• Bakersfield remains in the hunt for Big West Championships seeding
• The Roadrunners seek a sweep of Long Beach State
  • This would be the first sweep since 2008, and the first since joining the Big West
• Jemel Jones narrows in on Kaleb Higgins single-season scoring record of 572 points
  • Currently has scored 530 points, needing to average 14 points over the next three games

CSUB @ LBSU, Feb. 27 @ 7 pm

• Bakersfield seeking their first road win in Long Beach since 2021
• Last time these two met, CSUB won 80-65 in the Icardo Center
  • Jemel Jones (25), CJ Hardy (12), Fidelis Okereke (10), and Corey Stephenson (10) all scored in double figures
    • Stephenson recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds
• LBSU comes into the week on an 11-game losing streak, they have not won at home since Dec. 22 versus La Sierra
  • Among these 11 losses, seven have been decided by 10 points or less

CSUB @ Cal Poly, Mar. 1 @ 2 pm

• The Roadrunners look to return to their success versus the Mustangs
  • They are 12-1 under Rod Barnes and have not lost on the road to Cal Poly since 2007
  • Bakersfield has not lost consecutive games to Cal Poly since 1991
• Since these two last met, the Mustangs are 3-3 while the Roadrunners are 2-5
  • Cal Poly beat UC Riverside, Cal State Fullerton, and Hawai’i
• The Mustangs will go to UC Santa Barbara Thursday night ahead of hosting the `Runners
• Bakersfield currently holds a .5 game lead over Bakersfield coming into the week for the 8-seed
• Schedule & Links

• The Cal State Bakersfield women’s basketball team will wrap up their season over the next two weeks.
• CSUB's final two home games at Icardo Center are this week as the Roadrunners welcome Long Beach State and Cal Poly. 
• Bakersfield will honor their four seniors on Saturday - Taylor Caldwell, Melissa Secchiaroli, Garrisen Freeman, and Cheyenne Forney. Come out and cheer the seniors one last time on the blue court. 

Long Beach State (Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 PM)

• The Roadrunners will host Long Beach State at Icardo Center to start the weekend.
• The last meeting between these two teams was back in January where Bakersfield trailed Long Beach during their game at the Pyramid.
• Since then, Long Beach has moved up in the Big West rankings, currently sitting in the sixth spot.
• Long Beach State holds a 13-12 overall record and a 9-7 conference record.

 Cal Poly (Saturday, March 1 at 2:00 PM)

• The game against Cal Poly will be the final home game of the season for the women’s basketball team.
• Bakersfield will honor four seniors as they play their last game in the Icardo Center.
• Cal Poly is ranked three spots ahead of Bakersfield in the Big West standings, with an 11-15 overall record.
• In their last meeting, Bakersfield fell short by just nine points, having led the game for most of the contest before a late rally by Cal Poly in the final quarter.

• The Roadrunners travel up the valley for the Fresno State Invitational
• They play Southern Utah, California, and Fresno State
• Maalia Cherry is the reigning Big West Freshman of the Week, her second straight week winning the award
• Cherry is nationally ranked in several categories:
  • 7th in home runs with seven, 23rd for RBI (20), and 20th for total bases (42).

Fresno State Invitational

• Bakersfield opens up against Southern Utah (3-11)
  • 1-4 in their last five with a 2-1 win over Drake
  • The Thunderbirds are batting .239 as a team, Arianna Ramirez has 15 hits, three doubles, a home run, and eight RBI while batting .366
  • Their pitching staff has a team ERA of 6.05 and opponents are batting .337 when facing them
• They will play Fresno State (7-6) twice this tournament
  • The Roadrunners haven’t beaten the Bulldogs since 2013
  • Recently 2-2 in the Mary Nutter Classic, beating Seattle Univ. and Bethune Cookman
    • The Bulldogs lost to Washington (6-4) and Minnesota (7-6)
  • Infielder, Madison Rey, is currently ranked 9th in the nation, and 1st in the Mountain West for doubles (7)
  • The Bulldog pitching staff has an ERA of 3.12
    • Serayah Neiss has a 2.38 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched, although opponents are batting .311 when facing her
• Bakersfield will play California for the first time since 2011
  • They last met in Arizona; CSUB lost 14-1
  • Cal is currently receiving votes for the national top 25 with a 10-4 record
  • They are batting .320 as a team, with five batters batting .350+
    • These five combine for 70 hits, 44 runs scored, 24 extra-base hits (12 home runs), and 43 RBI
  • Miranda De Nava leads the team with a 2.96 ERA and an opponent batting average of .204
    • She has struck out 20 batters in 28.1 innings

• The Cal State Bakersfield track and field team is back for some outdoor action as they prep for the UCSB Gaucho Relays. 
• The women's program is coming off a historic indoor season where they saw multiple school records broken and various top-five marks in program history. Makiah Parker, Skye Odom, and Julie Johnson broke school records in their respective events. 
• Bakersfield had Jacob Yagers and Javier Toro place first in their respective events at last week's track meet in Fresno, CA. 
• Toro is coming a successful season where he qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries Meet. 

CSUB at UCSB Gaucho Relays - Mar. 1

• The men's throwers squad is coming off a great first meet. Toro placed first overall in both the shot put and hammer throw. 
• He will compete in both events again and will be joined by fellow teammates Tom Richardson and freshman Tyler Balgeman. 
• The freshman Roadrunner will also compete in the discus throw. 
• Jacob Yagers is coming off a 1,500m win and is set to the line in the 3,000m and will be the 800m leg on the Sprint Medley Relay team.
• Transfer Ethan Lavina opened up with a #19 all-time mark in program history in the triple jump at the Sunbird Invitational. He is ready to take on the long jump and the triple jump this weekend. 
• The women's squad was led by the new sprinter's group last week. 
• Emelia Mandela will lead off the 4x100m relay team and compete in the 100mH. She became the #7 fastest Roadrunner in the hurdles event while in Fresno. 
• Ivy Miller and Jaztyn Greer will race both hurdles as well as the 4x400m relay team. 
• Makiah Parker, Julie Johnson, Amera Hollis, and Alexis Pitts will compete in the sprint events and relay teams. 
• Skye Odom is set to compete in the long jump and triple jump. Odom will take on the 100mH. as well.
• Quote from Head Coach Marcia Mansur-Wentworth, “We had a great opener last week the returners ahead of the 2024 opener, and the newcomers making a huge impact.”  
• Schedule & Links

• The Roadrunner golf program is in Phoenix, Arizona for the GCU Invitational
• They are competing on Feb. 25 & 26 - 36 holes on day one, and 18 on day two
• In the spring, `Runners reset 5 of 6 of the program's biggest records, including two all-time single-round team scores and tournament team scores

GCU Invitational

• Bakersfield is set to go against UCI, NAU, GCU, University of Findlay, UCR, Montana State, Murray State, UTEP, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Houston Christian Univ., University of Idaho, and Northern Illinois Univ.
• CSUB has not competed in the GCU Invitational since the 2021-22 season
  • The Roadrunners finished in 19th of 20 teams
• Iris Han led Bakersfield last week in the final round with a score of 73 (+2) and will look to build off that performance going into Phoenix

• The Cal State Bakersfield swimming and diving teams enjoyed the end of a successful season at the 2025 Big West Championships in Houston, but for one Roadrunner, Vili Sivec, the season will go at least one more week.
• The Roadrunners boast seven Big West Athlete of the Week honors this season across four different student-athletes: Vili Sivec (4), Arthur Amaral Schneider, Lorena Jerebic, and Jessica Franco.
• Bakersfield sent two of its top `Runners to the U.S. Open this winter, where junior Vili Sivec became the U.S. Open Champion in the 200 Butterfly.
• The `Runner rosters feature several experienced and determined veterans looking to lead the way, including Sivec, who is the reigning MPSF Swimmer of the Year.

CSUB at Bulldog Invitational - Last Chance

• Mar. 1-2, Athens, Ga.
• Vili Sivec will be headed to the University of Georgia's Last Chance meet, looking to drop his times just a bit more with hopes of qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
• The Top 30 swimmers in the country at each event qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
• Sivec is currently ranked #37 in the 100 Fly with a best time of 45.61. The difference between Sivec and the Top 30 is currently a mere 0.19 seconds.
• A junior from Croatia, Sivec will compete in the 100 Fly and 100 Free in Athens this weekend.
• Schedule & Links
• Admission is free for CSUB swim & dive home events. Starting 2 hours before home events, Parking in Lot I, is free to fans, courtesy of CSUB Athletics

• The beach volleyball team will head to Florida to compete in the Seminole Beach Bash.
• After splitting matches against two very high-caliber teams at the Pepperdine Challenge, the Runners will try to carry on with the momentum to this week's set of competitions.
• The `Runners have five returners and 14 newcomers.
• Head Coach Andy Fulenwider is in his second season as leader of the program and will try to compete for a Big West title.

CSUB at Seminole Beach Bash Day 1 - Feb. 28

• Houston Christian, Friday 9:15 (EST)
• Bakersfield is 0-1 against the Huskies 
• The last meeting came in 2022 with a 3-2 loss
• Florida State, Friday 12:00 pm (EST)
• Bakersfield will face off against FSU for the first time in program history
• The Seminoles are ranked 6th in the nation.

CSUB at Seminole Beach Bash Day 2 - Mar.1

• Georgia State, Saturday 9:00 am (EST) 
• Bakersfield will face off against Georgia State for the first time in program history.
• The second game of the day after Georgia State is still TBD.
• Schedule & Links

Cal (Wednesday, Feb. 26th at 6:00 PM)

• The Bakersfield ball club continues its road journey this week as they travel up north to Cal for a single game against the Bears.
• This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Cal State Bakersfield and Cal, but the first since 2019. The teams first met in 2010, just the second year of CSUB Baseball's history.
• The last time the teams faced off, the Roadrunners defeated the Bears 4-3 at a neutral-site tournament in Arizona.
• Cal won the first five meetings, outscoring CSUB 71-13 in the process.
• The Roadrunners enter the game with a 2-6 record on the year. 

University of San Diego (Friday, Feb. 28th at 6:00 PM, Saturday, March 1st at 5:00 PM, Sunday, March 2nd at 1:00 PM)

• Bakersfield will face the University of San Diego for the first time in program history.
• USD has yet to win a game this season, sitting at 0-7. They've had a tough schedule, starting with a four-game series against #23 TCU, followed by a three-game series against Arizona.
• Before facing Bakersfield in a three-game series, USD will play one more game against San Diego State.