POMONA, Calif. – A strong first half was not enough for the San Francisco State women's basketball team on Saturday as the Gators wrapped up road action with a 68-63 loss to Cal Poly Pomona.
 
Amani Alexander led the Gators in scoring with 19 points, besting her previous season high that she set a day ago, and Jhaina Stephens recorded her tenth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 boards. Rachel Iozzia dropped 16 on four three-pointers. Erika Nilsen scored six and Kaleigh Pugh notched five in the effort.
 
It is the 12^th time this season the Gators (5-18/3-17 CCAA) have held their opponent to under 69 points, due in part to SF State limiting Cal Poly Pomona (18-8/15-6 CCAA) to 22 percent (4-of-19) from beyond the arc.
 
The Gators opened up with six-straight points, with Stephens logging four points in the process. Alexander and Iozzia both hit triples to put SF State up 14-8. The Broncos then went on an 8-0 run to take a 19-18 lead less than a minute into the second quarter.
 
Alexander hit a free throw to push the lead to four at 24-20 with just over seven minutes left in the half. SF State continued to roll with three-straight free throws by Pugh to go up 33-25. The Gators would utilize an 18-point quarter to take a 36-30 lead into the half.
 
Stephens hit a jumper to open the third to put the Gators up seven, prompting a run to put SF State up 45-33 that was capped off by a Nilsen triple. Both sides traded baskets, with Alexander hitting a jumper off a dish from Nilsen with three left in the period to make it 48-39.
 
The Broncos put together a 10-0 run to go up 55-50 to start the fourth, with Chelsea Waddy-Blow hitting a pair from the charity stripe before Iozza ended the streak with a three-pointer to cut it to two. Cal Poly Pomona continued to put the game away as Casey McWilliam hit a triple to put the Broncos up seven, and converting a pair of free throws in the closing minute to seal the win.
 
Up Next
The Gators wrap up home action next weekend as they host Chico State on Friday and Humboldt State on Saturday, which will be SF State's Senior Day.