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Greg Siller
58
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 19-4,16-3 CCAA
68
Winner Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 24-1,18-1 CCAA
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
19-4,16-3 CCAA
58
Final
68
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH
24-1,18-1 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 12 4 23 19 58
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 21 11 15 21 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 14/RV CSUSM Falls 68-58 at No. 9/5 CSUDH

CARSON, Calif. – The No. 14/RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (19-4, 16-3 CCAA) fell 68-58 to No. 9/5 Cal State Dominguez Hills (24-1, 18-1 CCAA) on Thursday night at the Torodome.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Kelsey Forrester – 16 points | 5-of-10 3FG | 3 steals | 3 assists
Katie FitzGerald – 11 points | 3 steals | 2 assists
Dynnah Buckner – 9 points | 3 rebounds | 2 steals | 2 assists

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM was held scoreless in the first six and half minutes before Dynnah Buckner sunk a 3-pointer in front of the CSUDH bench to make it 6-3 Toros.
  • The first five buckets by the Cougars were 3-pointers.
  • The Cougars trailed 21-12 at the end of the first quarter after going 4-of-14 (28.6%) from the field while the Toros went 9-of-13 (69.2%).
  • The Toros closed out the second quarter on a 9-0 run to take their biggest lead of the game 32-16 into the break.
  • CSUSM made five 3-pointers and one free throw in the first half.
  • The Cougars opened the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers by Gallegos and Forrester to make it 32-22.
  • CSUSM's first 2-pointer of the game didn't come until the 6:02 mark of the third quarter on Kate Carlson's second-chance layup that made it 37-24 CSUDH.
  • A pair of made free throws by Kate Carlson closed the gap to seven points (39-32) with 4:04 on the clock in the third quarter.
  • CSUSM outscored the Toros 23-15 in the third quarter to make it 47-39 CSUDH.
  • The Cougars tallied a 53.3% (8-of-15) while holding the Toros to just 23.1% (3-of-13).
  • After the Toros began the final quarter on a 5-0 run, the Cougars were not able to cut their deficit to single digits for the remaining of the game. 
 
FAST BREAKS
  • The Cougars shot their second-lowest field-goal percentage of the season at 31.6% (18-of-57).
  • CSUSM tallied a season-best 16 offensive rebounds but lost the battle of the boards, 34-31.
  • The Cougars turned over the ball 20 times to CSUDH's 18 turnovers.
  • CSUSM matched its season high of 12 steals set against San Francisco State on Dec. 8.
  • The Toros got 34 of their points inside the paint while the Cougars got just 14.
  • Eighteen of CSUSM's points came from its bench while CSUDH tallied 21.
  • This is CSUSM's first season series loss since the 2019-20 season when the Cougars fell to Sonoma State in both meetings.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will conclude their regular-season road schedule on Saturday afternoon at Cal State East Bay at 1 p.m.
 
  
 
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