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Kelsey Forrester
Kelsey Lang
69
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 4-0,2-0 CCAA
63
UC San Diego UCSD 3-1,0-1 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
4-0,2-0 CCAA
69
Final
63
UC San Diego UCSD
3-1,0-1 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 14 15 19 21 69
UC San Diego UCSD 12 13 15 23 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cougars Chalk Up Historic Win Over No. 6/6 UC San Diego

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball made history on Thursday night as it defeated No. 6/6 UC San Diego 69-63 at RIMAC Arena. The win was the Cougars' first over a ranked opponent as a member of the NCAA, and it was their first-ever victory against the Tritons.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Akayla Hackson – 20 points | 6 rebounds | 7-of-7 FT
Stephanie Custodio – 17 points | 6 assists | 5 rebounds
Kelsey Forrester – 11 points | 3 rebounds
Emma Forel – 10 points | 5 rebounds | 2 steals
Jon'Nae Vermillion - 10 rebounds | 7 points
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM ended the first quarter with a 14-12 lead over UCSD as Custodio led the quarter with eight points.
  • The Cougars went 3-of-5 from three in the first 10 minutes while going 3-of-4 from the charity stripe.
  • Only two of CSUSM's 14 points in the first period came from inside the paint while the Cougars tallied five second-chance points to the Tritons' zero.
  • Down 21-20 with 6:07 remaining second quarter, CSUSM began a 7-0 run that was capped off by a Forrester jumper.
  • After UCSD's Brianna Claros brought the Tritons' deficit down to 27-25 with a jumper, CSUSM's Vermillion nailed a jumper of her own with 1:41 remaining in the half to put the Cougars up by four.
  • The Cougars went to the locker room with a 29-25 lead.
  • CSUSM outrebounded UCSD 22-8 in the first 20 minutes, but the Cougars committed 10 turnovers to the Tritons' four.
  • The Cougars shot 36.0% (9-of-25) from the field in the first half while the Tritons shot just a little better at 37.9% (11-of-29).
  • CSUSM ended the third quarter with its largest lead so far at 48-40 after shooting 61.5% (8-of-13) in the period compared to UCSD's 54.5% (6-of-11).
  • At the end of the third quarter, Hackson led CSUSM with 13 points.
  • The Cougars took their largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter with 7:55 remaining as Forrester drained a three to give CSUSM a 55-42 lead.
  • With just less than five minutes remaining, the Tritons cut the deficit to single digits at 55-48 with a 6-0 run.
  • CSUSM maintained a lead of at least five points for the rest of the game.
 
FAST BREAKS
  • CSUSM improves to 4-0 (2-0 CCAA) while UCSD falls to 3-1 (0-1 CCAA).
  • The Cougars controlled the lead for just over 35 minutes while the Tritons led for just over two minutes.
  • CSUSM outrebounded UCSD 36-19.
  • The Cougars ended the game shooting 42.2% (19-of-45) from the field while the Tritons shot 41.7% (25-of-60).
  • Hackson played all 40 minutes of the contest.
  • The Cougars' six 3-point field goals, 25 made free throws and 13 offensive rebounds were their most of the season.
 
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Sports Centers on Saturday to face San Francisco State in its Homecoming game at 2 p.m.
 
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