SEASIDE, Calif.  – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (2-14, 2-8 CCAA) won its second consecutive game with a 65-61 overtime victory at Cal State Monterey Bay (3-14, 0-11 CCAA) on Thursday night in the Otter Sports Center.

TOP PERFORMERS
Rory Hetrick – 15 points | 10 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
Camille Johnson – 13 points | 5 rebounds
Rose Morse – 7 points | 3 assists
Destiny Okonkwo – 6 points | 6 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
Tatum Tamashiro – 7 points | 3 steals | 2 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams finished the first quarter with 14 points.
• A pair of made free throws by Hetrick with 59 seconds remaining in the second quarter gave CSUSM its largest lead of the first half to make it 34-26.
• The Cougars took a 34-30 lead into the halftime break.
• CSUSM led the entire third quarter, taking a 44-41 advantage into the fourth quarter.
• The Cougars saw its seven-point lead with 6:17 remaining in the fourth quarter dwindle away.
• Monterey Bay tied the game with a layup by Slocum with 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
• A made free throw by Okonkwo gave CSUSM back the lead at 57-56 41 seconds into overtime.
• A 3-pointer by Tamashiro in front of the Cougar bench put CSUSM up 62-58 at the 2:11 mark of overtime and sparked a 7-0 run.
• CSUSM went 3-of-5 (60.0%) in overtime while the Otters shot 28.6% (2-of-7).

FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM shot 36.8% (25-of-68) while the Otters registered 43.9% (25-of-57).  
• The Cougars won the battle of the boards, 45-37, with 17 coming on the offensive side to CSUMB's eight.
• CSUSM tallied nine steals to the Otters' five.
• The Cougars registered their third-lowest turnover total of the season with 13 while forcing CSUMB to commit 18.
• CSUSM scored 18 points on second-chance shots to Monterey Bay's seven.
• The Cougars led the game for 31:08 while CSUMB was on top for only 9:26.
• CSUSM had 11 players play five minutes or more while Monterey Bay only had eight Otters take the court the entire 45 minutes. 
• With the win, the Cougars extended their win streak to 13 against CSUMB and now lead the all-time series at 14-2.
   

UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-game road trip with a stop at Stanislaus State on Saturday at 1 p.m.