CSUB 82, Long Beach State 76 – Thursday, Feb. 1

• The Roadrunners won their fourth game over the last five outings.
• Kaleb Higgins and Marvin McGhee III helped the `Runners down The Beach in an overtime win.
• Higgins reset his career high with 34 points while tying CSUB's Division I single-game record.
  • The guard also recorded eight assists while shooting a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line.
• McGhee III recorded his first double-double on the year, scoring 22 and bringing down 10 rebounds.
  • The Junior was also great from three-point range, hitting 6-of-10 attempts from beyond the arc.
• In overtime, Bakersfield scored all twelve points at the free throw line while holding LBSU to six points.
• This victory snapped a four-game head-to-head losing streak with Long Beach State dating back to Feb. 3, 2022. 

CSUB 59, UC Santa Barbara 70 – Saturday, Feb. 3

• Bakersfield played another tight matchup with the Gauchos.
  • Earlier this year the `Runners dropped the first game versus UCSB in overtime.
• The `Runners were once again led by Kaleb Higgins, finishing with 19 points.
  • On the week, Bakersfield's leading scorer average 26.5 points per game in a flurry of offense.
• Corey Stephenson added 18 points (7-11 FG) and three rebounds on the night.
• The `Runners were able to contain one of the top players in the league, Ajay Mitchell, to 13 points, but Josh Pierre-Louis was able to find success scoring 20 points.
• CSUB hung tight with UCSB until the six-minute mark in the second half when the Gauchos ran away with this one.
  • Mitchell knocked down a three pointer to extend the Gaucho lead to 11 points, sealing the deal with about two minutes remaining.

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• The Cal State Bakersfield women’s indoor track and field program completed in their final meet of the season at the NAU Ron Mann Classic on Friday.
• The Roadrunners had a successful outing at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome as every athlete earned a personal best.
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CSUB at Ron Mann Classic

• Nerissa Thompson was just .01 seconds off the CSUB school record in the 60m that is held by Mariah Leisure (7.61, 2020). Thompson’s time of 7.62 was good for fifth overall and is #2 all-time for a Roadrunner. 
• Jessi Solis set a personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 54’11.5”. She holds the #4 CSUB all-time spot in the event. 
• Defending Big West 400-meter Champion Kynnedi McCall competed in her first race of the season and picked up an easy victory. McCall ran the 600m in a time of 1:53.59. 
• Jaztyn Greer placed ninth overall in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.25. 
• Bakersfield will take a weekend off from competition to train for the 2024 outdoor season. The first meet of the year will be held on February 17th at the Sunbird Invitational in Fresno, Calif.
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• Cal State Bakersfield's women’s basketball faced two tough road losses this weekend,  starting the second half of conference play going 0-2 against Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara. 
• The Roadrunners fought hard against both opponents, with an especially close 57-55 clash against the Gauchos. 

  CSUB 57, Long Beach State 70 – Thursday, Feb. 1

• Bakersfield traveled to Long Beach to start off the weekend, with a slight change in plans, playing the Beach in the Gold Mine instead of the Pyramid due to heavy rain. 
• By the half, the `Runners already trailed the Beach 46-26.
• Bakersfield continues to be led by Jordan Oliveras, who scored 17 points with six rebounds, and Shaunae Brown, who scored 14 points while dropping four three pointers. 
• The `Runners fought through the final whistle, outscoring the beach 12-4 in the fourth quarter, but falling on the road.

CSUB 55, UC Santa Barbara 57 – Saturday, Feb. 3

• After a tough loss to the Beach, the `Runners came back with a bigger fight against the second-place team in The Big West. 
• CSUB scored 12 points in the first and kept the game tied going into the half at 24-24. The battle continued throughout the entire game, with both teams being tied up eight times throughout the competition. 
• UCSB gained a 12-point lead with four minutes remaining in the game, but CSUB stormed back, capping a 10-0 run with 25 seconds to go.
• In the last few moments, Bakersfield had the chance to tie the game, but the final shot went off the mark and the Gauchos held on for the two-point victory.
• Oliveras led the team in this game as well, registering 19 points, six rebounds, and four steals with Brown trailing close behind her at 17 points.

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•  After taking the winter off to train for the Spring season, the Cal State Bakersfield women's golf team returned to competition on Wednesday.
• CSUB faced off against a pair of Big West goes, CSUN and Long Beach State, in a tri-match
  • The single-round of goal took place at Soule Park Golf Club in Ojai, Calif.

CSUB @ Tri-Match – Wednesday, Jan. 31

• The Roadrunners bested CSUN by nine strokes, but came in 15 strokes behind Long Beach State
  • CSUB has now defeated CSUN in back-to-back duals.
• Sophomore Sarah Mutai continued to lead CSUB, tying for third in the field with a score of 73 (+1)
• CSUB's scoring four, which included Mutai, Jefi Dordevic (76), Nicole Whipple (77), and Iris Han (77), all scored in the 70s.
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•  The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team traveled north to face No. 16 Stanford in a Pac-12 Dual on Sunday.
• Two `Runners picked up individual victories as CSUB scored a season-high nine points in a dual.
• Five of CSUB's student-athletes faced off against nationally ranked foes in the loss to the Cardinal.

CSUB 9, Stanford 38 – Sunday, Feb. 4

• Bakersfield got bookend wins with Richard Castro-Sandoval (125) and Jake Andrews (HWT) picking up wins on Sunday.
• Castro-Sandoval came out hot scoring points against Stanford's Suhas Chundi. The `Runner quickly finished the job with a pin at 1:39 in the first period.
• In the final match of the day, Andrews carefully gained a 3-0 lead against his Stanford counterpart, Jackson Mankowski. Andrews sealed the deal with a late takedown, earning a 6-0 victory on the road.
• The next closest bout for CSUB was a toe-to-tow battle at 133 pounds. Romeo McNeal came up just short in a 5-3 decision against Dominic Lajoie.
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