Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Play at San Jose State
1/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2010
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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State travels to San Jose for a game at San Jose State on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The game can be heard live on 790 ESPN Radio with Guy Haberman calling the action.
Fresno State leads the overall series 46-17 and the Bulldogs have won 15 straight games over the Spartans. San Jose State last beat the Bulldogs on Jan. 25, 2003 in San Jose by a score of 66-53.
San Jose State is 5-14 and 1-5 in conference. The Spartans are led by the play of Chasity Shavers 14.9 points and 4.4 rebounds a game. Samantha Marez is scoring 10.9 points and the team is averaging 59.5 points a game and shooting 39 percent from the field.
Strong Start to WAC
For the first time in school history Fresno State has started 7-0 in WAC play. Prior to this year three teams had started 6-0.
And the Winner Is....
Jaleesa Ross earned WAC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season when she received the award on January 25 after averaging 25.5 points a game, six rebounds, three assists and 2.5 steals in a win at Nevada and a home win over Louisiana Tech. She became the first Bulldog to be named WAC Player of the Week for the 2009-10 season when she earned the accolade on Dec. 7 for performances where she averaged 17 point and 10 rebounds in wins at UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount. Ross has earned WAC Player of the Week honors five times in her career.
Ross One of Top Scorers in Bulldog History
Jaleesa Ross has scored 1,239 points in her career at Fresno State and is currently in 9th place on the Fresno State all-time scoring list. Ross needs 34 points to pass Aritta Lane and move into eighth place. Lane played for Fresno State from 2002-05 and had 1,272 points. Ross is one of only 16 Bulldogs who have surpassed 1,000 points.
Ross Climbing the School 3-Point Record Books
Jaleesa Ross has hit 254 3-pointers in her two plus seasons as a Bulldog and she is currently in second place on the schools career list for 3-pointers made. She needs 19 3-pointers to pass Lindsay Logan and move into first place. Her 95 3-pointers made last season is a new Fresno State single season record, breaking the previous mark of 89, set by Ross last year and Lindsay Logan in 2000-01. The 95 3-pointers ranks Ross fifth on the single season Top 10 list in the WAC for most 3-pointers made in a year.
Classroom Smarts
Not only is coach Adrian Wiggins team performing well on the court, the Bulldogs are also taking care of business in the classroom as the team finished with a fall semester GPA of 3.1. It is the first time Wiggins has had a team finish above a 3.0 in back-to-back semesters as last year's team had a 3.2 in the spring of 2009.
Nearing the Best Start in School History
The Bulldogs 16-5 start ties the school record for the second best start in school history as the 2005-06, 1985-86 and the 1984-85 teams all started 16-5 through 21 games. The 1986-87 team started 18-4.
Winning Big
The Bulldogs are out scoring conference teams by an average score of 74.9 to 58.9 in WAC play. The 83-42 home win over Hawai'i was the largest margin of victory over the Rainbow Wahine in the series. The previous biggest win was 78-50 on January 8, 2009. The 41 point win was also the second largest margin of victory in a WAC game. The largest was 42 when the Bulldogs beat San Jose State 81-39 on January 5, 2004. Earlier in the season the Bulldogs beat Sacramento State by 48 points.
"We Are Your Team" - The `Dogs hit the road for a pair of conference games. The `Dogs face San Jose State on Saturday, January 30 at 7 p.m. and Hawai'i Saturday, February 6 at 7 p.m. The `Dogs return home Wednesday, February 10 as they welcome Idaho to the Save Mart Center at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Save Mart Center Box Office, by calling 559-485-TIXS or through Ticketmaster.com.
