COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (0-9, 0-3 CCAA) dropped a 55-51 decision at Vanguard (5-4, 3-0 PacWest) on Tuesday night in non-conference action.
TOP PERFORMERS
Kate Bobadilla – 14 points | 5 rebounds | 2 assists
Tatum Tamashiro – 13 points | 5-of-7 FG | 4 rebounds
Destiny Okonkwo – 10 rebounds | 6 points |
Rory Hetrick – 5 points | 7 rebounds | 2 steals | 2 blocked shots
Lyric Richardson – 10 rebounds | 5 points | 1 blocked shot
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lions took a quick 9-0 lead in the first two and half minutes of the game. CSUSM charged back with an 8-2 run to close out the first quarter trailing 11-8.
- The Cougars outscored Vanguard 18-10 in the second quarter after shooting 41.2% (7-of-17) from the field while holding the Lions to 30.8% (4-of-13).
- The Cougars took a 26-21 lead over the Lions into the locker room.
- Bobadilla led all scorers with nine points in the first 20 minutes.
- The Lions went 1-of-7 from the free throw line in the first half.
- CSUSM took its largest lead of the game at 34-21 on an Okonkwo putback with 7:10 remaining in the third quarter.
- The Cougars led the entire third quarter, taking a 39-34 lead into the final 10 minutes.
- The Lions opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run to go up 44-39 on a Halle Si'i layup at the 5:39 mark.
- With just under one minutes on the clock, Johnson closed the gap to three points on a second-chance layup to make it 48-45.
- The Lions went 7-of-8 at the free throw line in the final minute to secure a 55-51 victory.
FAST BREAKS
- CSUSM concluded the game shooting 31.7% (19-of-60) from the field while Vanguard came in at 30.4% (17-of-56).
- The Cougars outrebounded the Lions, 48-37, with 19 coming on the offensive side.
- Seventeen of CSUSM's points came on second-chance shots to Vanguard's five.
- The Cougars committed 20 turnovers with Vanguard scoring 16 points on them while CSUSM notched 11 points on the Lions' 12 turnovers.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will close out 2024 this Saturday when they host Sonoma State at 1 p.m. in The Sports Center.
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