ROHNERT PARK, California - The San Francisco State women's basketball team recorded its sixth consecutive victory on Saturday as they took down host Sonoma State, 67-56. SF State now has the longest win streak since the 1984-85 season when they won seven in a row.

By the Numbers

• Danielle Palmer led all players with a career-high 18 points and added eight rebounds. Isabella Lamonea poured in 15 on 4-of-7 shooting from three-point range. Jhaina Stephens recorded her 13th double-digit scoring performance of the season with 14 points and added six rebounds.
• Toni Edwards continued her strong play, dishing out ten assists for her second-straight double-digit assist performance.
• Taimane Lesa-Hardee added nine points and a season-high nine rebounds.
• Sonoma State (5-8/3-7 CCAA) shot just 29 percent (20-67) from the floor, which is the lowest allowed since December 17, 2017 against Cal State Monterey Bay.
• The Gators (8-7/7-3 CCAA) grabbed 45 rebounds, the third most recorded this campaign, and allowed just 34, which is the second fewest this year.
• SF State shot 83 percent (15-of-18) from the line, which is the third-best shooting performance from the charity stripe this season.
• The 56 points conceded are the third-fewest allowed this year.
• The Gators now sit in fourth place in the CCAA standings.

First Quarter

A  Lesa-Hardee triple began the scoring, and Lamonea followed with a splash of her own off an assist from fellow freshman Lesa-Hardee to widen the lead. Stephens and Palmer kept the rally going with baskets to put the Purple and Gold up 10-3, and Lamonea added another three-pointer, this time from the left side to make it a 13-7 advantage with 4:39 left in the first. Taisia Fleming added to the score column on a jumper near the top of the key off a dish from Amani Alexander for the nine-point lead. Sonoma State bounced back ended the first on an 11-0 run, which was capped off by a three-pointer by Sophie Northern at the buzzer, to go up 19-17 for their first lead of the afternoon. 

Second Quarter

Madison Corder ended the Seawolf run with a layup that made it a one-point deficit. Lamonea continued her sharp shooting from deep as she tied it up, 22-all, with 7:54 left in the first half, and she later put the Gators up four after grabbing the offensive board and hitting the jumper. Sonoma State bounced back after Aaryn Pickett made a three and Taylor Todd followed with a layup for the 29-27 lead midway through the second. Palmer made two free throws with 1:44 left to put SF State back up by one, but the hosts got a layup to carry a 31-30 lead at the break.

Third Quarter

Stephens began the second half with six quick points as SF State now regained a 38-32 lead. Lamonea hit her fourth three-pointer of the day as she reached 15 points and continued the rally. Corder added another jumper off an Edwards assist that made it a double-digit Gator lead, and Palmer added two from the charity stripe. The Gators would end up scoring 23 points while only allowing 11, and went 7-of-13 (54 percent) from the field as well as a perfect 8-of-8 from the line to go up 55-42 after three.

Fourth Quarter

Palmer and Stephens added some insurance to the scoreboard with quick buckets to start the fourth. With 6:31 remaining Palmer gave SF State its largest lead of the day at 15 points with her final basket of the afternoon off an assist from Corder, bringing the score to 61-46. Sonoma State inched closer with an 8-3 run that cut it to ten, and ended the game with a 5-0 run in the closing minutes, but the Gator lead was too much to overcome.

Up Next

The Golden Gators return home next Thursday, January 17 as they host Stanislaus State looking for their seventh-straight victory. That is also Staff Appreciation Night, and the first 100 San Francisco State staff members to arrive at the night's doubleheader will receive a free SF State lapel pin. Live stats and a stream will be provided.