HAYWARD, Calif., -- After nearly two weeks off for the holidays, the Cal State East Bay women's basketball team will return to action California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action with road matchups against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, December 29 at Coussoulis Arena and Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday, December 30 in Kellogg Gym. Both games are set to tip at 5:30 p.m.
 
The Pioneers are currently sitting at 7-5 on the season with a 3-3 mark in conference play while also garnering three straight victories before the holiday break.
 
LAST ACTION
In a matchup between the defending California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) champions and the defending PacWest Conference champions, the Cal State East Bay women's basketball team was victorious over California Baptist by a final score of 82-78 on Tuesday at Pioneer Gym.
 
The Pioneers improve to 7-5 for the season after winning their third straight contest, and wrap up their non-conference slate with a 4-2 record.
 
East Bay came out on top of the back-and-forth game thanks in large part to an outstanding shooting performance from beyond the three-point arc. The Pioneers went 11-for-22 as a team for an even 50 percent. Janae Chamois, who scored a career-high 22 points and fell one short of the school record with six three-point field goals, and Savannah McGill, who was a perfect 3-for-3 from deep, did most of the damage.
 
After an extremely tight first quarter, Chamois and Morgan Greene led the Pioneers on a 9-2 run midway through the second period to put them up four. In the final seconds before halftime, Kayley Hsiung missed a three-pointer from the right wing. CBU's Emma Merigglioli was unable to handle the long rebound, allowing Kayla Blair to steal the ball, turn around, and nail a three-pointer at the buzzer. That gave East Bay a six-point advantage at the break, the largest lead for either team to that point.
 
Another triple by Chamois early in the third quarter gave the Pioneers their largest lead of the evening at seven, but the Lancers quickly rallied back and eventually grabbed a lead of their own midway through the period. After that, it was a one-possession game for virtually the entire second half.
 
Elayshia Woolridge turned in a clutch effort down the stretch, scoring 13 points in the second half. She also made the biggest bucket of the game for the Pioneers. After McGill put CSUEB ahead by three with under two minutes to play, the Pioneers got a defensive stop then extended their shot clock on the other side of the floor with two offensive rebounds. Then with 38 seconds left, Woolridge took it into the lane and buried a short jumper. That put the Pioneers up by five, and allowed them to seal the game at the free throw line in the final seconds.
 
Woolridge finished with 19 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and two steals, going 8-for-16 from the floor. The assist and rebound totals are both season highs for the junior, who has now scored in double figures seven straight games.
 
Greene boasted yet another dominant effort on the glass, matching her career high with 18 rebounds. She also scored 21 points on 10-for-19 shooting, her third time this season surpassing the 20-point mark. The redshirt sophomore has now recorded eight double-doubles this season, which leads the CCAA and ranks among the top five in the nation.
 
McGill finished with 10 points and pulled in seven boards in 18 valuable minutes off the bench. McGill, Greene, Woolridge, and Chamois combined for 72 of the team's 82 points in the victory.
 
PIONEER POINTS
East Bay forward Morgan Greene (Phoenix, Ariz.) has continued to be a big part of the Pioneers early success. She is leading East Bay with 15.1 points and 11.9 rebounds. She is second in the CCAA in rebounding average and total rebounds. Greene is also tied for fourth in the nation in rebounding and rebounds per outing. Her nine double doubles are currently tied for third in the NCAA.
 
Greene is leading the Pioneers with 57.2% shooting from the field while averaging 31.8 minutes per game through all 12 starts this season. She also has 14 steals and a team high nine blocks.
 
Junior guard Elayshia Woolridge (Oakland, Calif.) is averaging 13.7 points and 26.1 through seven starts this season. Woolridge is leading East Bay with 3.9 assists per contest while shooting 45.7% from the field. She is currently fifth in the conference in total assists.
 
Woolridge has scored in double figures in nine games this season including seven consecutive games. She has also dished out five or more assists in seven different contests so far. Woolridge is also rebounding at a 4.1 per game clip wile leading the Pioneers with 18 steals.
 
Senior Janae Chamois (Eastvale, Calif.) was been shooting lights out from deep this season. Chamois leads the CCAA with 31 made three-pointers on the season at a 41.7% accuracy from beyond the arc. She is tallying 10.3 pointes per game with 2.6 made three-point field goals. She scored a career-high 22 points and fell one short of the school record with six three-point field goals in a win over Cal Baptist in December 19.
 
SCOUTING CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO
The Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes are currently sitting 4-6 on the season with a 2-4 conference record. The Coyotes are coming off back-to-back losses to Concordia (Calif.) and Cal Poly Pomona is their previous two contests. Kaitlyn Parks leads the team with 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per outing. Sabrea Coleman is adding 9.3 points and 3.9 assists for CSUSB.
 
SCOUTING CAL POLY POMONA
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos are 6-4 on the season and 3-2 in CCAA play after road wins over Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State San Bernardino. Chelsea Waddy-Blow is leading the Broncos with 11.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Priscilla Brooks is chipping in 11.4 and 8.2 boards fro CPP.