RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team dropped a 63-59 decision against Simon Fraser at the California Baptist (CBU) Conference Challenge on Saturday night.
The Cougars fall to 0-2 on the season while the Clan improves to 1-1 overall.
Senior
Savannah Camp led the Cougars with 14 points in addition to her five rebounds and three steals. Seniors
April Dawson and
Kaitlyn Reina along with junior
Stephanie Custodio collectively pulled down 18 rebounds.
CSUSM trailed 35-32 at the break after SFU shot 46.4 percent from the field to the Cougars' 36.4 percent.
With 2:16 remaining, junior
Baylee Olsen closed the gap to one point after converting an old-fashioned 3-point play to make it 57-56 SFU. Back-to-back buckets by Nicole Vanderhalem clinched the win for the Clan.
For the game, CSUSM shot 15.8 percent (3-of-19) from behind the arc while SFU only made nine attempts and made only one.
SFU's Sophie Swant tallied a game-high 17 points while Vanderhelm and Tayla Jackson each added 13 points.
The Cougars take a 13 day break from competition before taking on Azusa Pacific at UC San Diego's Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, Nov. 24.
