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63
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 11-3,8-1 CCAA
45
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 9-5,5-4 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
11-3,8-1 CCAA
63
Final
45
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
9-5,5-4 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 13 11 20 19 63
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 10 11 8 16 45

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Big Third Quarter Carries CSUSM Over CPP, 63-45

POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (11-3, 8-1 CCAA) clinched its fifth consecutive win with a 63-45 victory at Cal Poly Pomona (9-5, 5-4 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at Kellogg Arena.

TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 22 points | 17 rebounds | 7-of-11 FG | 2 steals
Malia Mastora – 11 points | 6 rebounds | 4 assists
Charity Gallegos – 10 points | 6 rebounds
Katie FitzGerald – 10 points | 2 assists

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars held a 13-10 lead after the first quarter.
  • Both teams put up 11 points in the second quarter as CSUSM took a 23-20 lead into the halftime break.
  • The third quarter was all CSUSM as the Cougars outscored the Broncos, 20-8.
  • The Cougars went 6-of-10 (60%) from the field with a 3-of-5 (60%) performance from behind the arc in the third quarter.
  • CSUSM made it a double-digit lead at 39-29 after Ava Ranson sunk a 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining in the third quarter.
  • The Cougars took their largest lead of the game at the 1:35 mark of the fourth quarter when Gallegos hit a 3-pointer in the corner in front of the CSUSM bench that made it 60-42.
     
FAST BREAK
  • CSUSM shot 44.4% (20-of-45) from the field while holding the Broncos to 25.0% (16-of-62) field-goal percentage.
  • From behind the arc, the Cougars went 8-of-19 (42.1%) to CPP's 3-of-20 (15.0%).
  • Vasquez collected her ninth double-double of the season (22 pts, 17 reb.) and the 35th of her collegiate career.
  • CSUSM won the battle of the boards, 41 to 32.
  • The Broncos scored just 11 points off CSUSM's 18 turnovers while the Cougars tallied 12 points from CPP's 13.
  • CSUSM led for 85% of the game while Pomona led for only 9%.
  • The Cougars tallied eight 3-pointers for the fourth time this season, just one shy from their season best. 
  • With the win, CSUSM evened the series record at 4-4 when playing in Kellogg Arena while extending the lead in the all-time series to 8-6.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return home for a quick two-game stay in The Sports Center, opening up against San Francisco State on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m.


 
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