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Katie FitzGerald
Greg Siller
69
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 13-6,9-5 CCAA
74
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 15-4,12-2 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
13-6,9-5 CCAA
69
Final
74
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
15-4,12-2 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 4 10 22 33 69
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 16 18 12 28 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

CSUSM Rains 3-Pointers In 74-69 Win Over CPP

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.
     
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.  
 
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.  


 
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