LOS ANGELES – The Yale women's basketball team wraps up its trip to California with a pair of games at LMU's Thanksgiving Classic this weekend. The Bulldogs face Fresno State Friday (1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) and LMU Saturday (3:30 p.m. Pacific Time,
WCC Network).
Last Game
Yale (3-2, 0-0 Ivy League) fell to No. 11 UCLA 100-65 Tuesday night in the first meeting between the two schools. Junior guard
Ellen Margaret Andrews (Dallas, Texas) scored a career-high 22 points and was joined in double figures by senior guard
Roxy Barahman (Calabasas, Calif.) and sophomore forward
Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.), who had 13 points each. Emsbo added six rebounds, two steals and a block.
Roxy Near the Top
Senior guard
Roxy Barahman (Calabasas, Calif.) is second in the Ivy League in scoring (17.0 points per game). Last year she led the league and was 47th nationally in that category (18.6 points per game).
The 20 Point Club
On Tuesday night at UCLA, junior guard
Ellen Margaret Andrews (Dallas, Texas) became the third Bulldog to break the 20 point barrier this season. Andrews' career-high 22 point effort against the Bruins was highlighted by 8-for-10 shooting from the field. The other Bulldogs to have scored 20 or more points this season are junior guard
Tori Andrew (St. Louis, Mo.) and senior guard
Roxy Barahman (Calabasas, Calif.).
Emsbo on the Boards
Sophomore forward
Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.) is 21st in the NCAA in defensive rebounds per game (7.8) and 47th in rebounds per game (10.). Her season high in rebounds was 16 last week at UMass Lowell. Emsbo is ninth nationally in blocked shots per game (3.20).
California Bulldogs
Yale's trip to California brings three players back to their home state:
- First year guard Klara Astrom (Menlo Park, Calif.) was a two-time captain and first team All-Bay Area selection at Pinewood School, where she helped the team win four league championships and two CA Open NorCal championships.
- Senior guard Roxy Barahman (Calabasas, Calif.) was a three-time captain and All-CIF Southern Section selection and helped Oaks Christian to the state tournament.
- First year forward Ayla Elam (Woodside, Calif.) helped Miramonte advance to the semifinals of the state tournament her senior year. She also played for Head-Royce School and Menlo School.
The Bulldogs will celebrate Thanksgiving in Barahman's hometown of Calabasas, which is 30 miles from Los Angeles.
End of the Road
These three games in California are the end of a stretch of six straight road games for Yale. The Bulldogs play in three different states -- California, Massachusetts and New York -- during that stretch while traveling approximately 6,600 miles in 17 days. The stretch started at Colgate and continued with games at UMass Lowell and Northeastern last week. After spending almost a week in California the Bulldogs will head home after Saturday's game in LMU's Thanksgiving Classic.
Scouting Fresno State
Fresno State (4-2, 0-0 Mountain West) has dropped two of its last three after opening the season with three straight wins. The Bulldogs, who were a WNIT selection last season, have made four postseason appearances and had two 20 win seasons in head coach Jaime White's five years with the team.
Scouting LMU
LMU (2-4, 0-0 WCC Network) has lost three of four heading into Friday's game vs. Georgetown in the LMU Thanksgiving Classic. The Lions made it to the WNIT last season, winning 18 games.
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