GAME 5: FRESNO STATE (3-1, 0-0 MW) VS UC SAN DIEGO (1-3, 0-0 BW)
Sun. Nov. 17, 2024 | 2 p.m. PT | ESPN+ | Lion Tree Arena | San Diego, Calif.
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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball prepares for their first road contest of the 2024-25 season taking on the UC San Diego Tritons at Lion Tree Arena on Sunday, Nov. 17. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. PT and will be streaming live on ESPN+.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State hits the road with a 3-1 record and will visit UC San Diego (1-3)
Fresno State is 3-1 to start the season for the second-consecutive season.
Fresno State is 3-1 to start the season for the sixth time under head coach Jaime White.
Mia Jacobs has recorded a double-double in all three of her games this season. The only MW players with longer double-double streaks to begin a season are UNLV's Sherry McCracklin (six in 2003-04) and Katie Powell (four in 2017-18).
Jacobs is the second player in MW history with at least 90 points, 40 rebounds and 13 steals through her first four games of a season and the first Bulldog in program history.
Jacobs is the first since 1999-00 Linda Frohlich from UNLV with 100 Points, 41 Total Rebounds, 16 Steals (11/15/1999 - 11/28/1999)
Fresno State played its third game in five days, going 2-1 in that span.
Last time Taija Sta. Maria hit double figures was on Mar. 5th when the 'Dogs hosted New Mexico
Mia Jacobs has hit 20 or more points in the last three games (21, 25, 26) and hit a new season high 26 points against Southern Utah
For the fourth consecutive game Fresno State has made 6 or more 3PFG.
Bulldogs held a 50.0 floor % against Southern Utah
Head coach Jaime White is 2-8 in the first road match of the season
Fresno State wraps up with their third game of the week this Sunday. Bulldogs will then take a four day break before they return back home to host CSUN on Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. in the Save Mart Center.
ABOUT THE MATCH UP
Fresno State and UC San Diego will meet for just the second time in program history this Sunday. This will also be their first meeting in San Diego.
Bulldogs' lead the all-time meetings at 1-0. In the last meeting, Fresno State grabbed a 19 point win over the Tritons at the Save Mart Center, 71-52 where Franka Wittenberg led the 'Dogs in scoring with 19 points followed by Mia Jacobs with 15.
IT'S MIA'S WORLD & WE'RE JUST LIVING IN IT
It's been quite the week for Mia Jacobs. The junior started the week earning her 500th point in a Bulldog uniform and saw her third straight double-double of the season adding on a career-high 15 rebounds. Jacobs is the second player in MW history with at least 90 points, 40 rebounds and 13 steals through the first four games of a season and the first since 1999. Jacobs is the only Fresno State player to achieve this feat.
In a mid-week push for the Aussie, she recorded her third straight 20+ point game against Southern Utah on Wednesday night. Jacobs now ties her career streak of three consecutive 20+ games. Just short of five rebounds on Wednesday night, Jacobs was on the cusp of tying Katie Powell (UNLV, 2017-18) to earn a double-double in the first four games of the season.
Now through four games Jacobs has amassed 90 points, 40 rebounds and 13 steals.
ROAD FIGHT
The 'Dogs look forward to their first road trip of the season down south in San Diego. Fresno State has seen their fair share of struggles on the road in the past seasons, holding a 2-8 record in first road games of the season in the last 10 years.
Last year the Bulldogs held a 3-10 road record, only seeing wins in conference against San Jose State, Utah State and Air Force. Fresno State looks to set the tone this season, grabbing a win in the first road game of the season since 2021, at Utah Valley, 71-62.
BY THE NUMBERS
56.25 - Fresno State's scoring defense through four games
.739 - Fresno State's free throw percentage
2 - Mia Jacobs national ranking for number of free throws made, 31
8 - Number of players tied with Mia Jacobs at No. 1 in the national rankings with three double-doubles
A LOOK AT THE TRITONS
Head coach Heidi VanDerveer enters her 13th season leading the Tritons
Tritons are coming off a double overtime loss to Saint Mary's on Thursday night, Sugapong grabbed the final three points on the table to tie it 54-54 in regulation. Spriggs's 1-1 from the charity stripe saw, 65-65 in OT. UCSD could not connect to the basket in 2OT, 74-65.
UC San Diego returns 12 Tritons from the 2023-24 squad, including starters Gracie Gallegos, Parker Montgomery and Sumayah Sugapong.
Sugapong was named Big West Freshman of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention
Former Spartan, Sabrina Ma is the newest transfer to UCSD
UCSD was picked sixth in the Big West's preseason poll
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has completed a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.