MONMOUTH, Ore. – Trailing by 15 late in the third quarter, the San Francisco State women's basketball team made a furious comeback, cutting the deficit to four, where it eventually stayed as Saint Martin's held on to win the finale of the Western Oregon/Hamptons Inn D2 Showdown by a final of 66-62.
A 25 point third quarter proved to be the difference as SF State (0-2) could not close the gap against the Saints (1-1). SF State shot well on the day, going 22-for-53 from the floor for a 41.5 percent shooting percentage. The Gators have opened up the year posting back-to-back performances of 40 percent shooting. From 3-point range, SF State connected on 34.6 percent of their shots, going 9-for-26.
Nine players scored for SF State on the day, with three players finishing in double-figures. Senior
Donae Moguel leading the team with 16 points, going 6-for-8 from the field.
Jasmine Black collected 12 and
Imani Smith finished with 10 points and seven assists.
SF State will return to action on Tuesday when they make their home debut against Holy Names at 5:30 p.m. at The Main Gym at the Don Nasser Family Plaza.
GAME NOTES
Coaches Quote
"It was the same story as yesterday," said head coach
Dennis Cox. "We had a lapse in intensity in the third quarter and dug ourselves a hole that was too deep to clubm all the way out of. I am proud of the way we fought again to come back. We stayed together and almost pulled it off."
Depth Not An Issue
For the second-straight game, SF State got contributions throughout the lineup. The Gators bench counted for 35 of the team's 62 points. Last night, the Gators bench scored 37 points.
Donae Moguel and
Jasmine Black accounted for most of that today, as they combined to score 28 of the Gators 35 bench points.
Points Off Turnovers
The SF State defense did their part on Sunday. The Gators created 18 turnovers on against Saint Martin's, which led to 21 points for SF State. Five players recorded at least one steal with Moguel and
Toni Edwards grabbing a pair of steals.
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