OCEANSIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team dropped a 65-59 decision to Chico State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Thursday night at MiraCosta College.
 
The Cougars matched a season-low performance from beyond the arc, knocking down only four with all coming in the final quarter.
 
CSUSM falls to 5-9 on the season and 3-6 in the CCAA. The Wildcats improve to 7-9 overall, 3-8 in conference play.
 
Junior Ashley Jenkins led all scorers with 16 points. Sophomore Savannah Camp followed with 15 points in addition to her eight rebounds. Junior Jasmine Matar registered a season-best nine boards.
 
The Wildcats led through most of the contest but CSUSM was able to keep the gap in single digits a majority of the time.
 
Consecutive 3-pointers by Camp and Jenkins cut the Chico State lead to 57-54 with 30 seconds remaining. The Cougars tallied five points thanks to junior Ashley Ontiveros' 3-pointer and a jumper by Matar, but Chico State went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line to secure the win.
 
Chico State's McKena Barker collected a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Eight other Wildcats recorded points with Natalie Valenzuela being the only other one to reach double-digits with 10 points.
 
The Cougars are back in action this Saturday, hosting Stanislaus State at 6 p.m. at MiraCosta College.