SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 15/RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (19-3, 16-2 CCAA) recorded its second-consecutive come-from-behind victory to extend its win streak to six games with an 82-71 victory over Stanislaus State (6-18, 2-16 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsey Forrester – 25 points | 7-of-13 3PT | 3 assists
Jordan Vasquez – 13 points | 10 rebounds
Charity Gallegos – 18 points | 3 assists
Dynnah Buckner – 9 points | 6 rebounds
Shasta Parker – 6 points | 6 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUSM shot 71.1% (5-of-7) in the first quarter but trailed 19-15 due to turning over the ball 10 times.
- Stan State took its biggest lead of the game at 1:01 in the second quarter on Joia Armstrong's 3-pointer that made it 39-24.
- The Cougars trailed 39-26 at halftime after shooting 33.3% (8-of-24) to Stan State's 51.5% (8-of-16).
- CSUSM opened the second half with an 11-0 run to close within two at 39-37 on a Forester 3-pointer at 8:08.
- The Warriors responded with an 8-1 run to make it 47-38 on Lilana Marques' 3-pointer at 5:44.
- Back-to-back 3-pointers by Forrester and Parker cut the Stan State lead to 49-46 with 3:57 remaining in the third quarter.
- On a fast break, Dynnah Buckner converted an old-fashion 3-point play to even the game at 49-all at 3:29.
- A pair of free throws by Dynnah Buckner gave CSUSM its first lead in the second half at 53-51 with 2:13 on the clock.
- A foul with .3 seconds on the clock sent Katie FitzGerald to the line, who made both ends to give CSUSM a 58-57 lead at the end of the third quarter.
- The Cougars took a 65-59 lead on Charity Gallegos' drive on the baseline at 6:14 of the fourth quarter.
- A Forrester 3-pointer from in front of the CSUSM bench made it 70-61 with 4:53 remaining in the game, prompting a timeout by the Warriors.
- A pair of made free throws by Forrester with a minute remaining gave the Cougars a double-figure cushion, which they maintained the rest of the game.
FAST BREAKS
- Forrester tallied her second career-leading seven 3-pointers in a game, the second most in program history. Former teammate Akayla Hackson holds the record with eight, which she notched at San Francisco State on Feb. 21, 2019.
- Vasquez collected her second consecutive double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
- CSUSM's 82 points were the most scored by the Cougars this season.
- The Warriors registered 28 points in the paint to CSUSM's 18.
- The Cougars won the battle of the boards, 35-24.
- Seventeen of CSUSM's points came on fast breaks while Stan State was limited to two.
- Stan State led for 19:27 of the game while CSUSM was on top for 16:21.
- There were six lead changes and six tie scores.
- Stan State's Makayla Rose led all scorers with 29 points.
- CSUSM scored a season-best 32 points in the third quarter. The last time the Cougars scored 32 in a quarter was against Cal State East Bay in the 2019 CCAA Championship Semifinals on UCSD's campus.
- With the win, CSUSM evens the all-time series against the Warriors at 6-6 and is now 4-2 when playing at home.
- The Cougars have notched their seventh season-series victory with the win over the Warriors.
UP NEXT
The Cougars are on the road next week with their first stop at CCAA leader Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m.
