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Stephanie Custodio
Chandler Oriente
59
Stanislaus St. StStan 11-9,9-6 CCAA
73
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 16-4,11-4 CCAA
Stanislaus St. StStan
11-9,9-6 CCAA
59
Final
73
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
16-4,11-4 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stanislaus St. StStan 14 11 15 19 59
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 10 18 23 22 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cougars Take Down Warriors; Custodio Breaks Assist Record

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Playing in front of the largest crowd this season, the Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team evened the season series with Stanislaus State after recording a 73-59 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) victory in The Sports Center on Thursday night.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsey Forrester – 20 points | 3 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal
Emma Forel – 18 points | 14 rebounds | 1 assist
Stephanie Custodio – 13 points | 6 assists | 1 steal
Akayla Hackson – 14 points | 4 assists | 2 blocked shots
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A pair of free throws by Chloe Eackles closed the gap to 22-20 with 2:18 remaining in the second quarter.
  • Forrester made a half-court buzzer beater to put CSUSM up 28-25 at the half.
  • Hackson's first points of the night, a 3-pointer from the left side, put CSUSM up 37-31 with 5:38 remaining in the third quarter.
  • CSUSM went on a 12-0 run capped by a Forrester 3-pointer, giving CSUSM a 40-31 lead at the 4:20 mark of the third quarter.
  • The Cougars ended the third quarter shooting 60% (9-of-15) from the field and sinking 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
  • Eight of Forel's 18 points came in the final quarter as she went 4-of-5 in the paint.
   

FAST BREAKS
  • CSUSM remains in second place in the CCAA standings with a conference record of 11-4 (16-4 overall).
  • Stan State falls into a two-way tie for fifth with Sonoma State at 9-6 (11-9 overall).
  • With her 218th CSUSM career assist, Custodio became the program's career assist leader on a pass to Forrester, who sunk a 3-pointer in the second quarter. Custodio ended the game with 223 career assists.
  • This is the second time this season Forrester has finished with 20 or more points, knocking down a career-best 23 at Cal Poly Pomona on Dec. 19.
  • Forel notched her seventh double-double of the year – the sixth out of her last eight games.
  • CSUSM led for 18:48, the majority of the second half, while the Warriors were on top for 19:25 and the majority of the first half.
  • In the first meeting with the Warriors this season, the Cougars dropped a 62-55 heartbreaker in Turlock.
  • Hackson scored all 14 of her points in the second half.
  • Thursday's attendance was 527, the largest in The Sports Center this season.



UP NEXT
The Cougars take on Humboldt State at 1 p.m. on Saturday in The Sports Center.
 
 
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