SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (0-13, 0-7 CCAA) dropped a 74-66 decision to Cal State LA (9-4, 4-4 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Tatum Tamashiro – 16 points | 3 rebounds | 2 steals
Rose Morse – 16 points | 2 assists
Rory Hetrick – 12 points | 5 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 blocked shot
Destiny Okonkwo – 9 points | 13 rebounds | 2 steals
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead before CSUSM got on the board with a Hetrick made free throw at 7:24.
- The Cougars trailed 26-6 following the first quarter.
- A Leiva 3-pointer at 2:03 of the second quarter made it a single-digit deficit at 37-28.
- CSUSM outscored the Golden Eagles 27-12 in the second quarter as LA took a 38-33 lead into the halftime break.
- The Cougars shot 58.3% (7-of-12) in the second quarter to CSULA's 20.0% (3-of-15).
- The Cougars made it a one-point game (42-41) on a 3-pointer by Tatum Tamashiro at the 5:30 mark of the third quarter.
- CSULA responded with an 8-0 run to make it 50-41 at 3:08.
- The Golden Eagles held a 55-45 lead following the third quarter.
- The Cougars cut the gap to six points (69-63) on a Hetrick made free throw with 1:54 remaining in the game.
- CSULA answered with five unanswered points to put the game away in the final minute.
FAST BREAKS
- CSUSM shot 36.2% (21-of-58) while the Golden Eagles clocked in at 38.1% (24-of-63).
- Both teams tallied 43 rebounds apiece with CSUSM notching 17 on offense to CSULA's 16.
- CSUSM notched 13 points on second-chance shots to CSULA's 10.
- The Cougars outscored the Golden Eagles in the second and fourth quarters.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will begin the second half of their four-game homestand on Thursday when they host Chico State at 5:30 p.m.
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