Women's Basketball

California State University: Chico

400 West 1st Steet - Chico, CA - 95929
Team Office: Tel: (530) 898-5123 Fax: (530) 898-4699
Team website: www.csuchico.edu/athletics/

California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the California State University system. The university had its beginnings in 1889. Chico offers 154 undergraduate and 52 graduate academic majors including Criminal Justice, Exercise Physiology, Recreation Administation, Business, Art and Computer Graphics. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked it 31st among graduate schools in the west.

It is located in Chico, California, about one hundred miles north of Sacramento.

School website
www.csuchico.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

14,500

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult. SAT 25/75 : 910-1140

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences - Liberal Arts

Misc. Information

Technically, Chico's women's program does not meet our criteria for inclusion among the best D2 programs. However, the program's recent success and the credentials of the new coach lead us to believe this program will continue to thrive. Head coach Molly Goodenbour enters her second season in 2007-08. Molly took over from Lynne Roberts who posted a 86-31 record during her five year tenure. Goodenbour came from USF where she was an assistant coach and, before that, Santa Rosa JC where she led her teams to a 69-21 record in three seasons. Goodenbour, a former point guard at Stanford who played on two NCAA championship teams, also played professionally in Europe and for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. Goodenbour completed her inaugural season in 2007 in fine fashion going 24-5 and making it to the Sweet 16 before falling to UC San Diego.

Team Name	Wildcats
Colors	Cardinal and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-5	28-4	24-6	84-51 (.622)
Conference	18-4	18-2	16-4	65-43 (.602)
Conf. Finish	3	1	1	3, 2, 6, 3, 3
Post Appear.	Swt 16	Final 4	Swt 16	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#14	#16	#14	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Molly Goodenbour
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Cal State Chico	2006-07
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	24-5
Record at Cal State Chico	24-5
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Brian Fogel, Holli Carpenter, Noah Gomez

Recruiting Coordinator

Molly Goodenbour, (530) 898-5123, mgoodenbour@csuchico.edu

Conference and Schedule

Cal State Chico plays in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, one of the nation's most established and successful D2 conferences. The CCAC is comprised of 11 schools, all in California. The 20 game league schedule starts in early December. Conference games are usually played on Friday and Saturday nights. Currently, the CCAC does not host an end-of-season tourney. Regular season champion gets NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominquez Hills, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State San Bernadino, Cal State Stanislaus, UC San Diego, Cal State Monterey Bay, San Francisco State, and Sonoma State. Note: Cal State Monterey Bay is a provisional member. Cal State Bakersfield, which is transitioning to Division I, will compete in the CCAA in 2006-07, but will be ineligible for postseason play.

Facilities

Acker Gym
Capacity: 2,000

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Chico was ranked # 7 in offense, averaging 80.0 ppg.