SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State women's basketball team opened the game on fire, going 7-for-16 from the floor in the fist period. After that, the Gators offense struggled to overcome the tough Broncos defense and fell to Cal Poly Pomona 59-43 on Friday night in their CCAA opener.
In front of a capacity crowd, the Gators (2-6/0-1 CCAA) shot 23.7 percent from the field, after starting the game 7-for-16 they went 7-for-43 from the field the rest of the way. The Gators played physical and hit open looks when they presented themselves early.
Kaitlin DaDalt got the Gators in a groove, going 3-for-4 and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. She finished the night with a team-high 14 points.
The Gators ended the opening quarter going on a 13-4 run to take an 18-16 lead heading into the second. From the second quarter on, the Broncos (4-4/2-0 CCAA) stepped up the pressure defense after that, harassing the Gators on every attempt.
Jasmine Black was second on the team, with nine points. She was 3-for-9 from beyond the arc.
Donae Moguel finished her night with eight points and six rebounds.
The Broncos outscored the Gators 32-18 in the second half. The Broncos were led by Chelsea Waddy-Blow's game-high 290 points. The Broncos outrebounded the Gators 42-31 and finished with 24 points in the paint.
The Gators will return to action tomorrow night when they host cross bay rival Cal State East Bay, the game is slated for a 5:30 p.m. tip.
GAME NOTES
Coaches Quote
"I thought we got off to a nice start," said head coach
Dennis Cox. "We were motivated and ready to play. I think the difference where things turned was seven and a half minutes to go in the half, they called a timeout and came out and upped the defense. When they decided to play us tougher we had a hard time scoring after that."
DaDalt Makes It Three-Straight
Junior guard
Kaitlin DaDalt finished with a team-high 14 points, she has now scored 10 or more in three-straight contests. She is third on the team with 79 total points this year and is now averaging 9.9 points.
Gators Hot From The Line
As a team, the Gators were on fire from the charity stripe. SF State connected on 5-of-6 in the first half, and 4-of-6 in the second, they finished the night going 9-for-12 from the free throw line, hitting 75 percent of their attempts.
Purple Out Sets Attendance Record
The Main Gym at the Don Nasser Family Plaza was filled to the brim on Friday night. The final tally was 1,000 fans in attendance, tying the record set at last year's Purple Out.
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