ROHNERT PARK---  SF State's women's basketball team snapped their five-game losing streak this evening as the Gators held off a second half rally by the Sonoma State Seawolves in their 51-49 road conference victory.  Nicole Hicks paced the Gators with a game high 22 points while Farrah Shokoor chipped in 12 points.  SF State held the Seawolves to just 30% shooting from the field while forcing 17 turnovers.

"I am proud of how we played tonight," said SF State Head Coach Joaquin Wallace.  "We are a defensive team and returned back to what we are good at."  "I am hopefuly we can pnlay with the same intensity at Humboldt State this Saturday."

 Sonoma State (5-8, 3-6 CCAA) took a 9-7 lead on a three by Alysa Ito in the first four minutes of the first, but the Gators followed that with a 10-0 run capped by two made free throws by Hicks to give them a 17-9 lead in the next two minutes.

Sherika Miller's lay-up with two minutes left in the half gave the Gators their largest lead of the game, 33-19.  The Seawolves' Aly Conway sunk two free throws to cut SF State's lead to 33-22 going into the half.

The hosts cut the Gators' lead to 45-43 on a Jaclyn Bisori lay-up with a little under seven minutes left in the game.  Sonoma State opened up the second half outscoring the Gators 23-10  in the first 13 minutes of the new stanza.
SF State's Lauren Varney made lay-up increased the visitors lead to 47-43 with a little under six minutes left on the clock.

Sonoma State tied the game at 47-47 as Elizabeth Day's lay-up capped a mini 4-0 run by the Seawolves as they tied the game with 5:20 to go. 

Nicole Hicks' jumper gave the Gators back the lead, 49-47 with 2:58 left in regulation. 

Sonoma State had a chance to tie the game on its next possession but missed their shot attempt and the Gators'
Michaela Booker made a jumper to give SF State a 51-47 lead with just two minutes left. 

Elizabeth Day rebounded a Seawolf missed shot and put in the tip-in on the host's next possession to cut into the Gator lead, 51-49 with 92 seconds left in the game. 

The Seawolves forced the Gators into a missed shot on their next possession to give them a chance to tie the game or take the lead. 

SF State's defense held on as they forced the Seawolves into two missed shots in the final minute as the Gators held on for the 51-49 victory.

The Gators (3-11, 2-6 CCAA) will continue their five-game road trip this Saturday at 7:30pm in Arcata, Calif., for a CCAA game with Humboldt State.  The Lumberjacks lost 83-79 in overtime to Cal Poly Pomona this evening at home. 

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