SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (5-19, 5-13 CCAA) fell 55-46 to Sonoma State (12-12, 10-8 CCAA) on Monday night in The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Maddie Leiva – 12 points | 4 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
Rory Hetrick – 11 points | 7 rebounds | 2 steals
Destiny Okonkwo – 5 points | 11 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
Tatum Tamashiro – 7 points | 4 rebounds
Camille Johnson – 7 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars trailed 19-10 to the Seawolves following the end of the first quarter.
- CSUSM opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run to cut the gap to 19-15, forcing SSU to call a timeout.
- A buzzer-beater put back by Destiny Okonkwo to end the second quarter cut the gap to 27-24.
- The Cougars shot 29.2% (7-of-24) in the first half to SSU's 31.3 (10-of-32).
- The deciding factor in the opening 20 minutes was CSUSM's 12 turnovers while the Seawolves only committed five.
- The Cougars closed out the second quarter and started the third quarter on a 16-3 run to take a 33-30 lead.
- A turnover led to a SSU layup by Alysa Lopez and evened the game at 35-all with 7:09 remaining in the game.
- A Lopez 3-pointer gave SSU its first lead of the fourth quarter at 38-35 with 5:50 on the clock.
- The Seawolves closed out the game with a 17-11 run to clinch the win.
FAST BREAKS
- The Cougars shot their second-lowest field-goal percentage of the season at 27.3% (15-of-55) while SSU shot 32.1% (18-of-56).
- CSUSM dominated on the boards, pulling down a season-best 51 while limiting the Seawolves to just 35.
- The Cougars' 28 turnovers matched the most tallied this season, set against CSUDH on Jan. 9.
- CSUSM led the game in assist (8-6), blocked shots (5-4) and 3-pointers (7-4).
- SSU scored 26 points in the paint to CSUSM's 16.
- The Seawolves held the lead for 27:10 while the Cougars were on top for 10:18.
- CSUSM remains on top in the all-time series against the Seawolves at 12-7 and is 7-3 when playing at home.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their final homestand of the season on Thursday, Feb. 20, hosting Stanislaus State at 5:30 p.m. in The Sports Center.
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