SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team will face NCAA Division II opponent Point Loma Nazarene on Wednesday night at MiraCosta College.

The Schedule
Game 26
Wednesday, January 23 – 7:30 p.m.
Point Loma Nazarene (5-9) at Cal State San Marcos (9-16)
Oceanside, Calif. – MiraCosta College
Live Stats

Come One, Come All to CSUSM Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night
The Department of Athletics would like to invite CSUSM faculty and staff to CSUSM Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night on January 23. We know our faculty and staff work hard to make Cal State San Marcos the highly touted institution it has grown to be. Wednesday's contest is free of charge for CSUSM faculty/staff and their families. Faculty and staff will be able to participate in half time promotions and will be recognized during the contests.

Follow @CSUSMGameday Live
Fans can now follow play-by-play and in-game updates at twitter.com/CSUSMGameday for the remaining home men's and women's basketball games. The new link will replace the “Live Stats” link on CSUSMcougars.com.

Give Me A Break
After playing 21 games in its first two months of the season, CSUSM started the new year with three games on consecutive days (Jan. 2-4). Since then, the Cougars have played just one game on Jan. 16 at PLNU. Wednesday's contest will be just CSUSM's second game in a 19-day span.
 
PLNU-CSUSM Recap
The Sea Lions prevailed 55-41 over the Cougars in their previous meeting on Jan. 16. PLNU ended the first half on an 8-1 run before opening the second frame with an 8-0 stretch to take a 33-17 lead that CSUSM could not climb back from. Nanice Kollee led the Cougars with 11 points, a career high, while Heather Thompson corralled 17 rebounds. CSUSM is 1-3 all-time against PLNU.

Spreading the Wealth
Kollee's 11 points were a career high and she became the ninth different Cougar to lead the team in scoring during a game this season. During the 2011-12 season, only eight players led the team in scoring the entire season.

Top 10 Tales
Despite being seven games under .500, the Cougars rank in the top 10 of NAIA Division I in a number of categories. CSUSM ranks first with 105 total blocks and 1063 total rebounds, fifth in total scoring offense (1543 points), sixth in total steals (271) and 10^th in blocks per game (4.200).

Probable Starters – Quick Facts
G – Sarah Jackson: Leads the nation with 69 steals and is 18^th nationally at 2.76 steals per game.
G – Jessica Harris: Has taken over a starting role for the Cougars over the last 17 games and is averaging 5.4 PPG.
G – Alexandria Alvarado: Averaging 4.2 PPG in 25.1 MPG.
F – Sherika Miller: Leads the team in scoring at 10.9 PPG.
F – Heather Thompson: Ranks 19^th in the nation with 161 boards. Matched a career high with 17 on Jan. 16 at PLNU.

Probable Reserves – Quick Facts
F – Mechel'la Logan: Third on the squad in scoring at 9.2 PPG.
G – Anna Nguyen: Recorded her first points of 2013 with two at PLNU on Jan. 16.
G – Nanice Kollee: Leads the team with a 57.9 FG%.
G – Cassie Damyanovich: Three points, two rebounds and an assist last week at PLNU.
G – Tessa Gonzalez: Has made two appearances in 2013.
F – Danielle Cooper: Out with a foot injury. Return still to be determined.
 
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