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Huddle
46
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 2-1,0-0 CCAA
63
Winner Western Wash. WWU 1-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
2-1,0-0 CCAA
46
Final
63
Western Wash. WWU
1-1,0-0 Great Northwest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 11 14 8 13 46
Western Wash. WWU 19 13 20 11 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cold Shooting Haunts No. 12/17 Cougars Against No. 2/1 WWU

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The No. 12/17 Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (2-1) fell 63-46 to No. 2/1 Western Washington (1-1) in the 2022 West Region Crossover Classic finale on Saturday afternoon in Orca Arena on the campus of Whatcom Community College.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsey Forrester – 22 points | 46.7 FG% | 1 rebound
Kate Carlson – 10 rebounds | 3 assists
Mina Tameilau – 4 points | 8 rebounds | 1 assist
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars came out hot, taking a quick 6-2 lead after Forrester and Tameilau each sunk 3-pointers in the opening two minutes.
  • The Vikings responded with 13 unanswered points to take a 15-6 lead.
  • The first quarter closed with WWU holding a 19-11 lead after the Vikings shot 50% from the field (8-of-16) to CSUSM's 25% (4-of-16).
  • The Cougars outscored the Vikings 14-13 in the second quarter, with both teams recording five field goals that included two 3-pointers.
  • CSUSM trailed 32-25 at the halftime break with Forrester leading all scorers with 11 points.
  • The third quarter was the turning point for WWU as the Vikings outscored CSUSM 20-8 after shooting 60% (9-of-15) from the field while holding the Cougars to 15.8% (3-of-19).
  • The Vikings took their largest lead of the game in the third quarter on Wallings' hook shot off a turnover to make it 48-27 at the 2:22 mark.
  • The Cougars closed the gap to 13 points (56-43) on a pair of free throws by Forrester with 4:10 remaining in the game.
     
FAST BREAKS
  • Forrester's 22 points were her second highest in her career after she tallied 23 points at Cal Poly Pomona on Dec. 19, 2019.   
  • CSUSM tallied 12 offensive boards to WWU's eight, but was outrebounded by the Vikings, 46-31.
  • WWU tallied 38 points in the paint while CSUSM registered just 14 points.
  • CSUSM shot just 25.0% (16-of-64) from the field while WWU finished at 50.0% (26-of-52).
  • This was just the second-ever meeting between CSUSM and WWU with the Vikings winning last year's contest in The Sports Center.
  • Last season, WWU was the 2022 NCAA National Runner-Up after falling to Glenville State in the national championship game.  

UP NEXT
The Cougars will face Westminster on Friday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. in Felix Center on the campus of Azusa Pacific.
 
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