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• November 24, 2010

The Cal State East Bay women’s basketball is the only team in action in a quiet week two of the winter season. The Pioneers open the 2010-11 season at the Lynda Goodrich Classic in Bellingham, Wash. East Bay will meet 24th-ranked Western Washington to open the tournament on Friday at 7 p.m. before taking on St. Martin’s on Saturday at 5 p.m. The rest of the Pioneer squads are off this week. Complete schedule and notes are below.

PDF: Winter Game Notes - Week 2

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LYNDA GOODRICH CLASSIC

#24 Western Washington
Friday, Nov. 26 • 7 p.m.
Sam Carver Gym • Bellingham, Wash.
Live stats: wwuvikings.com

St. Martin’s
Saturday, Nov. 27 • 5 p.m.
Sam Carver Gym • Bellingham, Wash.
Live stats: wwuvikings.com

Pioneers Set to Open Regular Season at Lynda Goodrich Classic: The Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team hits the road to open the 2010-11 regular season in Bellingham, Wash., this weekend. The Pioneers begin a seven-game road swing with No. 24 Western Washington and St. Martin’s at the Lynda Goodrich Classic, hosted by the Vikings. East Bay is coming off a pair of exhibition losses to start the season and will look to shake off the dust after a 10-day break from competition following their last preseason game at Holy Names. The tournament will also mark the regular season debuts for Head Coach Suzy Barcomb and Associate Head Coach and former Pioneer Holli Howard-Carpenter.

Last Time Out: The Cal State East Bay women’s basketball team dropped a 65-59 decision to Holy Names in its final exhibition game of the 2010-11 season. The Pioneers trailed by 10 at the half, 39-29, but made a big push in the second half, closing the gap to just six points in the end. Cassie Coble was key in the comeback effort, helping East Bay out-rebound the Hawks, 50-35, post 11 steals and hold Holy Names to 13 fewer points in the second half.

Looking Ahead: The Pioneers return to action on Dec. 3 for the Battle of the Bay and CCAA opener at San Francisco State before heading to Cal State Monterey Bay on Dec. 4 in the first week of conference play. East Bay will then head to Arcata for the CCAA/Pac West Challenge on Dec. 11-12, where it will face Dominican and Academy of Art.

Watching Western Washington: Cal State East Bay will open the 2010-11 campaign against the 24th-ranked Vikings on Friday night. Western Washington enters the weekend undefeated at 2-0 after capturing the GNAC/CCAA Crossover Challenge title in Seattle last week. The Vikings topped then-No. 11 UC San Diego before downing San Francisco State. The Vikings held SFSU to just 24 points, a single-game low by a GNAC school, while the win marked Head Coach Carmen Dolfo’s 400th of her career. Two seniors, center Lauren Hefflin and guard Amanda Dunbar, collected All-Tournament Team honors and lead the Vikings so far. Hefflin was also named GNAC Player of the Week after averaging 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in the two games while shooting 12-for-18 from the field. Dunbar was hot from three-point range, scoring 22 points in two games and going 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. Western is 21-3 all-time in 13 years at the Goodrich Classic, winning or tying for 11 tournament titles.

Scouting the Saints: St. Martin’s comes into this weekend’s tournament with a 2-2 record following a pair of losses last weekend at the Western Oregon/Phoenix Inn DII Shootout. The Saints fell to Humboldt State and Dixie State last week after opening the year with a pair of wins over Hawai’i Hilo. SMU is led by senior forward Dara Zack and senior center Katie Hawkins. Zack, a 2010 second-team All-GNAC selection, is averaging 19.3 points per game, while Hawkins checks in with 10.3 points per contest. Meanwhile, senior forward Kellie Snyder is pacing the Saints on the boards with 6.7 rebounds per game. St. Martin’s takes on Montana State Northern on Friday night. 

What’s In Store: The Pioneers return reigning CCAA Freshman of the Year Lauren Lucchesi, along with the conference’s sixth-leading scorer from 2009-10 in guard Claudia Nelson. East Bay also welcomes back five other returners while adding four freshman, including McDonald’s All-America nominee Sarah Finlay out of Reno High School.

2009-10 Rewind: Cal State East Bay finished its first season in the CCAA with just two wins but saw Lauren Lucchesi collect CCAA Freshman of the Year honors and Claudia Nelson lead the league in steals. Lucchesi led the Pioneers with 7.6 boards and 0.9 blocks per game, ranking sixth and eighth in the CCAA, respectively. Meanwhile, Nelson led the team with 14.4 points and 2.2 assists per game, ranking among the top 15 in the CCAA in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played. The Pioneers notched their first win over a CCAA opponent in overtime over Cal State LA before picking up an upset win over eventual CCAA Tournament Champion Humboldt State in the last week of the season. Nelson capped the season with CCAA Player of the Week honors.

Experience on the Sidelines: The Pioneers are just underway in their first season under new Head Coach Suzy Barcomb, who joins the Pioneers after 12 successful seasons at University of Puget Sound. Barcomb is the reigning WBCA Division III West Region Coach of the Year and brings experience transitioning to a more competitive level to the team after helping the Loggers move from NAIA to DIII.

Back On the Hill: Associate Head Coach Holli Howard-Carpenter, a former Pioneer guard and assistant coach at Chico State, joins Barcomb on the sidelines this season.  During her tenure at Chico State, Howard-Carpenter helped guide the Wildcats to four CCAA Tournament appearances and three NCAA Tournament berths, including two trips to the Division II Sweet 16. In her second season on the sideline, Chico State captured both the CCAA Tournament and regular season titles. With three years experience in the CCAA with the Wildcats, Howard-Carpenter is set to help build a program that will be among the best in the conference in the coming years.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Last Time Out: The Pioneers dropped a pair of games at the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic in Seattle, Wash., last weekend. Cal State East Bay faced two tough opponents in No. 10 Seattle Pacific and Western Washington, both NCAA Tournament teams last season. East Bay opened the tournament with a 102-62 loss to the Falcons before coming back the next night to fall to the Vikings, 98-82, reaching their highest point total of the young season. The Pioneers were led by sophomore guard Mark Samuels, whose average of 17.5 points and 46 percent shooting from the field earned him All-Tournament Team honors. The Berkeley native posted a season-high 26 points and five assists in the loss to Western Washington.

Looking Ahead: Cal State East Bay will take a two-week break from competition before returning to action to open CCAA play on Dec. 3 in the Battle of the Bay at San Francisco State. East Bay will then meet Cal State Monterey Bay on Dec. 4 before returning home to meet Notre Dame de Namur in nonconference actoin on Dec. 11.

2009-10 Review: The Pioneers finished the 2009-10 campaign with a 6-21 record. Cal State East Bay finished 12th with a record of 3-19 in the CCAA. Among the three Pioneer conference wins were a pair of overtime victories against Sonoma State. Seven of the Pioneer defeats in conference play were by 10 points or less. As a team the Pioneers averaged 60.8 points while shooting 39.2 percent from the field. The Pioneers had 318 offensive rebounds compared to 303 for their opponents. Freshman Mark Samuels was the Pioneers leading scorer with a 9.7 point per game average. Samuels scored in double figures 10 times during the 2009-10 campaign and ranked ninth in the CCAA in scoring. Jun Uchida became the all-time assist leader in Cal State East Bay history with 341, while Scott Knox established the Pioneer all-time three point record with 140.

Back in the Game: The Pioneers graduated five seniors and return four players from the 2009-10 squad that went 6-21 overall. Among the returners for the Pioneers are last year’s leading scorer in sophomore Mark Samuels, and senior Will Freedman, who helped the 2008-09 squad to the Cal Pac Tournament title and an appearance in the NAIA Championships.

Prowling the Sidelines: East Bay Head Coach Will Biggs enters his 14th season at the helm as the winningest coach in program history with a record of 202-154. Last season, Biggs picked up his 200th career victory and helped the Pioneers notch their first victories in their return to Division II and in the CCAA. Biggs welcomes new assistant coach Darren French to his staff. French has more than 10 years coaching experience, including three years in the CCAA with Cal State San Bernardino.

SWIMMING

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Last Time Out: The Pioneers finished third at a tri-meet with Fresno Pacific and Biola on Nov. 20 in Fresno. East Bay fell to FPU, 164-92, and to Biola, 182-86, the Pioneers had some impressive individual performances. For the second straight meet, Sara Bonino continued to impress.  Bonino was the overall winner in both the 1650 (18:49.2) and 500 freestyle (5:30.54) events, swimming comparable times to her efforts from last weekend. She also competed in two relay events, which made her one of the busiest swimmers at the meet.Rachel Knowles was the other workhorse of the afternoon, racing to a third-place finish in the 200 breast (2:37.30) followed a short time later by second-place finishes in the  100-yard breast (1:13.85) and 400 IM (5:08.92).

Looking Ahead: The Pioneers take the next three weeks off from competition to prepare for the UNLV Invtitational in Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 11-13.

Pioneers Make a Difference with Make-A-Wish: The Cal State East Bay swimming and water polo teams held a Swim for Wishes event to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, collecting $1400 for the organization and bringing 47 members of the community out to get in the pool for some exercise on Oct. 30. The event succeeded in bringing student-athletes, coaches, and members of the campus and Hayward communities together to swim a mile at Pioneer Pool, mingle and enjoy music and breakfast, all while supporting a great cause.