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Big West Preview — UC Irvine

January 7, 2009 by

Becoming a consistently winning program is tougher in college sports than anywhere else. Student turnover rates are high, and often a team is forced to field young and inexperienced squads if they gra...
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Big West Preview — UC Davis

January 7, 2009 by

Coming off a tough season, UC Davis is looking to put up some much better numbers to show everyone that they are not the league doormat that people have come to expect them to be since their move up t...
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Big West Preview — Cal Poly

January 7, 2009 by

Kevin Bromley has his work cut out for him with this year's Cal Poly squad. The ninth-year head coach has a team picked to finish near the bottom of the Big West, with a 3-9 record and a tough road ah...
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Big West Preview — UC Riverside

January 7, 2009 by

Expected to finish last in the Big West, the UC Riverside men's basketball team has so far surpassed all expectations, finishing the preseason 7-4 and holding the best overall record in the conference...
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Big West Preview — UC Riverside

January 6, 2009 by

Last season, the UC Riverside Highlanders' run for their third consecutive Big West conference tournament championship ended in the semifinals in a 63-53 loss to #2 seed UC Davis. During the preseason...
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Big West Preview — UC Santa Barbara

January 6, 2009 by

For the first time in what seems like decades, UCSB women's basketball is a bit of a mystery. After all, it is not every year that a team has to replace a legendary head coach who won 11 of 12 confere...
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Big West Preview — UC Davis

January 6, 2009 by

A year ago, the Aggies (4-7) were the figurative new kids on the block, playing in their first season as official members of the Big West. Using a lineup stacked with veteran players itching to play w...
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Big West Preview — Pacific

January 6, 2009 by

With a 14-16 overall record last year, including 9-7 in the ultra-competitive Big West, the Pacific Tigers women's team was good enough for fourth place in the conference. But for third-year Coach Lyn...
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Big West Preview — Cal Poly

January 6, 2009 by

Despite being picked to finish fifth in the conference in preseason polls, the Cal Poly women's basketball team shot out to the best preseason record in the Big West. Things changed a bit for their co...
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Big West Preview — UC Irvine

January 6, 2009 by

Last season, the UC Irvine women's basketball team finished with a 7-24 record overall and a 3-13 record in conference. This year, they have a new coach, but things are not shaping up much better than...
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Big West Preview — Cal State Fullerton

January 6, 2009 by

Picked to finish sixth in the Big West, a battle-tested Cal State Fullerton squad looks to prove the doubters wrong come league play, even if their guard-heavy roster, rebounding woes and abysmal non-...
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Big West Preview — Cal State Northridge

January 6, 2009 by

Preseason discussions about Big West women's basketball all revolved around how evenly matched all nine squads in the conference are. With quality matchups across the board, teams will have to come ou...
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Big West Preview — Long Beach State

January 6, 2009 by

January marks the beginning of the New Year, where people make resolutions to change their life for the better. While some people vow to lose weight, be a better parent or get out of debt, for others,...
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UCSB Undefeated to Start Big West Play

January 5, 2009 by

UC Riverside was the preseason pick to take home the Big West title. Defending champion UCSB felt disrespected. Sunday afternoon, in what may well have been a preview of the Big West Championship, the...
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Gauchos Lose Twice in Conference

January 5, 2009 by

Unfortunately for James Powell and UCSB (6-8 overall, 0-2 in the Big West), this shot from beyond the arc was released just a second after the end of regulation and was waived off, giving the Gauchos ...
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