‘Eaters hungry for Big West win

Steve Virgen

The UC Irvine women’s basketball team will look to improve on its

surprising season tonight at approximately 8:30 when the Anteaters

face Idaho in a quarterfinal of the Big West Tournament at the

Anaheim Convention Center.

The Anteaters, the No. 4 seed, and the fifth-seeded Vandals

(10-17, 8-8 in the Big West) split this season, with each winning on

their home floors

UCI features five starters who earned All-Big West Conference

honors this season. The ‘Eaters are seeking their first win in the

Big West Tournament since 1997.

“We’ve done a great job all year of distributing the basketball,”

said UCI Coach Mark Adams, whose squad finished 16-11, 9-7 in the Big

West. “We’re a pretty unselfish basketball team.”

Last year, the Anteaters finished with eight wins, but Adams said

they have opened up the offense and each player improved over the

off-season. UCI junior forward Christina Callaway leads the team in

points (13.5) and rebounds (8.1) per game.