SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco State women's basketball team dropped a tight 63-58 game to Chico State Thursday night at Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza. Three-point shooting proved to be a difference maker in the game. Chico landed ten while the Gators only scored four.
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- Gators fall to 5-9 overall and 3-6 in the CCAA. Chico State improves to 6-6 and a perfect 3-4 in conference.
- The Gators were without the services of starters Taimane Lesa-Hardee and Mya Blake against Chico.
- Jolene Armendariz had a game high 18 points and scored all four of the Gator's threes. Her ten rebounds gave her second double-double of the season.
- Muirae Gomez finished with 16 points and ten rebounds for her third double-doube of the season.
- The Gators only turned the ball over 10 times compared to the Wildcat's 16.
- Charity Gallegos had 17 points for Chico.
Neither team took more than a one possession lead throughout the first quarter and a half. The Gators took their largest lead of the game when Armendariz scored from three to give the Gators a 25-20 lead with 3:33Â remaining in the second quarter. Chico State used a 9-0 run to close out the quarter and reclaim the lead. The Gators stayed within striking distance of reclaiming the lead in the third and fourth quarters and never let the Wildcats take a double-digit lead. Down 56-51 with 2:26 left, the Gators had an opportunity to come back but were unable to make the necessary defensive stops down the line.
"The mystery that comes with a season impacted by COVID is a challenge that we all are still adapting to," said Head Coach Natasha Smith. "Chico was a good matchup for us and we let it slip away. We hope to simply show improvement and build on the collective effort that we displayed on Saturday vs Stanislaus."
SF State remains at home to face Stanislaus State on January 22. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. Due to an increase of COVID cases within the community, SF State has revised its spectator policy. Click here for more information. The game will be broadcast on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_wbb.
