HAYWARD, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball program will have hit the road for their lone California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) contest of week against Stanislaus State on Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena in Turlock.
 
The Pioneers are currently 7-11 on the season with a 4-8 mark in conference play. The Pioneers are 3-5 in road games and 3-6 in games played at home.
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team was defeated by visiting Humboldt State on Thursday evening at Pioneer Gym. The game was tight for three quarters before the Jacks pulled away in the fourth to win by a final score of 78-57.
 
In a rematch of last season's first-round playoff matchup, both teams came out firing in a high-scoring opening half. East Bay shot 52 percent as a team in the first two quarters and rode the hot hand of junior Regina Sankey, who scored 11 of her team-high 13 points before halftime. However, the Pioneers found themselves trailing by two points at the break.
 
Elayshia Woolridge got in the groove in the second half after attempted just one field goal in the opening 20 minutes. The senior tallied all 11 of her points after halftime, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Jacks from extending their lead to six after the third quarter.
 
Humboldt used just six players in the game and all five starters played at least 36 minutes, but they didn't have foul trouble as they were whistled for just six personal fouls the entire evening. They also never appeared to fatigue; in fact, quite the opposite. After shooting 41 percent in the first half, the Jacks hit 60 percent from the field in the second. They ended up out-scoring the Pioneers 22-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory.
 
Kayley Hsiung was perfect from three-point range for the night, going 4-for-4 and finishing with 12 points. The junior is now shooting 48 percent from long distance after her last five games.
 
Savannah McGill racked up 17 rebounds to lead all players, but had a tough night offensively with just two points. Woolridge and Kincso Kelemen led the team with four assists apiece.
 
The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team fell to visiting Chico State by a final score of 75-64 Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Gymnasium.
 
It was the fourth straight loss for the Pioneers, who are now 7-11 overall with a 408 mark in conference play.
 
Chico was extremely successful at drawing contact and seemed to spend the majority of the afternoon at the free throw line, which put nearly every East Bay player was in foul trouble. In total, the Pioneers were whistled for 27 fouls, resulting in a staggering 42 free throw attempts. The Wildcats were excellent in those opportunities at the line (led by Shay Stark, which went 19-for-21 on free throws for a game-high 29 points), and ended up scoring nearly half their points for the game on foul shots.
 
Regina Sankey led the Pioneers in scoring with 17 points, and the junior pulled in seven rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench. Madison Schiller added 15 points on an efficient 5-for-7 from the field.
 
Delia Moore had a hot hand from outside, tallying 11 points and going 3-for-4 from, beyond the arc. Elayshia Woolridge matched her scoring with 11 and added three assists and a team-high five steals. Fellow senior Savannah McGill pulled in 16 boards, her seventh time in the last eight games reaching double figures in rebounding.
 
PIONEER POINTS
Savannah McGill leads the Pioneers in minutes, scoring, rebounding, assists, and blocks for the season, and she's one of just six CCAA players currently averaging more than 10 rebounds per game. McGill is second in the conference and tied for 14th in the nation with 11.6 rebounds per game and ninth in the CCAA with 16 blocks. She has seven double doubles on the season including four double doubles in league play and has grabbed 13 or more rebounds in seven of the last eight games.
 
Elayshia Woolridge has come on strong over the last two months. Woolridge leads the Pioneers with 11.5 points in CCAA action including double figures scoring in nine of the last 11 games. She is second on the team with 2.4 assists through 30.4 minutes per outing.
 
Junior transfer Regina Sankey has played well of late for Cal State East Bay. Sankey has notched double figures in three consecutive contests. She is averaging 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds on 51.6 percent shooting through 25.6 minute per game.
 
Pioneers rank among the top defensive teams in the CCAA. They're first in the league in scoring defense (60.7 ppg) and fifth in opponent field goal percentage (.377). They have also been effective defending the three-point arc, holding teams to 29.5 percent. East Bay has performed impressively on the glass, ranking first among the 13 CCAA schools in rebounding defense (35.8) and second in the league in total rebounds with 727.
 
SCOUTING STANISLAUS STATE
The Stanislaus State Warriors enter the matchup against the Pioneers with a 4-12 mark on the season with a 3-9 record in conference action after defeating SF State before falling to Sonoma State last week. Kyanna Davis leads the Warriors with 13.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Angelica Baylon is adding 11.0 points and 4.1 assists for Stanislaus State.