SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The No. 16/24 Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (10-1, 7-0 CCAA) posted a come-from-behind 61-55 victory at Cal State San Bernardino (7-6, 2-5 CCAA) on Thursday night in The Den.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Dynnah Buckner – 20 points | 8 rebounds | 5-of-10 FG
Jordan Vasquez – 9 points | 6 rebounds
Kate Carlson – 6 rebounds | 4 points | 4 assists
Kayden Korst – 8 points | 2 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars took their first lead of the game on Katie FitzGerald's two free throws at the 6:34 mark of the first quarter.
• San Bernardino held a 15-10 lead following the first quarter.
• CSUSM trailed 27-21 at halftime after shooting only 17.6% (3-of-17) from the field but stayed in the game by going 5-of-6 (83.3%) at the free throw line.
• A fast-break feed from Kelsey Forrester set up Vasquez for an easy layup to even the game at 34-all with 5:49 remaining in the third quarter.
• CSUSM finally took its first lead of the second half on a Dynnah Buckner layup with 3:51 on the clock.
• The third quarter ended on a Dynnah Buckner left-handed layup that knotted the game at 44-44.
• CSUSM took its largest lead of the game on a fast-break layup by Mina Tameilau with 8:46 remaining.
• The Coyotes closed the lead to one point on a Samantha Henley layup, but Forrester responded with a 3-pointer from behind the NBA line to make it 53-49 with 5:30 remaining in the game.
• A Tameilau 3-pointer from the top of the key gave CSUSM a 56-51 lead with just over a minute remaining.
• In the last minute, CSUSM went 7-of-8 from the free throw line to clinch the 63-55 victory.
   

FAST BREAKS

• The Cougars extended their CCAA regular-season win streak to 24 games that began back on Dec. 9, 2021 with a 76-70 victory at Cal State Monterey Bay.
• CSUSM outscored the Coyotes 42-28 in the second half, shooting 52% (13-of-25) while holding CSUSB to just 34.5% (10-of-29).
• This marks the fifth time that Dynnah Buckner has scored 20 or more points in a game in her career.
• The Cougars matched their season-best 45 rebounds, 11 more than San Bernardino.
• CSUSM scored 16 points off fast breaks compared to CSUSB's three.
• Ten different Cougars contributed to offense in Thursday's game.
• With the win, CSUSM is 8-3 in the all-time series against the Coyotes and 5-0 when playing in San Bernardino.
• This marks the Cougars' sixth consecutive win over CSUSB.  
• With 956 career points, Dynnah Buckner is closing in on joining the 1,000-point club.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-game road trip on Saturday, Jan. 7 when they play at Cal Poly Pomona at 1 p.m.