Match 21: No. 9 Fresno State (13-7, 5-0 GCC) vs No. 16 LMU (11-12, 4-0 GCC)
Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 12 P.M. PT - Fresno, Calif. - Aquatics Center
Live Stats: The Fosh
TV: CW59
Stream: Mountain West Network
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: Fresno State leads, 3-2
Last Meeting: Fresno State defeated LMU 11-8 for the GCC Championship on April 24, 2022
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State will go for its tenth-straight win on Saturday, and looks to remain undefeated in conference play.
Fresno State will honor seven seniors ahead of Saturday's matchup - Jillian Schultz, Daphne Guevremont, Isabella Sonkoly, Kelsey McKenney, Paula Nieto Jasny, Kaitlin Howarth and Cynthia Rosa.
Fresno State has won 20-straight GCC games dating back to March 27, 2021.
The Bulldogs ranked No. 9 in this week's CWPA team rankings.
With a win on Saturday, Fresno State will earn a share of its third-straight regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the GCC tournament.
Brooke Ochoa is tied for fourth in the GCC with 51 goals and tied for fifth in points with 67.
Goalie Paula Nieto Jasny is the league leader with a 9.42 goals against average.
Cynthia Rosa has a 48-3 sprint record with a .941 winning percentage. Her percentage leads the conference and her 48 wins is second in the GCC and second in the country.
The Bulldogs have 16 different players with at least one goal scored, and seven players with 10 or more goals.
Fresno State is fresh off of two key wins on the road over Top 20 teams in then-No. 12 Pacific and then-No. 20 San Jose State.
A LOOK AT THE RECORD BOOK
Daphne Guevremont moved into second in program history in career goals, surpassing Callie Woodruff. Guevremont currently has 168 career goals. Emily Nicholson holds the program record with 195 goals.
Guevremont now holds the program record for most assists in a career, surpassing Claire Schade. Guevremont has 115 assists in her career.
Guevremont now owns the program record for most career steals, grabbing 100 in her time as a Bulldog. She passed Nicholson, who held the record previously with 83.
Guevremont also has the program's record for most career field blocks with 54.
Goalkeeper Paula Nieto Jasny owns the program record with 567 in her career.
SINGLE SEASON NUMBERS OUTLOOK
Brooke Ochoa's 51 goals through this point of the season is the fourth-most in a single season in program history.
Ochoa also has the eighth-most steals in a single season with 23 entering this weekend's competition.
Jillian Schultz has 43 drawn exclusions, a number that is fifth-most in a single season in program history.
CWPA FLASHBACK
Fresno State moved up a spot in this week's national rankings, and sits at their highest ranking of the season this far.
Preseason: No. 8
Jan. 18: No. 8
Jan. 25: No. 9
Feb. 1: No. 8
Feb. 8: No. 10
Feb. 15: No. 10
Feb. 22: No. 10
March 1: No. 8
March 8: No. 8
March 15: No.8
March 23: T-No. 7
March 29: No. 9
SCOUTING LMU
LMU was chosen as the preseason conference favorite this year.
LMU is ranked 16th in the national poll this week with a record of 11-12 overall and 4-0 in GCC play.
Last weekend in their home finales, they defeated CBU (13-8), Westcliff (17-11) and No. 18 UC San Diego (14-12).
Marialena Seletopoulou is second in the GCC with 61 goals and third in points with 71.
Ruth Arino Ruiz is ranked second in the GCC in total points and leads the league with 45 assists.