SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball competes in the UC San Diego Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
 
The Schedule
Game 4
Friday, Nov. 25 – 3 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (2-1) at Azusa Pacific (2-3)
La Jolla, Calif. | RIMAC Arena
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Game 5
Saturday, Nov. 26 – 1 p.m.
CSUSM vs. Saginaw Valley State (3-0)
La Jolla, Calif. | RIMAC Arena
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THE COUGARS AT A GLANCE

• The Cougars defeated Humboldt State on the road, 65-51, last Thursday in their conference opener.
• Juniors Savannah Camp scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including a 3-of-6 performance from behind the arc. 
• CSUSM & HSU are the first teams to play a conference game this season, with most teams not starting CCAA play until the week of Nov. 28.

RUNDOWN OF AZUSA PACIFIC

• CSUSM is 0-1 overall against APU.
• The teams last met on Dec. 28, 2011 in CSUSM's inaugural season. A slow start by the Cougars put them in a 19-0 hole just eight minutes in and led to a 76-59 loss to APU.
• APU has played three CCAA schools so far this season, defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills (Nov. 11) 70-68 before dropping back-to-back decisions to Cal Poly Pomona (Nov. 12) and Cal State L.A. (Nov. 15) by scores of 56-67 and 61-64, respectively.
• APU was picked to finish second in the PacWest Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

SAGINAW VALLEY STATE

• This will be the first meeting between the Cougars and Cardinals.
• Last season, SVSU fell to eventual NCAA Division II Final Four participant Grand Valley State, 56-63, in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Semifinals.
• The Cardinals return All-American center Emily Wendling who is averaging 17.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
• SVSU was picked to finish second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division.

THE CCAA CONFERENCE

• Cal State San Marcos is a part of the 13-team California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Conference, made up of 12 Cal State institutions and UC San Diego.
• The CCAA is one of the premier NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. Its teams have won more national championships (153) than any other conference. 

THE JIMENEZ FILE

• Head coach Renee Jimenez enters her second season in charge of the Cougar women's basketball team, a program that is only in its sixth season of existence.
• Jimenez has compiled a 132-89 in her eight seasons coaching in the CCAA, spending two seasons at Cal State San Bernardino after a five-year stint at Cal State Monterey Bay.

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