Gena Miller

Gena Miller scored 26 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 82-73 victory over U.S. International University Wednesday night in a nonconference women's basketball game at Fullerton. The Titans (4-1) led, 23-9, with 9 minutes left in the first half. Miller had 8 points in that span. Fullerton led at halftime, 43-22. Miller made 11 of 16 shots from the field. She also had 7 rebounds. Kathy Werth made 8 of 13 shots and scored 24 points for the Titans. She also had 13 rebounds.

Simone Srubek is not used to what happened to her against Cal State Fullerton. Srubek is Fresno State's 6-foot-6 center, and one of the best shot blockers in the country. But against the Titans, Srubek the blocker became Srubek the blockee. Genia Miller, Fullerton's 6-3 center, can send a shot back at Srubek. "That's some kind of thrill to block a 6-6 player's shot," Miller said. Of course, that goes both ways. Srubek can also block Miller.

The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team will take its best defense onto the Long Beach court at 6 tonight when it faces UC Irvine in its Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. tournament opener. Or at least its best defender, freshman center Gena Miller. Miller wasn't expected to start this season because Fullerton's front line already was filled with returning upperclassmen, but she broke into the lineup in mid-December when Titan Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah started juggling her lineup.

Gena Miller is one of those women for whom the world has two questions: Are you a model and do you play basketball? When you are 6-feet 3-inches, 145 pounds, and walk around in size 11 shoes--men's size 11s--that kind of attention is rather difficult to avoid. So, too, are the expectations. Miller, despite her stylish and graceful demeanor, is not a model, but the backbone of Cal State Fullerton's women's basketball team.

Gena Miller is one of those women for whom the world has two questions: Are you a model and do you play basketball? When you are 6-feet 3-inches, 145 pounds, and walk around in size 11 shoes--men's size 11s--that kind of attention is rather difficult to avoid. So, too, are the expectations. Miller, despite her stylish and graceful demeanor, is not a model, but the backbone of Cal State Fullerton's women's basketball team.

Simone Srubek is not used to what happened to her against Cal State Fullerton. Srubek is Fresno State's 6-foot-6 center, and one of the best shot blockers in the country. But against the Titans, Srubek the blocker became Srubek the blockee. Genia Miller, Fullerton's 6-3 center, can send a shot back at Srubek. "That's some kind of thrill to block a 6-6 player's shot," Miller said. Of course, that goes both ways. Srubek can also block Miller.

Gena Miller scored a game-high 23 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 72-63 nonconference victory over Western Illinois Thursday in Titan Gym. Miller, a center, was 8 of 14 from the field for the Titans (9-1). Jill Matyuch added 19 points and Stacey Hunt 12 for Fullerton. Center Gail Dlask had 18 points to lead Western Illinois (2-6).

Jill Matyuch scored 17 points and Gena Miller 15 to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 66-60 victory in the first round of the Converse women's basketball tournament Friday at Fullerton. It was the season opener for both teams. Matyuch was 7 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 5 3-pointers. Felicia Benson added 12 points for Fullerton. Tricia Gibson scored 22 for Loyola Marymount. Fullerton plays Cal Poly Pomona at 8 tonight in the championship game. Loyola Marymount plays St. Mary's at 6 p.m.

Cathy Werth scored 22 points, and Gena Miller had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Cal State Fullerton (21-7) beat San Diego State, 68-60, in the Big West Conference women's tournament Thursday at the Long Beach Arena. San Diego State (23-8) was led by Julie Evans, who had 16 points. The Aztecs' Chana Perry, who entered the tournament second in scoring in the Big West with an average of 23.7 points a game, was held to 10.

The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team, making its first appearance in the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. tournament, will play the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., tonight at 6:30 p.m. in a first-round game. Sophomore center Gena Miller averaged 20.4 points and nine rebounds a game to lead Fullerton (21-8). Senior center Lisa McLeod averaged 14.3 points and eight rebounds to lead Montana (26-3).

Gena Miller scored 26 points to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 82-73 victory over U.S. International University Wednesday night in a nonconference women's basketball game at Fullerton. The Titans (4-1) led, 23-9, with 9 minutes left in the first half. Miller had 8 points in that span. Fullerton led at halftime, 43-22. Miller made 11 of 16 shots from the field. She also had 7 rebounds. Kathy Werth made 8 of 13 shots and scored 24 points for the Titans. She also had 13 rebounds.

The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team will take its best defense onto the Long Beach court at 6 tonight when it faces UC Irvine in its Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. tournament opener. Or at least its best defender, freshman center Gena Miller. Miller wasn't expected to start this season because Fullerton's front line already was filled with returning upperclassmen, but she broke into the lineup in mid-December when Titan Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah started juggling her lineup.

Gena Miller's jump shot with 26 seconds left gave Cal State Fullerton a 67-64 Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. victory over San Diego State, Monday at SDSU. Sophomore guard Jill Matyuch scored 14 of the Titans' final 17 points. Matyuch, from El Dorado High School, finished with a career-high 28 points. Felicia Benson added 13 points and Miller scored 12. The Titans are 11-6 overall, 6-2 and in second place in the conference. The Aztecs (13-4, 5-2) were led by Chana Perry with 21 points.

Fresno State stopped Cal State Fullerton's 10-game winning streak Thursday with a 66-46 victory in a Big West Conference women's basketball team Thursday at Fullerton. Fullerton shot 26% (7 of 27) in the first half as Fresno opened a 33-16 lead. Things didn't get any better for the Titans in the second half when they shot 25% (8 of 32). Yvette Roberts scored a game-high 23 points and Simone Srubek added 14 for Fresno (11-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play).