The `Runners now try to get back to winning with their third-straight road game against Omaha on Monday afternoon before one more away contest on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

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