UCSB Gauchos (8-5, 2-1 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (0-14, 0-4 Big West)
Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: CSU Bakersfield looks to break its six-game home skid with a victory against UCSB.
The Roadrunners are 0-6 in home games. CSU Bakersfield has a 0-9 record against opponents over .500.
The Gauchos are 2-1 in Big West play. UCSB is seventh in the Big West with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Laurel Rockwood averaging 2.7.
CSU Bakersfield is shooting 32.0% from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points lower than the 38.3% UCSB allows to opponents. UCSB has shot at a 39.5% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points less than the 40.4% shooting opponents of CSU Bakersfield have averaged.
The Roadrunners and Gauchos meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aryana Dizon is shooting 31.5% and averaging 7.7 points for the Roadrunners.
Jessica Grant is shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Gauchos, while averaging 7.1 points.
LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 0-10, averaging 46.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 31.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.
Gauchos: 7-3, averaging 69.4 points, 30.0 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points.
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