SEATTLE - Seattle University women’s basketball (4-5) hosts its final non-conference opponent of 2025 with CSU Bakersfield (2-7) coming to town on Saturday, December 13 for a 1 PM game inside the Redhawk Center.
Graduate Ella Brubaker leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.7 points a contest, shooting 44.9 percent from the field. She ranks eighth amongst scorers in the conference through nine games. On the defensive end, Brubaker picks up 1.4 steals a contest, a mark that ranks tenth in the WCC.
Redshirt senior Tamia Stricklin aids in scoring, posting 9.3 PPG while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from behind the arc. Her 7.1 rebounds per game ranks sixth in the WCC, while her 64 total rebounds on the year ranks tied-sixth through nine games.
Freshman Jana Vesic and graduate Andjela Bigovic are both scoring 9.0 points a game and shooting above 40 percent from the field. Vesic ranks seventh in the WCC in assists per game, handing out 3.9 a contest. Bigovic ranks in the top-25 in the WCC in three point shooting, alongside Stricklin, shooting 34.6 percent, while also ranking top-10 on the defensive end with 1.1 blocks per game.
Freshman Dylan Mogel joins Vesic in the WCC’s top-10 in assists, handing out 3.1 per game in nine games.
Seattle U has combined for 41.9 percent shooting from the floor, a mark that ranks sixth in the conference. The Redhawks have netted 224 field goals in nine contests, ranking sixth in the league in FGM. They are top-three in the WCC in free throw percentage, uniting for a 74.8 percent shooting percentage from the stripe.
The Redhawks claim sixth in the league in defensive rebounds, averaging 26.4 a game. Similarly on the defensive end, they rank seventh in blocks with 3.1 and steals with 7.3 per game.
Seattle U and CSU Bakersfield meet for the 28th time in program history dating back to the start of the series in 2003. Since the Redhawks returned to Division I in 2008, the Roadrunners have maintained the series edge 16-11, but the Redhawks have claimed three of the last five meetings dating back to 2019. The pair met a season ago in Bakersfield, with SU securing the 58-49 victory.
The Roadrunners are 2-3 in their last five appearances, securing road wins over both Omaha and Wichita State. They narrowly fell in their Big West home opener against CSUN before falling to UC Santa Barbara last Saturday at home. Seattle U is the final non-conference road test for the Roadrunners, as they return home to host CSU East Bay and Eastern Washington before the new year. They carry a 2-2 road game record into Saturday’s contest, while the Redhawks will rely on their home court advantage, as they hold a 3-1 advantage in the Redhawk Center.
Following Saturday’s contest Seattle U heads out for one final non-conference game in pursuit of its first road win of the year, taking on Portland State on Wednesday, December 17. The Redhawks kick off their first season in the WCC on the road, traveling to both Pacific and Santa Clara before the turn of the new year.
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