ARCATA, Calif. – The RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (14-4, 11-2 CCAA) closed out its road trip with a 62-56 come-from-behind victory at Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday night at Lumberjack Arena.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 13 points | 17 rebounds
Charity Gallegos – 14 points | 1 steal
Truitt Reilly – 10 points | 9 rebounds | 1 assist
Malia Mastora – 8 points | 7 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Jacks jumped out to a quick 12-2 lead in the first 2:18 minutes of play.
• The Cougars trailed 20-16 after shooting 25% (4-of-16) in the first quarter.
• A Mastora 3-pointer from the corner dwindled Humboldt's lead to 22-20 at the 8:06 mark of the second quarter.
• A right-handed layup by Reilly evened the game at 22-all with 7:07 remaining in the second quarter.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Julia Calvin gave Humboldt a 32-24 lead at 2:52.
• Humboldt took a 36-29 lead into the break after shooting 44.1% (15-of-34) in the first half to CSUSM's 30% (9-of-30). Both teams posted identical 4-of-12 performances from the 3-point line.
• Humboldt's Emilia Long led all scorers in the first half with 18 points.
• The Cougars were held scoreless for five and half minutes, finding themselves down 45-39 until Gallegos connected on the back end of her free throws with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
• A last-second Reilly layup cut Humboldt's lead to 45-43 entering the fourth quarter.
• CSUSM took its first lead of the game on a Vasquez layup with 6:19 remaining in the game to make it 53-52, sparking a 9-0 run.
• The Cougars closed out the game on a 13-4 run to clinch the victory.
• Vasquez scored all of her 13 points while pulling down 15 of her 17 rebounds in the second half.
   

FAST BREAK

• The Cougars are in first place in the CCAA standings with a two-game lead over Chico State and Cal Poly Pomona, who are tied for second place.
• CSUSM outscored Humboldt 19-11 in the fourth quarter with a 41.7 (5-of-12) field-goal percentage.
• CSUSM led for just 6:19 of the game while the Jacks were on top for 31:14.
• Vasquez collected her 11th double-double of the season (13 pts, 17 reb.) and the 37th of her collegiate career.
• Reilly's 10 points and nine rebounds were both season highs.
• With their second-highest rebound total of the season, the Cougars won the battle of the boards, 48-30.
• CSUSM got 18 points off second-chance shots to Humboldt's five.
• The Cougars completed a season series sweep while extending their win streak over the Jacks to seven games.
• CSUSM leads the all-time series at 11-5 against Humboldt.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return home for their final homestand of 2023-24, beginning a four-game stint against Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. in The Sports Center.