Cal State women finally make poll

Pos. Institution (1st Place)
Previous
W-L
Pts
1. Delta State (24)
1
22-0
622
2. Seattle Pacific
2
22-0
599
3. North Dakota
3
23-1
565
4. South Dakota (1)
4
22-1
554
5. Concordia (Minn.)
5
24-1
520
6. Drury
6
20-2
488
tie Holy Family
7
24-0
488
8. Fort Lewis
8
24-1
449
9. Indiana (Pa.)
9
22-2
421
10. West Georgia
10
23-2
408
11. Alaska-Anchorage
11
22-3
374
12. Arkansas Tech
12
20-3
345
13. Stonehill
15
20-4
291
14. Valdosta State
14
20-4
284
15. Anderson
16
22-2
269
16. West Texas A&M
17
19-4
243
17. Washburn
18
19-4
221
18. Emporia State
20
18-5
156
19. Hillsdale
22
21-3
154
20. Franklin Pierce
21
20-4
150
21. Chico State
13
20-5
127
22. Tusculum
NR
21-3
93
23. Francis Marion
25
18-5
49
24. Cal State-San Bernardino
NR
19-4
43
25. Fairmont State
19
20-5
42

Dropped Out: Augustana, Michigan Tech

Others Receiving Votes: Augustana 33; Missouri Science & Technology 25; Assumption 18; Augusta State 17; Michigan Tech 14; West Liberty State 13; Clayton State 12; St. Mary’s 12; South Carolina-Aiken 10; California (Pa.) 4; Shepherd 3; Indianapolis 3; American International 2; Bowie State 1; Lander 1; Nebraska-Kearney 1; Tampa 1.<

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Student-athlete profile – Shanae Blake, Cal State San Bernardino

SHANAE BLAKE

Cal State San Bernardino

Basketball

The lowdown: The 5-foot-5 junior point guard is averaging 10.7 points and helped the Coyotes (19-4, 13-3) to a share of first place in the CCAA. Recorded a season-high of 20 points against Chico State earlier this season on the road. Totaled 17 with fie rebounds in Cal States most recent win. Redshirted last season at Cal State after coming over from Chaffey College where she played for two seasons and earned all-conference and all-state honors. Competed in basketball and track in high school, earning all-league honors in both.

Age: 22

Hometown: Pomona

High school: Chino High School, 2003

Major: Psychology

Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite team: Cal State San Bernardino

Role model: My parents (Alvin and Tawana Blake)

Cant miss TV show: Maury

Most embarrassing moment: Airballed two free throws in a row my freshman year in high school.

Most memorable sports moment: Being named MVP at the Orange Coast Tournament (while at Chaffey).

Person most influential in your athletic success: My parents

Celebrity you most want to meet: Michael Jordan/Cynthia Cooper

Favorite food: Shrimp

Favorite movie: Love and Basketball

Other hobbies: sleeping

Whats in your CD player/iPOD: Destinys Child

Best advice anyone has given you: Do what makes you happy. Dont let other people make decisions for you.

What do you want to be doing in five years: Working withg disabled and disadvantaged youths.

– Compiled by Michelle Gardner

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Coyote sub earns weekly top player honor

Cal State San Bernardino guard Leslie Pickron has been named Wilson California Collegiate Athletic Association Womens Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-17.

Pickron, a 5-foot-8 senior from Riverside, Calif., averaged 17.0 points, one rebound and two assists in victories over Chico State and Cal State Stanislaus that propelled the Coyotes into a first-place tie with Chico State. Both the Coyotes and Wildcats are battling for the CCAAs regular-season title and the top-seed in the conference tournament.

In a match-up of the conferences top two teams, Pickron came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points, dish out two assists and collect three steals while playing 23 minutes. She came up big for the Coyotes as she connected on four of nine shots from behind the three-point line in helping Cal State San Bernardino to a 61-51 victory.

One night later against Cal State Stanislaus, Pickron scored 20 points and had two assists in 19 minutes during a 74-60 win. She was six of eight from three-point range and concluded the night seven of nine from the field.

Cal State San Bernardino concludes its home schedule this week when it hosts Cal Poly Pomona and UC San Diego.

The player of the week on the men’s side is senior Devin Peal of Humboldt State.

Wilson CCAA Womens Basketball Player of the Week:
Nov. 12-18: Renee Goldoff (Chico State); Nov.19-25: Shristy Kumar (Cal State Stanislaus); Nov. 26 Dec. 2: Vanessa Wilt (Cal State San Bernardino); Dec. 3-9: Vanessa Wilt (Cal State San Bernardino); Dec. 10-16: Veronica Williams (Cal State L.A.); Dec. 17-23: Vanessa Wilt (Cal State San Bernardino); Dec. 24-30: Dane Wellander (Sonoma State); Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Vanessa Wilt (Cal State San Bernardino); Jan 7-13: Melissa Richardson (Chico State); Jan. 14-20: Michelle Osier (UC San Diego); Jan. 21-27: Vanessa Wilt (Cal State San Bernardino); Jan. 28-Feb. 3: Krystle Mays (San Francisco State); Feb. 4-10: Audriana Spencer (Chico State); Feb. 11-17: Leslie Pickron (Cal State San Bernardino).

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