SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The RV Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (15-4, 12-2 CCAA) made a program-record 15 3-pointers en route to a 74-69 victory over Cal Poly Pomona (13-6, 9-5 CCAA) on Thursday night in The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Mina Tameilau – 15 points | 3-of-4 3 FG | 1 steal
Jordan Vasquez – 13 points | 14 rebounds | 4 assists
Charity Gallegos – 13 points | 7 assists
Katie FitzGerald – 9 points | 3 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars took a quick 16-4 lead following the first quarter after shooting 38.5% (5-of-13) to CPP's 16.7% (2-of-12).
- CSUSM went on a 14-0 run that was capped by a 3-pointer by FitzGerald at 3:20 that made it 33-11 Cougars.
- CSUSM continued its domination, outscoring the Broncos 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 34-14 lead into the halftime break.
- The Cougars got 17 of their 34 first-half points off CPP's 12 turnovers while the Broncos were not able to capitalize on CSUSM's eight turnovers at all.
- CSUSM held a 46-36 lead entering the final 10 minutes of play after the Broncos outscored the Cougars 22-12 in the third quarter.
- CPP cut CSUSM's lead to five points (72-67) with six seconds remaining in the game.
- A pair of made free throws by Truitt Reilly clinched the win with four seconds on the clock to make it 74-67.
- The Cougars sunk six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter with Tameilau going 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.
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FAST BREAK
- The Cougars are in first place in the CCAA standings with a two-game lead over second-place Chico State.
- CSUSM's 15 3-pointers set a new program record for the most in a single game, breaking the previous record of 13 collected at Cal State LA on Jan. 2, 2022.
- Five different Cougars – Tameilau, Gallegos, FitzGerald, Malia Mastora, Ava Ranson – recorded three 3-pointers to break the record.
- CSUSM led for 95% of the game while CPP led for just 24 seconds.
- Vasquez collected her 12th double-double of the season (13 pts, 14 reb.) and the 38th of her collegiate career.
- CSUSM outrebounded the Broncos, 50-33, while CPP had a slight edge on the offensive boards at 15-14.
- The Cougars matched their season-best of 20 assists while CPP tallied only eight.
- CSUSM committed a season-high 22 turnovers to CPP's 14 but were able to convert 20 points while the Broncos were only able to record 19 points off turnovers.
- The Cougars got 20 points from their bench while the Broncos only got eight.
- CSUSM extended its win streak over CPP to four games while leading the all-time series at 9-6. Â
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UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their final homestand of the 2023-24 season on Saturday against Cal State San Bernardino. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. Â
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