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Chloe Eackles
Chandler Oriente
66
Cal State LA CSL 9-14,7-10 CCAA
75
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 19-4,14-4 CCAA
Cal State LA CSL
9-14,7-10 CCAA
66
Final
75
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
19-4,14-4 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal State LA CSL 7 19 15 25 66
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 14 24 17 20 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

CSUSM is CCAA Tournament Bound With 75-66 Win Over CSULA

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team clinched a spot in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament with its program-record 19th win of the season in the Cougars' 75-66 victory over Cal State LA on Thursday night in The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Chloe Eackles – 18 points | 6-of-10 FG | 7 rebounds | 3 blocked shots
Emma Forel – 18 points | 15 rebounds | 7-of-11 FG | 35 minutes
Akayla Hackson – 12 points | 5 assists | 3 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
Stephanie Custodio – 11 points | 5 assists | 4 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars snuck out to a 14-7 lead after the Golden Eagles shot just 11.8% from the field in the first quarter. 
  • Fifteen of CSUSM's first 26 points came off 3-pointers.
  • The Cougars took a 38-26 lead into halftime behind a 12-of-26 (46.2%) performance from the field with half of the buckets from beyond the arc.
  • CSUSM led wire-to-wire with its largest lead of 19 points coming in the third quarter on an Eackles 3-pointer at 2:18 to make it 53-34.
  • The Golden Eagles cut CSUSM's lead to 10 points (70-60) on a layup by Rachael DiRegolo with 1:51 remaining in the game, forcing a Cougar timeout.
  • CSULA outscored CSUSM 6-5 in the final minute and a half, but the Cougars' cushion was too large for the Golden Eagles to overcome.
 
FAST BREAKS
  • This will be CSUSM's second consecutive trip to the CCAA Tournament, falling last season to eventual conference champion UC San Diego, 70-63, in the semifinals.
  • The Cougars improve to 19-4 (14-4 CCAA) while the Golden Eagles fall to 9-14 (7-10 CCAA).
  • CSUSM remains one game back from CCAA leader UC San Diego in the conference standings, but the Cougars now have a 2.5 game lead on third-place Cal State East Bay (11-6). 
  • The Cougars tied their second-longest winning streak record after collecting their fifth consecutive win tonight. 
  • Eackles collected a career-high 18 points, passing her previous record of 13 points set her freshman season.
  • Forel registered her 10th double-double of the season, ranking her second in the CCAA.
  • CSUSM tallied 17 points off fast breaks while CSULA finished with only three.
  • The Golden Eagles had 18 offensive boards to CSUSM's seven, ending the game with a 42-39 advantage on total rebounds.
  • The Cougars shot 45.5% (25-of-55) from the field while holding CSULA to 33.3% (24-of-72).
  • CSUSM knocked down six of its eight 3-pointers in the first half while the Golden Eagles notched seven of their eight in the second half.
  • This marks CSUSM's fifth consecutive win over the Golden Eagles.
  • With the win, the Cougars took a 6-4 lead in the all-time series against CSULA and are now 4-1 when playing in The Sports Center.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars host Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday at 1 p.m. in The Sports Center.
 
 
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