HAYWARD, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team will play their first home contest of 2020 when they welcome in rival Cal State Monterey Bay for the first installment of the "Battle of the Bays" clash.
 
The Pioneers will face the Otters on Saturday, January 11 at 1:00 inside Pioneer Gymnasium. CSUEB is currently sitting atop the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings with a 7-2 conference mark and a 11-4 overall record.
 
East Bay has won 13 consecutive games over the Monterey Bay Otters, dating back to Feb. 2013. It is the team's longest winning streak amongst any opponent in the league.
 
PIONEER POINTS

• The Pioneers are currently 11-4 on the season with a 7-2 mark in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play.
• CSUEB is 4-1 in games played inside Pioneer Gymnasium so far this season.
• East Bay is 3rd in the CCAA allowing only 59.5 points per game.
• CSUEB is also 3rd in the conference averaging 69.5 points per contest.
• The Pios have the best scoring margin in the league at +10.0.
• The Pioneers defense is holding opponents to just 35.7% shooting, second best in the league.
• East Bay is also second in the conference in shooting percentage, hitting at a 42.7 percent clip per game.
• The Pios are 3rd in the conference in three-point shooting at 32.3 percent.
• East Bay is 4th best in the CCAA at defending the 3-point line as teams are only converting 28.8 percent of 3-pointers taken.
• CSUEB is 1st in the conference in rebounding defense holding their opponents to 30.1 rebounds per game.
• Cal State East Bay is the best in the CCAA in rebounding margin at +7.8 so far this season.
• Regina Sankey is leading the squad with 10.1 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field.
• Sankey is 3rd on the team lead with 18 steals, she swiped a career best eight steals in a win over Chico State.
• Morgan Greene is leading the Pioneers with 7.8 rpg., 8th best in the CCAA. She is 3rd in the league with 117 total rebounds.
• Greene notched season-high marks with 17 points, 14 rebounds in East Bay's CCAA Game of the Week victory over Humboldt State.
• Madison Schiller is currently 8th in the conference with 3.1 apg. Schiller is also 8th in the league with a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio.
• Schiller has collected a team-high 30 steals on the season, 5th best in the CCAA. She is also averaging 9.4 points and 3.0 rebounds on 47.6 percent shooting.

 
SCOUTING CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
The Cal State Monterey Bay Otters are currently 3-8 on the season with a 3-6 record in CCAA play after their one-point, upset victory over No. 22 UC San Diego before falling to No. 16 Cal State San Marcos to close the weekend. Sylvia Vartazarian leads the Otters 14.4 points per contest with 6.5 rebounds. Katie Fitzgerald is adding 13.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists.