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Katie FitzGerald
75
San Fran. St. SFSU 3-12,2-8 CCAA
89
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 12-3,9-1 CCAA
San Fran. St. SFSU
3-12,2-8 CCAA
75
Final
89
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
12-3,9-1 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
San Fran. St. SFSU 20 19 21 15 75
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 17 25 19 28 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

RV CSUSM Takes Down SF State for Sixth Consecutive Win, 89-75

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (12-3, 9-1 CCAA) recorded its sixth consecutive victory with an 89-75 victory over San Francisco State (3-12, 2-8 CCAA) on Thursday night in The Sports Center.

TOP PERFORMERS
Charity Gallegos – 22 points | 6-of-10 FG | 2 assists | 1 steal
Jordan Vasquez – 18 points | 7-of-10 FG | 9 rebounds | 3 assists
Mina Tameilau – 18 points | 5-of-8 FG | 4 rebounds
Katie FitzGerald – 18 points | 4 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Despite leading for 72.5% of the first quarter, the Cougars trailed 20-17 after the 10 minutes after going 6-of-16 (37.5%) from the field to SF State's 9-of-12 (75.0%).
  • Back-to-back 3-pointers by Gallegos put CSUSM back on top at 33-32 and sparked a 10-0 run.
  • The Cougars took a 42-39 lead into the break despite shooting 42.4% (14-of-33) to the Gators' 59.3% (16-of-27).
  • CSUSM outrebounded SF State 20-11 with nine offensive boards in the first half.
  • SF State took its first lead of the second half on a 3-pointer by Samaria Velazquez to make it 51-48 at the 5:30 mark of the third quarter.
  • The Cougars held a 61-60 lead following the third quarter after going 7-of-10 (70%) to SF State's 9-of-17 (52.9%).
  • CSUSM turned over the ball six times in the third quarter while the Gators only committed one turnover.
  • CSUSM defense held SF State scoreless in the first four and half minutes of the fourth quarter while the Cougars went 2-of-2 from the field and 7-of-10 at the free throw line.
  • The Gators shot just 28.6% (4-of-14) in the fourth quarter while the Cougars caught fire with 71.4% (5-of-7).
     
FAST BREAK
  • CSUSM shot a 52.0% (26-of-50) from the field while the Gators turned in a 50.0% (29-of-58) field-goal percentage.
  • From behind the arc, the Cougars tallied their highest field-goal percentage of the season, going 7-of-14 (50.0%) while SF State went 10-of-19 (52.6%).
  • Vasquez was one rebound shy of her 10th double double of the season, finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds.  
  • CSUSM dominated the boards, outrebounding the Gators 36-18 with 10 being on the offensive side.  
  • Thirty-eight of CSUSM's points came inside the paint while SF State was limited to just 20 points in the paint.
  • CSUSM tallied 14 points off fast breaks while the Gators finished with just five.
  • The Cougars led for 55.9% of the game while SF State led for 31.3%.
  • Eighty-nine points were the most scored by a CSUSM team since the Cougars notched a 95-75 victory over Cal State LA on Nov. 27, 2021.
  • With the win, CSUSM extended its win streak over the Gators to eight and is now 11-2 in the all-time series.
  • The first-place Cougars now have a two-game lead over second-place Chico State in the CCAA standings. The Wildcats dropped a 92-68 decision at Cal State LA on Thursday night.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will close out its short two-game home stint on Saturday when the Cougars host Cal State East Bay at 1 p.m. in The Sports Center.  


 
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