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Mina Tameilau
Greg Siller
43
Cal State LA LA 3-2,0-1 CCAA
73
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 4-2,1-0 CCAA
Cal State LA LA
3-2,0-1 CCAA
43
Final
73
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
4-2,1-0 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal State LA LA 13 14 8 8 43
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 25 18 20 10 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RV CSUSM Topples RV CSULA in CCAA Opener, 73-43

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – In both team's CCAA opener, the RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (4-2, 1-0 CCAA) took down conference-favorite Cal State LA (3-2, 0-1 CCAA) 73-43 on Thursday night in The Sports Center.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 15 points | 11 rebounds | 6-of-9 FG | 2 assists | 1 blocked shot
Mina Tameilau – 12 points | 4 assists
Charity Gallegos – 10 points | 3 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars came out on fire, taking a 25-13 lead following the first quarter.
  • CSUSM shot 60.0% (9-of-15) from the field in the opening 10 minutes while holding LA to 33.3% (4-of-12).
  • The Cougars took a 43-27 lead into the break after shooting 46.7% (14-of-30) from the field while their defense held the Golden Eagles to 25.0% (7-of-28).
  • Gallegos led CSUSM with 10 points including two 3-pointers in the first half.
  • LA's Lily Buggs led all scorers in the opening 20 minutes with 11 points on a 6-of-6 performance at the charity stripe.
  • A jumper by Vasquez at the corner of the free throw line put CSUSM up by 30 points (63-33) with 1:48 remaining in the third quarter.
  • CSUSM never allowed the Golden Eagles within 25 points in the fourth quarter, finishing the night with a 73-43 victory.
     
FAST BREAKS
  • CSUSM shot 47.4% (27-of-57) for the game while holding the Golden Eagles to 26.4% (14-of-53).
  • CSUSM extended its win streak over LA to 11 consecutive games and is now 12-5 in the all-time series against the Golden Eagles.
  • The Cougars tallied eight 3-pointers in the contest, shooting 42.1% from behind the arc.
  • Twenty-eight of Cougars' points came from inside the pain while 26 came from their bench. 
  • CSUSM tallied 19 points off LA's 14 turnovers. 
  • The Cougars won the battle of the boards, 47-34. 
  • For the third consecutive game, San Marcos led wire-to-wire, never trailing in the game.  
  • Vasquez earned her fourth double-double of the season (15 pts, 11 reb.) and the 30th of her collegiate career.
  • The last time CCAA 3-pointer single-season record holder Nicole Flennaugh was held to just one made 3-pointer in the regular season was against CSUSM in the Sports Center on New Year's Day last season.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will welcome Cal State Dominguez Hills to The Sports Center on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 1 p.m.  
 
 
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