SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State women's basketball team fell to Cal State Los Angeles 66-50 at Main Gym Thursday evening. The Gators struggled on offense and shot a season low .258 from the field.
- San Francisco falls to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the CCAA. Cal State LA improves to 3-5 and 2-2 in the CCAA
- Alexsandra Alvarado led the Game in scoring with a career high 13 points.
- The Gators went 2-for-21 from three while the Golden Eagles went 9-for-19.
- Anai Washington and Nicole Flennaugh each had 12 points for Cal State LA.
- The Gators finished with two steals, the lowest of the season.
The Gators struggled mightily to score in the first quarter, scoring all of their points early on by shooting free throws. Alvarado made the first field goal of the game for SF State with 3:42 remaining in the quarter to cut Los Angeles' lead to 10-8. Mya Blake scored a jumper and made and-one to put the Gators up 16-12 at the end of the quarter.
SF State only connected on three baskets in the second quarter and did not get the same type of help from the line they had the previous quarter. A three-pointer from Lily Buggs put the Golden Eagles up late in the second quarter and Cal State LA took a 24-23 lead into halftime.
After two minutes of no scoring to open the third quarter, the Golden Eagles shot a pair of back-to-back threes. The Gators would make it back within two but the Golden Eagles would pull away every time. The Golden Eagles took a 49-36 lead with 8:08 left in the fourth and the Gators could not get enough of an offensive rhythm to complete a comeback.
San Francisco State hosts Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, December 11. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast free on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Beginning in 2022, the CCAA Network will be moving to a subscription-based model at $9.95 per month. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_wbb.
The Division of Campus Safety, in partnership with the San Francisco Firefighters' Toy Program, requests your support in collecting donations for new and unwrapped toys to bring smiles to children this holiday season. A donation box will be available at Saturday's doubleheader. If you're unable to stop by and prefer to donate virtually, donations are accepted by visiting sffirefighterstoys.org.
