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Will MacNeil
78
Cal State LA LA 17-12,13-9 CCAA
82
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 22-6,18-4 CCAA
Cal State LA LA
17-12,13-9 CCAA
78
Final
82
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
22-6,18-4 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Cal State LA LA 24 15 19 11 9 78
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 14 19 19 17 13 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cougars Stay Alive with 82-76 OT Win in CCAA Semifinals

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (22-6) charged back to pull off an 82-78 overtime victory over Cal State LA (17-11) in the CCAA Tournament Semifinals on Friday afternoon at Coussoulis Arena on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino.  
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Vasquez – 21 points | 10 rebounds | 9-of-13 FG
Charity Gallegos – 21 points | 6 rebounds | 2 steals
Katie FitzGerald – 16 points | 4-of-7 3PT
Truit Reilly – 6 points | 8 rebounds
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • LA jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead before the Cougars charged back to take an 8-7 lead.
  • The Golden Eagles caught fire, holding a 24-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
  • An 8-1 run put CSUSM within one point at 31-30 at the 3:56 mark of the second quarter.
  • The Golden Eagles answered with an 8-0 run before Gallegos drove past three defenders for a last-second bucket to make it 39-33 CSULA at halftime.
  • The Cougars shot 44.8% (13-of-29) in the first half to CSULA's 46.7% (14-of-30).
  • The difference came in 3-pointers as CSULA sunk six from behind the arch to CSUSM's three.
  • Down 56-44, the Cougars came roaring back with a last-second 3-pointer by FitzGerald to cap a 5-0 run to end the third quarter at 58-52 CSULA.
  • FitzGerald sunk a last-second 3-pointer to send the game into overtime at 69-all.
  • The Cougars took their first lead since being up 8-7 in the first quarter on a pair of made free throws by Ava Ranson six seconds into the overtime period.
  • After another 3-pointer by FitzGerald, CSUSM took its largest lead of the game on two made free throws by Reilly to make it 76-70.
  • The Cougars went 8-of-10 at the charity stripe in overtime to clinch the win while LA went 2-of-5.

FAST BREAK
  • This marks CSUSM's fourth consecutive trip to the CCAA Tournament Final.
  • The Cougars won the program's first tournament championship last year with a 74-62 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills.
  • CSUSM won the battle of the boards against CSULA, 42-35, with 14 coming on the offensive side.
  • The Cougars got 19 points off CSULA's 15 turnovers while the Golden Eagles only capitalized with 15 points off CSUSM's 16 turnovers.
  • Despite being outshot 45.3% to 41.5% for the game, CSUSM made it up at the free throw line by going 21-of-26 to CSULA's 11-of-17.
  • Vasquez collected her 19th double-double of the season (21 pts, 10 reb.) and the 45th of her collegiate career.
  • CSUSM is 13-6 in the all-time series against CSULA and has won 12 of the last 13 games against the Golden Eagles.
 
UP NEXT
The top-seeded Cougars will face second-seeded Chico State in the CCAA Tournament Final on Saturday, March 9 at 5 p.m. at Coussoulis Arena on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino.  


 
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