TURLOCK, Calif. – Rachel Iozzia hit five three-pointers and Jhaina Stephens notched her eighth double-double of the season as the San Francisco State women's basketball team defeated host Stanislaus State 69-61 on Saturday.

"I'm extremely proud of this group of six for playing with great poise under Stanislaus' full-court pressure tonight," said Head Coach Kristina Danella. "We made big shots when we needed them and got big stops down the stretch. I thought we did a great job of sticking with our game plan and not getting frazzled at all. This group has faced a lot of adversities and has continued to fight through everything that's been thrown at them. Obviously a road win is always great, especially when it involves beating last year's win total."

Iozzia had a career-high 17 points on five triples, while Stephens poured in 18 and grabbed 14 rebounds. Kaleigh Pugh notched a career-high 11 points in the start. Erika Nilsen dropped nine on three from deep and Amani Alexander added eight. Tyiteyana Jefferson grabbed a season-high 11 boards.
 
SF State (5-13/3-12 CCAA) shot 46 percent (26-of-57) from the field in their third-best shooting performance of the season. The Gators were lights out from deep, hitting nine triples on the night.
 
The Gators bounced back after trailing 8-4 to score the next four points behind two Stephens' buckets. Amani Alexander gave SF State its first lead of the day on a layup at the 3:18 mark. The Gators wrapped up the first quarter on a 4-0 run capped off by another Alexander layup off a dish from Iozzia to take a 14-12 lead.
 
SF State pushed the lead to 21-15 behind back-to-back buckets from Pugh in the second quarter. The Warriors (8-12/5-9 CCAA) then went on to take a 22-21 lead off a Caitlin Keding triple, part of a 7-0 run for the hosts. With 3:31 left in the half, Iozzia drained a three off an assist from Stephens to push the advantage to 31-26, and the Gators continued the sharp shooting to carry a 35-21 lead into the half.
 
Pugh opened up the second half with another basket, and Iozzia drained another triple to make it a six-point lead. Erika Larsen hit a layup with just under seven to go in the period to cut it to two, but Stephens hit a tough layup in the lain to put the Gators up 42-38. Stanislaus continued to battle back and a Lizzy Alexander three-pointer in the final minute cut the deficit to 49-46.
 
Nilsen drained one from beyond the arc to start the fourth, and Iozzia hit her fifth triple of the night with 5:31 to go in regulation as the Gators led 55-50. The Gators got clutch free throws down the stretch by Jefferson, Iozzia and Stephens to seal the key road win and snap the losing streak.

Up Next
The Gators return home to host Cal State San Marcos on Feb 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Purple Out, and the contest will be broadcasted on the Comcast Hometown Network. The first 500 students in attendance will receive a free t-shirt.