CARSON, Calif.  – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (3-16, 3-10 CCAA) fell 65-44 at No. 3 Cal State Dominguez Hills (22-0, 14-0 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon in the Torodome.

TOP PERFORMERS
Tatum Tamashiro – 20 points | 2 steals | 1 rebound
Rose Morse – 6 points | 6 rebounds | 3 assists
Destiny Okonkwo – 3 points | 5 rebounds
Maddie Leiva – 6 points  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Down 7-0, the Cougars closed the gap to 9-7 before the Toros closed out the first quarter with a 19-15 lead.
• A Tatum Tamashiro 3-pointer at 5:19 put CSUSM up 27-24 in the second quarter.
• The Toros responded with a 10-0 run to conclude the second quarter at 34-27.
• CSUDH shot 52.0% (13-of-25) in the first half to CSUSM's 40% (10-of-25).
• The Toros held CSUSM to just four points in the third quarter while posting 16 to take a 50-31 lead into the fourth.
• The Cougars found their rhythm again in the fourth quarter, posting 13 points to CSUDH's 15.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM shot 29.2% (14-of-48) while the Toros registered 43.6% (24-of-55).  
• Both teams tallied 17 points off turnovers in the contest.
• The Cougars registered five points off fast breaks while CSUDH was held to two.
• The Toros finished with almost double the rebounds of the Cougars, 46-24.
• CSUDH leads the all-time series at 14-8 and is 8-2 when playing the Cougars in the Torodome.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will return home on Thursday to host San Francisco State at 5:30 p.m. in The Sports Center.