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SAN FRANCISCO – In both team's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opener, it was the SF State Gators holding off the visiting Sonoma State Seawolves 63-61 at the Swamp on SF State's campus.  Michaela Booker paced the Gators with a season high 19 points off the bench.
 
“This was a very physical game this evening which was a typical CCAA game,” said SF State head coach Dr. Joaquin Wallace.  “Our execution in our half-court offense was outstanding as senior Michaela Booker played an excellent game.”
 
SF State (2-1, 1-0 CCAA) held its visitors to just 38% shooting from the field including 30% in the first half while forcing 15 turnovers.  Besides Booker's 19 points, Nicole Hicks added 12 points and Angela Van Sickel chipped in 10 points for the hosts. 
 
The Gators out-rebounded Sonoma State (0-2, 0-1 CCAA) 42-34 led by Lauren Varney's season high 12 boards.  Varney also scored 6 points and recorded four of SF State's 12 steals.
 
The hosts took a 12-7 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, but the Seawolves went on a 5-0 run to tie the game at 12-12 on Taylor Acosta's old-fashioned three-point play the 10:55 mark. 
 
Sonoma State took a 15-14 lead on three by Acosta with 9:32 to go in the half, but the Gators outscored their guests 14-4 in the next five minutes to take a 28-19 lead (their largest of the half). 
 
The Seawolves cut their hosts lead to 31-26 on a Taylor Vigil jumper at the end of the half.
 
Nicole Hicks' jumper in the first three minutes of the second stanza increased the Gators' lead to 36-29. 
 
Sonoma State would not go away as the Seawolves cut their deficit to 42-40 on two made free throws by Bronte Sheahan at the 12:38 mark. 
 
The Gators followed that with a 9-4 run as Booker scored six of the hosts' nine points to give them a 51-44 lead with 8:47 to go in the game.  They increased that lead to 57-46 on a three by Van Sickel with a little less than seven minutes left in regulation. 
 
The visitors went on a 15-4 run of their own to tie the game at 61-61 on a Vigil jumper with 90 seconds left on the clock. 
 
On the Gators' next possession, Desiree Collins hit a jumper off an assist from Michaela Booker to give the hosts a 63-61 lead with 1:21 showing on the game clock. 
 
The Gators' defense came up big in the final minute as they forced Sonoma State to three missed shots to hang on for the 63-61 victory.
 
Taylor Vigil paced Sonoma State with 12 points and Alysa Ito and Elizabeth Day each chipped in 8 points. 
 
“I am sure our game on Saturday is going to be just as physical,” added Wallace.