TURLOCK, Calif. – The No. 23/17 Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team's late rally came up short on Saturday night as the Cougars fell 62-55 to Stanislaus State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action in Turlock.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jon'Nae Vermillion – 14 points | 11 rebounds | 4 assists | 4 steals
Kelsey Forrester – 15 points | 3 3FG
Akayla Hackson – 11 points | 5 steals | 3 assists | 2 blocked shots
Emma Forel – 11 points | 11 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars trailed 30-17 to the Warriors at the halftime break.
• Stan State took a 44-31 lead into the fourth quarter after going 6-of-12 from the field in the third quarter.
• Hackson stole the ball and capped it with a layup to cut CSUSM's deficit to 50-45 with 3:47 remaining.
• After two offensive rebounds, Forel connected on a layup to cut Stan State's lead to 48-45 with 2:20 on the clock.
• Forrester's 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining made it a one-point difference at 51-50.
• Stan State's Lizzie Moore knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 53-50 with 1:18 on the clock.
• With 52 seconds remaining, Hackson made a layup while drawing a foul and sunk the free throw to once again bring CSUSM within one point at 54-53.
• Kyanna Davis' 3-pointer, after three bounces on the rim, dropped in to give Stan State a 57-53 lead with 24 seconds remaining.
• Stan State secured the win by going 5-of-6 at the free throw line in the final sixteen seconds.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM falls to 12-3 (7-3 CCAA) while Stan State moves up to 8-7 (6-4 CCAA).
• With Cal State East Bay's win over Cal State Monterey Bay tonight, the Cougars drop to second with Cal Poly Pomona in the CCAA standings.
• CSUSM overcame a 15-point deficit to get within one point on two occasions, but the Cougars never led in the 40 minutes of play.
• For the first time this season, Forel and Vermillion each tallied double-doubles in the same game.
• CSUSM's 13 steals were the highest of the season with Hackson registering a season-best five in her 40 minutes on the court.
• The Cougars recorded their lowest amount of rebounds of the season at 25. 

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars return to The Sports Center on Thursday to host Cal State San Bernardino at 5:30 p.m.