BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — Two Big West women’s basketball teams seeking momentum will meet Thursday when the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners host the UC Riverside Highlanders. The conference matchup at Icardo Center features teams with nearly identical records. The visiting Highlanders are 8-17 overall, while the Roadrunners sit at 7-17. Both squads are coming off losses in their most recent outings. UC Riverside fell 79-68 to UC San Diego on Saturday despite 17 points from standout guard Hannah Wickstrom. The Highlanders’ season has been highlighted by Wickstrom’s explosive scoring. She is averaging 26.4 points over her last eight games, including a 35-point performance in an overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 5. Kaylani Polk, who had 14 points and seven assists against UC San Diego, provides backcourt support. Cal State Bakersfield is looking to rebound from a 54-61 loss at Hawaii on Feb. 12. Guard Chrishawn Coleman led the Roadrunners with 16 points in that contest. Coleman has been a key offensive contributor, scoring 23 points in a win at Cal Poly on Jan. 29 and 22 in a double-overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 7. The Highlanders won the season’s first meeting decisively, 64-42, in Riverside on Jan. 8. Cal State Bakersfield will aim for a different result on its home floor, where it last played a thrilling 87-92 double-overtime game against Cal State Fullerton. Thursday’s contest is the first of two road games this week for UC Riverside, which visits UC Davis on Saturday. Cal State Bakersfield begins a two-game road trip at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday following this home matchup.