'Dogs host Titans in another mid-week matchup

FRESNO STATE (6-3) VS CSU FULLERTON (3-3)
Wed. Dec. 6 | 6 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, Calif.

MEDIA COVERAGE
Watch: Mountain West Network
Stats: BulldogLive.com
Radio: Bulldog Sport Network
Play-by-play: Matt Norville
Sidelines: Taylor Martinez

Twitter (X): @FresnoStateWBB

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State would find home win redemption on Saturday with a 71-52 win over UC San Diego
Sophomore Franka Wittenberg would have a career night against the Tritons, with a career-high 19 points and tying her career-high three 3-pointers
Freshman Kylee Fox would earn Mountain West Freshman of the Week Honors (Dec. 4)
Fresno State earns their fifth win at home, 5-1
Fresno State is 5-0 when scoring 70 or more points
This is the fourth Big West team the Bulldogs faced this season, 'Dogs are currently 2-1 against BW teams this season
Fresno State begins to close out the non-conference portion of the season, with three games left before conference play opens against Air Force
Bulldogs' are ranked No. 2 among Mountain West teams in steals with 94 (11.7 avg), Fox leads the Bulldogs with 17 (No. 11 in MW)
Fresno State ranks No.3 among Mountain West teams in rebounding defense with 321 rebounds (32.56 avg)
Bulldogs' come into Wednesday's game with a +11.89 scoring margin and +3.11 rebounding margin
Fresno State earned their first win on the road against Eastern Illinois at the GCU Classic
Fresno State recorded their highest team score this season vs UC Merced, 100-47

IT'S RAINING THREE'S (AGAIN)
In another night full of shots from the three, the Bulldogs put up another impressive set of 11 three-pointers against the Tritons on Saturday. For the second time this season, Fresno State would record 11 made three-pointers in a single game.

Franka Wittenberg and Mia Jacobs would lead the team in three-pointers that night with three 3-pointers. Wittenberg would shoot 3-of-3, 100 percent from the three and Jacobs would go 3-of-6, 50 percent from the three.

Four other Bulldogs would record a three-pointer on Saturday night, Kylee Fox (2), Taija Sta. Maria, Keely Brown and Deajanae Harvey.

BREAKING 100
Mia Jacobs is the first Bulldog this season to break over a 100 combined points. Jacobs recorded a career-high 25 points against and has scored double-digit points in the last three games (10, vs EIU), (18, vs Portland State) and (15, vs UCSD)

ADD IT TO THE HIGHLIGHT REEL
Two Bulldogs played career games this last week, Kylee Fox and Franka Wittenberg. Fox earned a career-high 19 points and five 3-pointers against Portland State on Nov. 29. Fox's performance this last week has earned her MW Freshman of the week. Fox's final stats of the night would be 19 points, 63% from the field, five three-pointers (62%) and four steals.

After taking some time off the court last week, Wittenberg is back in full force. Wittenberg got in some light play against Portland State. Against UC San Diego, Wittenberg would be ready to play a standout game, recording a career-high 19 points and going 3-of-3 from behind the arc.

BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Three Bulldogs would record three steals against UC San Diego, Kylee Fox, Deajanae Harvey and Franka Wittenberg.
Taija Sta. Maria would once again lead the 'Dogs in assists with 10
Franka Wittenberg and Mia Jacobs would be the top scorers of the night, Wittenberg (19) and Jacobs (15)
Fresno State would shoot 47% from the field 28-of-59, 52% from the three 11-of-21 and 100% from the foul line 4-of-4

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Freshman Kylee Fox has been tabbed as the Mountain West Freshman of the Week. (Dec. 4)

Fox is the second Bulldog to earn Mountain West Honors this season and the second freshman to earn the honor this season. This is the first time in program history that two freshmen have been tabbed with the MW Honor in the same season.

Fox helped the Bulldogs to a 1-1 week with a loss to Portland State (61-72) and a win over UC San Diego (71-52). Averaged 13.5 points and 1.5 rebounds, shooting 63 percent from the field (10-for-16) and 58 percent from outside the arc (7-for-12). Against Portland, recorded five 3-pointers and 19 points, both career highs, on 7-for-11 shooting, including a 5-for-8 effort from behind the arc. Also contributed four steals and two assists. Against UC San Diego, tallied eight points on 3-for-5 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. She added three steals, two rebounds and two assists.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Titans are 3-3 going into Wednesday's game
Jeff Harada is entering his seventh season leading the Titans
CSU Fullerton is coming off a win against San Jose State (71-64)
Titans were picked 5th in the Big West preseason poll
Fujika Nimmo was named to Big West All-Preseason Coaches Team
In Harada's time at CSU Fullerton, the Titans have qualified to the Big West tournament quarterfinals four times, have not finished above 6th place in the conference

ROSTER DIVE

Core starters for the Titans are Hope Hassman, Gabi Vidmar and Ashlee Lewis
Hassman shoots 46% from the field going 26-of-56 and 85% from the foul line going 24-of-28, with a combined 83 points (13.8 avg) through six games
Two of the three core starters are ranked in the Big West, Hassman ranked No. 4 in FTP at 85% and No. 8 in scoring with 83 points. Lewis is ranked No. 3 in rebounding with 52 total (8.1 avg)
The team averages 57.7 ppg, has a -1.8 scoring margin and shoots 37% from the field 124-of-328, coming into Wednesday's game
Titans recorded a game high of 71 points, eight 3PM, 48 rebounds, 11 steals and five blocked shots

SERIES HISTORY
Fresno State and CSU Fullerton will meet for the 32nd time on Wednesday night. Fresno State trails the all-time series 13-19, but leads the last two meetings. The two programs will meet for the 17th time at the Save Mart Center, since their last meeting in 2014. The last time out Fresno State kept the win at home in a tight game, 57-52.

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