Fresno State Athletics
Friday, November 7
Bakersfield, CA
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Photo by: Ray Guzman
Bulldogs visit Roadrunners in first road contest
11/6/2025 3:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 2: Fresno State (1-0, 0-0 MW) at CSU Bakersfield (0-1, 0-0 BW)
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. PT | ESPN+ | Icardo Center | Bakersfield, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: Statbroadcast
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Live updates via Twitter (X): @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State women's basketball team travels down the 99 for their first road contest of the season against CSU Bakersfield on Friday, Nov. 7 at the Icardo Center. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. PT streaming on ESPN+.
BULLDOG BONES
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Head coach Ryan McCarthy marked his first win at Fresno State and first DI win. McCarthy joins three other Fresno State coaches who've won their season openers, Donna Pickel, Adrian Wiggins and Jaime White. McCarthy looks to build his win streak against the Roadrunners.
Two Bulldogs made their presence known in the season opener against Fresno Pacific, Danae Powell and Jasia Gamble. The sophomore, Powell, collected her third career start with 18 points, just shy of matching her career high 22-points. Gamble made her Bulldog debut on Monday night in sync with Powell as the team's leading scorer with 18 points. The duo is tied for second in the MW with Aliyah Alexander (UNLV) in scoring and tied third in FG percentage at .277 (8-of-12).
A LOOK AT THE ROADRUNNERS
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. PT | ESPN+ | Icardo Center | Bakersfield, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: Statbroadcast
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Live updates via Twitter (X): @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State women's basketball team travels down the 99 for their first road contest of the season against CSU Bakersfield on Friday, Nov. 7 at the Icardo Center. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. PT streaming on ESPN+.
BULLDOG BONES
- Head coach Ryan McCarthy opens his career at Fresno State with a 1-0 record and marks his first Division I win
- Coach McCarthy is now one of four head coaches at Fresno State to win their debut game
- Bulldogs prepare for their first road contest of the season at CSU Bakersfield
- Fresno State held their opponent to no points for the second quarter
- Djessira Diawara led the 'Dogs in rebounding with 11 boards
- Fresno State had the highest scoring offense in the first week among Mountain West teams with 87.0 avg, followed by New Mexico (77.0 avg) and Colorado State (75.0 avg)
- Fresno State saw their fifth consecutive season opener win
- Four Bulldogs scored in double-figures, Danae Powell (18), Jasia Gamble (18), Ava Marr (15) and Emilia Long (14)
- Fresno State will return home on Nov. 11 to host Seattle U (6:30 p.m.) before a five-game road trip lasting through the rest of November
- Incoming freshmen (2) - Ava Marr (Brier, Wash.) and Briana Webb (Hayward, Calif.)
- Incoming transfers (9) - Morelia Chavez (Florida State), Indiya Clarke (Wofford), Djessira Diawara (San Jose State), Jaisa Gamble (Alaska Anchorage), Hedda Koehne (Alaska Anchorage), Emilia Long (Alaska Anchorage), Ashlyn Rean (Alaska Anchorage), Kenzie Sirowich (Alaska Anchorage) and Diarrah Sissoko (New Mexico State)
- Bulldogs see the departure of eight players, five of which were in the 'Dogs starting rotation
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Fresno State and CSU Bakersfield will meet for the 14th time in program history
- Bulldogs lead the all-time meetings, 10-4 and 5-2 in Bakersfield
- Fresno State is 3-2 in the last five meetings at Icardo Center
- In two of the last three meetings in Bakersfield, Fresno State has seen a double-digit win
Head coach Ryan McCarthy marked his first win at Fresno State and first DI win. McCarthy joins three other Fresno State coaches who've won their season openers, Donna Pickel, Adrian Wiggins and Jaime White. McCarthy looks to build his win streak against the Roadrunners.
- Longest opening win streak in a coaches first season: 5, Donna Pickel (1971-72)
- Longest win streak in a coaches first season: 13, Jaime White (2014-15)
Two Bulldogs made their presence known in the season opener against Fresno Pacific, Danae Powell and Jasia Gamble. The sophomore, Powell, collected her third career start with 18 points, just shy of matching her career high 22-points. Gamble made her Bulldog debut on Monday night in sync with Powell as the team's leading scorer with 18 points. The duo is tied for second in the MW with Aliyah Alexander (UNLV) in scoring and tied third in FG percentage at .277 (8-of-12).
A LOOK AT THE ROADRUNNERS
- CSUB is lead by second-year head coach Ari Wideman
- Roadrunners dropped their season opener against Utah Valley, 66-42
- Roadrunners see the departure of 10 players and the addition of seven new ones
- CSUB lost their top-three scorers from last season in Ari Dizon (9.5 ppg) to Western Carolina, Catie Gingras (6.1 ppg) to Eastern Washington and Garrison Freeman (5.0 ppg) to Siena
- CSU Bakersfield was predicted to finish last in the Big West
- Fresno State prepares for their first road contest of the 2025-26 season.
- The last time the 'Dogs had a road game in the first five games was in 2021-22
- In the 2024-25 campaign, the 'Dogs played four games at home before their first road game
- Bulldogs will spend plenty of time on the road this November with five road games after CSU Bakersfield
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