CSUB vs. UC Santa Barbara (8-6, 1-3 BW)

• Thursday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. (PT) at Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Bakersfield enters this game on a seven-game losing streak versus UCSB
  • Last meeting, UCSB beat CSUB by 18 points in January of 2023.
• The Gauchos have come out the gates stumbling a bit at the beginning of conference play
• UC Santa Barbara is led by Ajay Mitchell, who is averaging 19.7 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game
• Last time out CSUB saw a healthy Dalph Panopio record a career high in points (23), Panopio could compliment Kaleb Higgins nicely moving forward
• UCSB is 1-1 this season when it comes to common opponents with CSUB. The Gauchos handed Fresno State their third loss of the season back in November, and lost to UC San Diego by seven points 

CSUB vs. UC Davis (8-7, 3-1 BW)

• Saturday, Jan. 14, 2 p.m. (PT), Davis, Calif.
• CSUB enters this matchup 0-6 all-time versus UC Davis
  • Last matchup was January 26 at the Icardo Center, where the Aggies beat the `Runners by 21 points
  • Elijah Pepper scored 28 points, shooting 6-8 from three-point range
• The Aggies have been dominant in conference play, beating three opponents by 14+
  • UC Irvine handed UC Davis their first conference loss, edging them out by 3 points
• The Roadrunners look to change their luck versus the Aggies
  • Bakersfield will look to bottle up Pepper, as he is averaging 21.9 points per game, which is good for first in the conference and seventh in the nation

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• For the first time in the 2023-24 regular season, Cal State Bakersfield’s women’s basketball team will be hosting two straight games in the same week.
• First comes a potential revenge game from last season’s Big West Semifinals against UC Santa Barbara before looking for the first victory over UC Davis since 2021-22.
• With her eighth double-digit point game in the last nine games, Shaunae Brown is quickly emerging as one of the most prolific shooters in Cal State Bakersfield’s Big West tenure.
  • Brown’s 3.25 three pointers per game rate has put her name on the national stage, as she currently sits 10th in Division I, not too far behind the undisputed queen of college basketball, Caitlin Clark.
  • She also sits just behind Big West scoring leader Jordan Webster (UC Riverside) as the Roadrunner averages 15.3 points a game.
• With the CSUB squad in search of increased offensive production, the `Runners will need a more complete 40-minute effort to begin a strong run in the Big West.

CSUB vs. UC Santa Barbara (9-5, 3-1 BW) - Thursday, Jan. 11, 7:00 PM

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• With four wins in their last five, the Gauchos have been playing consistent basketball to enter the new year. However, UCSB’s one in-conference loss came at the hands of UC San Diego, the same team CSUB defeated two weeks ago.
• Bakersfield’s 2022-23 Cinderella postseason ended at the hands of the Gauchos, who fended off a late comeback attempt during the Big West Semifinals.
• With nine games of double-digit points, Santa Barbara’s Alexis Whitfield (14.7 ppg, 8.8 reb) is the opposition’s answer to the Bakersfield duo of Brown and Jordan Olivares.
• The vast majority of UCSB’s victories have come at a point difference of 15 or less, which allows Bakersfield the opportunity to hang with a Santa Barbara squad that is off to a strong start in 2023-24.
• Despite not scoring a win against UCSB since 2019-20, the `Runners are looking to make a bigger impact on The Big West this year and a great start would be taking down the team that downed Bakersfield in last season’s playoffs. 

CSUB vs. UC Davis (6-8, 2-2 BW) - Saturday, Jan. 13, 2:00 PM

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• Sitting with a 9-5 advantage over UC Davis in the all-time series, Cal State Bakersfield ends the two-game home stretch against the Aggies, who are coming off a 2-2 start to the conference slate.
• Double-digit point per game scorers Evanne Turner (15.1) and Tova Sabel (14.3) lead the Aggie offense against a Bakersfield defense that is still looking for consistent, steady footing against conference opponents.
• Last season, the `Runners lost both games handedly and will surely be looking to turn things around in 2023-24 as UC Davis is 2-4 when visiting the Icardo Center.
• After five straight seasons from 2016-2021 of first place regular season finishes, the Aggies are still searching for a way back to their conference dominance.
• Saturday's matchup looks to be the battle of downtown shots, as UC Davis sits 23rd in DI basketball with 25.9 three point attempts per game to Bakersfield’s 34th-ranked 25.2 attempts. Davis sits near dead last (340-of-348 ranked) in Division I with an average of 37.1 three point percentage allowed, which bodes well for the `Runner sharpshooters.

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The Cal State Bakersfield Wrestling team is back in action in the Icardo Center for the second week in a row. This weekend the Roadrunners will be hosting the third annual Chippewa Challenge.

• This tournament is put on every year by one of the four teams - Central Michigan, American, Campbell, and CSUB.
• A coach at each school (Jason Borrelli - American; Scotti Sentes - Campbell; and Luke Smith - Cal State Bakersfield) wrestled for Tom Borrelli, the head coach, at Central Michigan, making the tournament a unique meetup of a coaching tree.
• American won the 2023 edition of the Chippewa Challenge, posting a 3-0 record while beating each of its opponents by exactly one point.
• CSUB will also be welcoming new assistant coach Anthony Valencia, a two-time All-American and four-time Pac-12 Champion, for his first official matches as part of the `Runner coaching staff.

2024 Chippewa Challenge - Jan. 14, Bakersfield, Calif., Icardo Center

CSUB vs. Central Michigan,1 p.m. (PT)

• Central Michigan currently has three wrestlers ranked in the top twenty nationally: Corbyn Munson (149), Johnny Lovett (157), and Alex Cramer (174), all who are potential starters for the upcoming weekend.

CSUB vs. American, 3 p.m. (PT)

• American, which is also in the MAC with Central Michigan, just came off a 28-12 loss against Michigan State, but junior Maximilian Leete held his own in the dual, pinning his competition during the first period of the 133 bout.

CSUB vs. Campbell, 5 p.m. (PT)

• Finishing up at the Franklin & Marshall Open on Friday, Campbell came out of the competition well with eight wrestlers placing at the tournament. 
• The highlight of the day was 125 pounder Anthony Molton, who became the first wrestler from Campbell to claim a title at this Open in the last six years.

• Each of CSUB's three matches will be live streamed via GoRunners.com/Live. None of the neutral-site matches will be live streamed.
• Every match will be scored live on TrackWestling.com.
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TYR Pro Series Meet in Knoxville, Tenn.

• Coming off a dual win for the women and a loss for the men, the collective CSUB swimming and diving teams will be off this week. 
• One `Runner, however, will be in action as sophomore Vili Sivec is headed to Knoxville for the TYR Pro series meet, a tune-up meet for international competition this summer.
  • Sivec, a native of Croatia, is in prime position to represent his country at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris.
• Sivec recently became the fastest Croatian in history, setting the country's 200-meter butterfly record while at a meet in Princeton, N.J.
• This week's TYR meet will feature some of the world's top swimmers, including superstars Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel.
• Sivec will swim the 200 Butterfly on Thursday and the 100 Butterfly on Friday and CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen believes the sophomore has a strong chance to qualify for evening finals both days.

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• Indoor season continues for Cal State Bakersfield women’s track and field on Friday at Northern Arizona's Axe ‘Em Open, the first indoor meet of the 2024 season. 
• Last year’s meet featured deep teams including Arizona State, Grand Canyon, and NAU.
• The Roadrunners look to continue to build off an impressive start to the indoor season last month at the Spokane Invitational where they posted multiple personal bests and a school record. 

CSUB at Axe ‘Em Open - Friday, Jan. 12, All Day 

• Nerissa Thompson will compete in the 60m and 200m races. Thompson is coming off a personal best last month in the 60m at the Spokane Invitational where she clocked in a 7.72. 
• Julie Stein and Jaztyn Greer are set to run the 60m Hurdles and the 300m. Julie Johnson will join the ladies in the 300m. Last month Stein broke the school record in the 300m with a time of 43.06 while placing ninth overall in a loaded field.
• Jessi Solis will continue to compete in the weight throw. Last meet she threw a personal best mark of 52’6” and was the highest finisher among CSUB across all events with a 7th place finish.
• Live results from the Axe `Em Open are available at the link below.

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