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Akayla Hackson
63
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 18-10, 14-8 CCAA
70
Winner UC San Diego UCSD 28-0, 22-0 CCAA
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
18-10, 14-8 CCAA
63
Final
70
UC San Diego UCSD
28-0, 22-0 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 9 18 16 20 63
UC San Diego UCSD 12 18 16 24 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cougars Fall to UCSD in CCAA Tournament Semifinal

HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team dropped a 70-63 decision to No. 2 UC San Diego in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) semifinals on Friday afternoon at Pioneer Gym on the campus of Cal State East Bay.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Akayla Hackson – 17 points | 5 assists | 5 rebounds | 2 steals
Jon'Nae Vermillion – 12 points | 10 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
Kelsey Forrester – 9 points | 3 3-pointers
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buckner scored CSUSM's first six points of the game.
  • After starting the game down 8-0, CSUSM cut it to 12-9 after the first quarter.
  • Three consecutive buckets by Vermillion gave CSUSM its first lead of the game at 15-14 at the 8:03 mark in the second quarter.
  • Buckner went the length of the court to get the last basket of the first half as UCSD took a 30-27 lead at the break.
  • Both teams scored 18 points in the second quarter.
  • A Hackson 3-pointer at 4:40 in the third quarter evened the game at 37-all.
  • Forrester dropped a 3-pointer at 2:23 to give the Cougars a 42-40 lead in the third.
  • In the fourth quarter, Hackson made three free throws to even the game at 52-all at 4:25.
  • The Cougars broke a 5-0 UCSD run with a Forrester 3-pointer at 1:59 in the fourth to make it 61-57 Tritons.
  • UCSD posted 24 points in the fourth quarter to secure the win.
 
FAST BREAKS
  • The Cougars fall to 18-10 while top-seeded UCSD remains undefeated at 28-0.
  • The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Cougars.
  • Vermillion snagged her eighth double-double of the season.
  • There were 13 lead changes and four ties in the game.
  • CSUSM got 13 points from its bench while UCSD's bench contributed zero points.
  • The Cougars had a slight edge in rebounds at 42-41 with 15 coming on the offensive end.
  • The deciding factor came at the free throw line where UCSD shot 69.2 percent (18-of-26) while CSUSM shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22).
 

UP NEXT
The Cougars will now play the waiting game to find out if they make the NCAA West Regional. CSUSM is No. 9 in the latest regional poll, and the top eight will advance to regional.
 
 
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