ARCATA, Calif.  – A Camille Johnson buzzer-beating putback gave the Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (8-19, 8-13 CCAA) a 57-55 victory at Cal Poly Humboldt (9-18, 8-13 CCAA) on Thursday night in Lumberjack Arena.

TOP PERFORMERS
Tatum Tamashiro – 21 points | 6-of-8 3FG | 4 rebounds
Rose Morse – 13 points | 4 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal
Rory Hetrick – 10 points | 9 rebounds | 3 steals
Camille Johnson – 10 points | 6 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
Destiny Okonkwo – 12 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars trailed 19-15 following the first quarter after shooting 31.3 (5-of-16) to Humboldt's 53.8% (42.9%).
• Three made free throws by Maddie Leiva gave CSUSM a 29-28 lead with 2:34 remaining in the second quarter.
• The Jacks answered with a 5-0 run to close out the first half with a 33-29 lead.
• After shooting only 30.0% (9-of-30) in the first half to Humboldt's 50% (13-of-56), CSUSM stayed in the game with an 8-1 offensive rebound advantage.
• A 10-0 run capped on a Tatum Tamashiro 3-pointer at 7:14 gave CSUSM a 39-35 lead in the third quarter.
• Leading 51-49 with 10 minutes remaining in the game, CSUSM shot 61.5% (8-of-13) in the third quarter while the Jacks came in at 37.5% (6-of-16)
• The Cougars led 55-51 at 2:49 after a Rory Hetrick jumper.
• Humboldt evened the game at 55-all after a pair of made free throws by Dailani Richardson and a Kyori Lloyd layup with 16 seconds on the clock.
• After a missed jumper by Rose Morse, Camille Johnson snagged the offensive board and laid it back up to give CSUSM the victory.

 
FAST BREAKS

• The Cougars concluded the night shooting 33.9% (20-of-59) while Humboldt came in at 40.4% (21-of-52).
• CSUSM dominated the boards at 37-27 while pulling down 15 offensive rebounds to Humboldt's seven.   
• The Cougars made 10 3-pointers to Humboldt's five.
• Tatum Tamashiro sunk a career-best six 3-pointers in the contest.
• CSUSM led for 18:59 while Humboldt was on top for 20:22. 
• Humboldt led in assists (14-11), steals (8-6) and blocked shots (6-1) in the contest.
• CSUSM scored seven points on second-chance opportunities while Humboldt only tallied five.
• The Cougars recorded their third season series sweep after taking down the Jacks 70-60 on Jan. 18 in The Sports Center.
• The Cougars extended their win streak over the Jacks to nine games with the victory.
• CSUSM holds a 13-5 lead in the all-time series over Humboldt and is 7-3 when playing in Lumberjack Arena.
• The win moves CSUSM up to seventh in the CCAA standings alongside the Lumberjacks.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH JANA PEARSON
"Our seniors were great tonight! Their leadership out there on the court completely carried us to this win. Tatum was absolutely amazing."
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will wrap up their 2024-25 campaign on Saturday at Chico State. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.