SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team earned the No. 4-seed for the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Division I Tournament and will face Morris College in its opening-round game. 

The Schedule
Game 31
Friday, March 1 – 3:00 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (12-18, 1-0 A.I.I.) vs. Morris College (S.C.) (2-26, 0-3 A.I.I.)
Montgomery, W.Va. – Neal D. Baisi Athletic Center
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The Field
The Cougars were granted the fourth seed for the A.I.I. tournament after a 12-18 overall season. Robert Morris (17-12) was named top-seed, host West Virginia Tech (15-13) the two-seed, and Voorhees College (S.C.) (14-16) is the third-seed. Morris (2-26) is the No. 5-seed and Allen University (1-25) is the No. 6-seed. RMC and WVU Tech receive first round byes. The winner of CSUSM and Morris will play RMC on Saturday with a trip to the finals on the line.

A Look Into The Past
CSUSM took home the A.I.I. Division II title in 2012, defeating Indiana Northwest, 61-58, in the semis before topping Valley City State (N.D.), 54-52, in the title game. The Cougars were ousted in the first round of the NAIA national tournament by Davenport (Mich.), 84-63. Mechel'la Logan averaged 13.5 PPG and 9.5 RPG while Sarah Jackson averaged 11.0 PPG to earn All-A.I.I. Tournament Team honors.

State of the Team
CSUSM has won three of its last four games to end the regular season after dropping eight of nine between Dec. 21-Jan. 23. The Cougars shot 42 percent from the floor in that span, four points better than their season average of 38 percent. Cassie Damyanovich averaged 15.0 PPG over the last four games and four players – Jackson, Alexandria Alvarado, Heather Thompson and Nanice Kollee – shot better than 50 percent.

Probable Starters – Quick Facts
G – Sarah Jackson: Ranks 12^th in the nation in total steals (84) and leads A.I.I.
G – Cassie Damyanovich: Averaging 15.0 PPG over the last four.
G – Alexandria Alvarado: Averaging eight points and 3.25 assists per game over the last four.
F – Sherika Miller: Tallied 17 points in the season finale vs. UC Santa Cruz.
F – Heather Thompson: 8.07 RPG is highest average in the A.I.I.

Probable Reserves – Quick Facts
F – Mechel'la Logan: Scored 12 points in her final home game as a Cougar on Feb. 9 vs. New Hope Christian.
G – Anna Nguyen: Averaging 4.2 PPG in 26 appearances for the Cougars.
G – Nanice Kollee: Leads the team with a 59 percent field goal percentage.
G – Jessica Harris: 11 points in season finale vs. UCSC.
 
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