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CSUSM Falls at Cal State Monterey Bay, 63-52

Sat, Dec 6, 2025

SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (4-2, 1-1 CCAA) dropped a 63-52 decision to Cal State Monterey Bay (3-2, 1-1 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at the Otter Sports Center.

TOP PERFORMERS
Kaity Haan – 17 points | 9 rebounds | 2 blocked shots | 2 steals | 6-of-14 FG
Kate Bobadilla – 11 points | 1 rebound | 3-of-4 3PTRS
Tatum Tamashiro – 8 points | 4 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
Sydney Hani – 6 points | 7 rebounds | 1 block
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Haan opened the scoring with a driving layup at 9:35 for a 2-0 CSUSM lead—the Cougars' first and only lead in the game.
  • CSUMB answered with a Jennifer Moreno Ortiz 3-pointer at 8:53 to go up 3-2, then a Cheyanne Whitfield layup and another Moreno trey for an 8-2 edge at 7:53.
  • Tamashiro stopped the early run with a 3-pointer at 6:29 to make it 12-5.
  • Aliyah Young beat the first-quarter horn with a 3-pointer at :21, sending CSUMB to a 21-10 lead after 10 minutes.
  • Bobadilla sparked the Cougars in the second with a 3-pointer at 9:38 (21-13) and later drilled another at 1:40 to pull CSUSM within 29-27.
  • CSUMB took a 33-27 lead into the halftime break after shooting 35.7% (10-of-28) to CSUSM's 36.0% (9-of-25).
  • Riley Walls' layup at 7:32 of the third made it 39-27, and A'ajah Slocum's free throws at 5:48 pushed CSUMB's largest lead to 14 at 44-30.
  • Haan answered with a 3-pointer at 7:02 and a layup at 6:38 in the fourth to trim the deficit to 48-41.
  • Hani converted a turnover into a layup at 5:00 (49-45), and Bobadilla's third 3-pointer at 3:47 made it 51-48.
  • Demi Thompson Lopez hit a pull-up at 2:46 (55-48) and CSUMB closed at the line, finishing off the 63-52 result.

 
QUICK HITS

  • CSUSM shot 37.5% from the field (18-of-48) while CSUMB shot 35.2% (19-of-54).
  • From distance, CSUMB shot 46.2% (6-of-13) to CSUSM's 35.3% (6-of-17).
  • The Cougars won points in the paint, 22-20, and had a 9-11 deficit in second-chance points.
  • CSUSM trailed 35-37 on the glass (offensive 9-12) and finished with 16 bench points to CSUMB's 17.
  • Turnovers proved costly as CSUSM committed 24 to CSUMB's 13; the Otters held a 19-7 edge in points off turnovers.
  • CSUSM leads the series at 15-3 against Cal State Monterey Bay.
  • The Otters broke a 15-game losing streak against the Cougars with the win.

UP NEXT
CSUSM returns home to The Sports Center to begin a three-game homestand, hosting No. 19 Central Washington in non-conference action on Tuesday, Dec. 16, with tip set for noon.