SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The RV/NR Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (4-2, 2-1 CCAA) dropped a hard-fought 64-56 CCAA decision to Cal State East Bay (7-1, 3-0 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 15 points | 15 rebounds
Dynnah Buckner – 13 points | 6 rebounds | 2 steals
Sydney Buckley – 10 points | 6 rebounds | 3 assists
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After giving up the first bucket of the game, CSUSM went on a 14-0 run.
• The Cougars reached the bonus before the 6:45 mark of the first quarter, resulting in five made free throws in the first 10 minutes.
• CSUSM had a 16-9 lead over the Pioneers after the first quarter.
• The Cougars' first bucket of the second quarter was a 3-pointer by Sydney Buckley at the seven-minute mark to make it 19-11. Dynnah Buckner followed it with her own 3-pointer the next time down the court to give CSUSM a 22-11 lead.
• The Pioneers went on a 14-0 run to take a 26-24 lead with 35 seconds remaining.
• Dynnah Buckner got a second-chance layup at the buzzer to even the game at 26-all at halftime.
• A Vasquez layup at the 4:44 mark of the third quarter evened the game at 38-all.
• A 3-pointer by Grace Campbell put East Bay back on top at 43-42 with 1:30 left in the third quarter.
• Two Dynnah Buckner free throws gave CSUSM a 44-43 lead into the final 10 minutes of play.
• A pair of made free throws by Akayla Hackson, her first points of the game, with 33.7 seconds remaining cut the Pioneer lead to 56-54.
• After being fouled on a 3-pointer, Hackson made the first two free throws to close the gap to 57-56 with 23.3 seconds.
• East Bay secured the win with six unanswered points in the final 21 seconds.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM saw its longest CCAA regular-season win streak of 11 games come to an end which dated back to the 2019-20 season when the Cougars won a share of the CCAA regular-season title against UC San Diego.
• Vasquez registered her third double-double of the season with 15 points and a season-best 15 rebounds.
• The Cougars shot a season-low 27.6% (16-of-58) from the field and 25.0% (5-of-20) from beyond the arc.
• Buckley's 10 points and six rebounds were the most she's had this season.

UP NEXT
CSUSM will be back in action next Thursday when the Cougars travel to Cal State Monterey Bay for a 5:30 p.m. game.