Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Begin Three Game Road Trip
1/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2009
RUSTON, La. - Fresno State begins a three-game road trip on Friday when they play at Louisiana Tech at 5 p.m. The Bulldogs then travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico where they will play New Mexico State at 1:05 p.m. Next week the Bulldogs play at Hawai'i.
Scouting the Lady Techsters
Louisiana Tech is 8-8 and 1-1 in WAC play. Shanavia Dowdell leads the Lady Techsters at 16.1 points and 9.5 rebounds a game. Whitney Jones is netting 14.4 points while Adrienne Johnson is scoring 13.8 points a game. As a team the Lady Techsters are averaging 67.4 points a contest.
Bulldogs vs. Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech leads the overall series 13-5 but Fresno State has won the last four meetings. The Bulldogs defeated the Lady Techsters three times last year. The Bulldogs won 82-63 in Ruston, 75-52 in Fresno and 85-58 at the WAC Tournament.
Hot Start
Despite losing to Idaho, Fresno State's 11-5 start to the season is the third best record in school history through 16 games. Four teams boast 13-3 records (1989-90, 1986-87, 1985-86, 1984-85) while the 2005-06 team was 12-4 through 16 games. This years team is one of three teams to be 11-5. The 2004-05, 1988-89 are the other two teams to be 11-5 through 16 games. The best 17 game-start to the season is 14-3 by the 1986-87 and the 84-85 teams. Three teams were 13-4 while the 1988-89 team was 12-5.
Off the Bench
The bench of the Bulldogs came up big in the 78-50 victory over Hawai'i as Ashley Walker, Taja Edwards and Brittny Jones all had career highs in points. Walker had 13, Edwards 12 and Jones 11. LaToya Brown had five assists and no turnovers while Joh-Teena Filipe had six rebounds. Edwards also had seven rebounds. The bench scored 38 points in the victory.
Ross Climbing the School Record Books
Jaleesa Ross has hit 133 3-pointers on 333 attempts in her short career at Fresno State. The 133 three's puts her in fifth place on the Career 3-point Field Goals leaders. She needs 15 3-pointers to pass Chantella Perera and move into fourth place. Her .399 3-point field goal percentage ranks her fourth on the career 3-point field goal percentage Top 10 list.
Battle of the Boards
Fresno State is out rebounding its opponents 43.7 to 37.8 good for a plus 5.9 margin. The mark is the best in the WAC. The Bulldogs have out rebounded their opponents by 10 rebounds or more in seven games. All seven of those games resulted in wins. Fresno State has 50 rebounds or more in three games. Fresno State is 11-1 when out rebounding opponents.
"Join the State - Fresno State!" - The `Dogs travel to Louisiana to take on Louisiana Tech on Friday, January 16 at 5:00 pm. The `Dogs return home to the Save Mart Center on Friday, January 30 as they host San Jose State at 7:00 pm. It's American Heart Association Go Red for Women Weekend as Fresno State Athletics raises awareness of heart disease in women. Tickets are on sale now through the Save Mart Center box office, by calling (559) 485-TIXS or online at ticketmaster.com.
