Game #30
ART U Urban Knights (22-7, 17-2 PWC) vs. NDNU Argonauts (3-23, 2-16 PWC)
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 1 p.m.
San Francisco – SF State's Main Gymnasium
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SENIOR DAY MATCHUP PITS KNIGHTS AGAINST ARGOS
Looking to gain momentum heading into the Pacific West Conference Championship Tournament, Academy of Art University women's basketball concludes its regular season this weekend against Notre Dame de Namur in home game to be played at SF State. Though more basketball will be played in the postseason, ART U will have a chance to celebrate seniors Vianai Austin, Jasmin Guinn, Regina Camera, Sha'Nice Storey, Caron Brown, Alex Washington, and Zoie Sheng before the contest begins.

OPENING TIP
Academy of Art hosts NDNU this Saturday, Feb. 27 for a 1 p.m. tipoff inside SF State's Main Gymnasium. For location details, please click here. Prior to the start, the Urban Knights will honor their seven seniors with a special "Senior Day" ceremony. Live coverage will be available via the links above. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights on Twitter & Instagram and "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
ART U has thrived in transition, leading the PacWest Conference while ranking fifth in all of NCAA Division II in turnover margin (8.17). Additionally, the Urban Knights are eighth in offensive rebounds per game (17.0), 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.27), 12th in scoring offense (80.5 points per game), and 19th in steals per game (11.0). Senior guard Jasmin Guinn remains fourth in the country in steals per game (3.6) and needs 19 more to reach 300 in her career. A fraction of a point per game separates the top four scorers in the PacWest where Guinn is now fourth at 19.4 ppg (21st in DII) and up to 27th in the country in double-doubles after her 12th (20 points, 11 rebounds) at California Baptist (18 points, 11 rebounds). She is now fourth in the PacWest in offensive rebounding (3.1 rpg).

Senior guards Regina Camera and Zoie Sheng are tied among the top 10 scorers in the PacWest each at 15.1 points per game. Both have stuffed the stat sheet of late with Camera averaging 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.2 steals (sixth in PacWest) per game while Sheng comes in at 4.9 assists (fourth in PacWest), 4.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game. Sheng and Camera are also among the conference's top seven in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.3 and 1.6 respectively. Camera has 200 steals in her career and Sheng needs just two more to reach 300.

Always a long range threat, senior guard Sha'Nice Storey is putting up 11.5 points per game with more than half of those coming from beyond the arc. She ranks fifth in the PacWest in three-point field goals made (2.3) and now finds herself just nine away from setting a new single-season school record for triples made.

ART U FIFTH IN LATEST NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
One week after achieving its highest NCAA Regional ranking in program history, Academy of Art University women's basketball moved up to a new best at fifth in the West Region on Wednesday.

READY TO AR-GO
Since the Dec. 5 meeting when ART U topped Notre Dame de Namur 78-68, the Argonauts have gone 3-15 with wins over Pacific Union out of conference and Concordia twice in PacWest play. Most recently, NDNU has taken six consecutive losses with three in Hawaii and matches up with No. 4 California Baptist on Feb. 25 prior to its own season finale this weekend. Jerusha Paine is the Argos' leading scorer at 13.8 points per game while Kirsten Liana supports with 11.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game (fifth in PacWest). The Knights' win earlier this season made them 11-3 all-time against Notre Dame de Namur.
 
#4 CBU PASSES ART U WITH SECOND QUARTER RUN
In the most highly-anticipated game of the season thus far, Academy of Art and No. 4 California Baptist battled one another for possession of the top spot in the Pacific West Conference standings. ART U led after one quarter of play, but a scoring drought in the second quarter shifted momentum to the Lancers. Though the Urban Knights fought back to within seven points multiple times in the final frame, CBU held on for the 79-70 victory on Feb. 23 inside Kezar Pavilion.

LOOKING AHEAD
The PacWest Conference Championship in Irvine will be the next stop for ART U after the conclusion of the regular season this weekend. Six teams will vie for the automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament.

PACWEST CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TICKETS
The 2015-16 PacWest Championship will be decided in Concordia's CU Arena for the second consecutive year and tickets are now available. The PacWest Tournament will take place Mar. 3-5 in Irvine. Click here to purchase tickets!

A note that this is the only way fans can pay with credit/debit cards as it is cash only at the door. Student tickets are $5, sold only at the door. Kids 12 and under are free.