Dec. 4, 2008

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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State hosts No. 22 TCU in the Pape' Slam on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game can be heard live on 790 ESPN Radio the Deuce and seen on Comcast channel 14.

Scouting the Lady Frogs
TCU is 6-1 and beat then No. 3 ranked Maryland 80-68 to open the season. Helena Sverrisdottir and TK Lafleur lead the Frogs in scoring at 16.3 points-per-game. As a team the Horned Frogs are scoring 77.4 points and shooting 43.5 percent from the field. TCU lost 77-68 to Boston College.

Bulldogs vs. TCU
TCU leads the overall series 5-4 and the Lady Frogs have won the last four meetings, including a 75-63 win in Fort Worth last year. Fresno State's last win against the Lady Frogs was a 83-75 victory in Fresno on January 20, 2000.

The Week That Was
Fresno State went 1-1 in the SMU Hoops For The Cure Tournament, hosted by SMU. The Bulldogs lost a tough 70-69 to Charlotte and then beat Sam Houston State 76-63 on Saturday. LaShay Fears was named to the all-tournament team. Marnique Arnold had a career-high 12 rebounds against Charlotte and a career-high 17 points against Sam Houston State.

Arnold Has Career Weekend
Sophomore Marnique Arnold had impressive weekend at the SMU Hoops For The Cure Tournament where she averaged 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in two games as the Bulldogs defeated Sam Houston State 76-63 and lost to Charlotte 70-69. Arnold had a career high 12 rebounds against Charlotte to go along with eight points and against Sam Houston State she had a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Tough on the Boards
Fresno State has been very impressive on the boards as they are out rebounding opponents by a margin of 14.6 a game. The margin is the best in the WAC. The Bulldogs are averaging 46.4 rebounds a game to the 32.2 they are allowing. Bailey Amundsen leads Fresno State in rebounding at 9.2 a game. Marnique Arnold is second on the team at 7.4.

Bulldog Wins Against Nationally Ranked Opponents
Dec. 1, 2006, Fresno State 74 No. 23 Texas Tech 65
Nov. 21, 2006, Fresno State 61 No. 18 BYU 51
Feb. 8, 1992, Fresno State 86 No. 25 Long Beach State 84 (OT)
Jan. 23, 1991, Fresno State 73 at No. 24 Long Beach State 72
Feb. 24, 1990, Fresno State 73 No. 2 UNLV 65

"Join the State - Fresno State"- The Fresno State basketball team travels to Pacific on Saturday at 5 p.m. The game can be heard live on 790 ESPN Radio, the Deuce. The Dogs return hom on December 9 when they host Cal-State Northridge at 7 p.m. For ticket information click on the tickets link at the top of the page.