AZUSA, Calif. – The No. 22 Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (2-2) ended the weekend with its second consecutive win, recording a 74-44 win over Seattle Pacific (1-3) on Saturday night in Azusa Pacific's Cougar Shootout in the Felix Event Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 22 points | 12 rebounds | 4 assists | 2 blocks
Charity Gallegos – 19 points | 8-of-14 FG | 2 assists
Truitt Reilly – 8 rebounds | 2 points | 5 assists
Mina Tameilau – 7 points | 5 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gallegos got things started for CSUSM with a 3-pointer at 7:19 in the opening quarter.
• CSUSM concluded the first 10 minutes of play with a 21-5 lead over SPU, shooting 9-of-15 (60.0%) from the field to SPU's 2-of-13 (15.4%).
• The Cougars finished the first half strong with a 40-20 lead at the break.
• Gallegos led all scorers in the first 20 minutes with 14 points.
• Both teams put up 11 points in the third quarter as CSUSM took a 51-31 lead into the final quarter.
• The Cougars put up their biggest quarter of the night in the final 10 minutes, outscoring SPU 23-13.
• In the second half, Vasquez led all scorers with 13 points while pulling down the most rebounds with seven.
   

FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM shot a season-high 52.8% (28-of-53) for the game while holding SPU to 32.8% (19-of-58).
• The Cougars tallied six 3-pointers in the contest, shooting 40.0% from behind the arc. The Falcons only sunk one 3-pointer on 12 attempts.
• San Marcos led wire-to-wire, never trailing in the game.  
• Vasquez earned her first double-double of the season (22 pts, 12 reb.) and the 28th of her collegiate career.
• CSUSM got 12 points off second-chance attempts to SPU's six.
• The Cougars recorded points on four fast breaks while the Falcons tallied none.
• Thirty-four of CSUSM's points came from inside the paint while SPU tallied 26.
• The Cougars outrebounded the Falcons, 40-29.
• CSUSM is 3-0 against SPU in the all-time series with this win being its largest margin of victory (30 points).

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will host its home opener next Friday, Nov. 24 against Saint Martin's at 1 p.m. in The Sports Center.