SEASIDE, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's basketball team dropped its fifth consecutive loss on Saturday afternoon in a 70-41 loss at Cal State Monterey Bay.
- The Gators (1-14/1-11 CCAA) struggled offensively in the first half and scored just 13 points on 6-of-28 (21.4 percent) shooting.
- Meanwhile, the Otters (4-10/4-8 CCAA) started the game hot and jumped out to an early lead thanks to 61.1 percent (11-of-18) shooting.
- Muirae Gomez scored a team-high 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
- Madison Corder had a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
- Four Otters reached double digits, led by Lizzy Benton's game-high 14 points. Sylvia Vartazarian had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Camille Parker led all players with 14 rebounds.
- The Gators' health struggles continued. Giselle Mahinay, who started the SF State's last game, was a scratch due to the flu.
- Jarexcy Privado and Gabby Jajeh made their season debuts on Saturday. Privado had a steal in 11 minutes while Jajeh grabbed one rebound in eight minutes of play.
Out of a media timeout at the eight-minute mark, SF State trailed by two thanks to a
Jasmin Asher layup. However, the Otters went on a six-point run over the next two minutes until Asher scored again. The Gators trailed 23-8 after at the end of the period.
The Otters held the Gators scoreless for nearly five minutes and used an 8-0 run to take a 23-point lead. The Gators trailed 38-13 at the half.
SF State went a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line in the third quarter and outscored the Otters 18-12 in the period but the Otters still led comfortably.
CSUMB outscored SF State 20-10 in the final 10 minutes. Madison Corder fouled out with under two minutes to play in the game.
The Gators return home to face the top two teams of the conference, UC San Diego on Thursday, January 23, and first-place (RV) Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, January 25. The games will be streamed on the CCAA Network and live stats will also be available at sfstategators.com.
