San Francisco State University

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco State women's basketball team opened the season at home hosting the SF State Invitational. The Gators put up 46 points in the first half to cruise to a 69-54 victory over Holy Names at Main gym. Three players posted in double figures in the win.











 

By The Numbers

 
 

• The Gators win their home opener for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
• Holy Names was selected to finish 11th in the Pac West this season. SF State has won its last four match ups with Holy Names and has not lost since 2004.
• Muirae Gomez had a game high 15 points to lead the Gators. Taimane Lesa-Hardee and Jolene Armendariz each had 14.
• All but one Gators who checked into the game scored.
• The Gators held the edge on rebounds 38-30 and dominated on offensive boards 14-4. Armendariz had a team high seven.
• SF State had 13 steals on the night with Lesa-Hardee, Samaria Velazquez and Cheyenne Mckinnie each recording three.

How it Happened

It was all offense in the first quarter as the Gators shot 66.7 from the field. Back-to-back jumpers from Muirae Gomez and Tierra Snipes gave the Gators the largest lead of the quarter at 20-11.
 
The Hawks came back within three in the second quarter. Coming out of a timeout at 8:18, Armendariz banked a three to put the Gators up 27-21. A 6-0 run highlighted by back-to-back baskets by Armendariz gave the Gators a 41-26 lead at the half. 
 
The Gators offense slowed down in the third quarter, but SF State played crisp defense as they outscored the Hawks 14-6 in the quarter. SF State stole the ball seven times during that frame with Mckinnie and Lesa-Hardee each recording two.

The Hawks hung with the Gators and got within 13 late in the game, but the Gators had built too much of a cushion for the Hawks to come back from.
 

Up Next

San Francisco State will play its second game of the SF State Gator Invitational tomorrow. The Gators will play Academy of Art Saturday, November 12 at 5 p.m. The match will be live streamed through the CCAA network and live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_wbb. Fans can follow along for updates on instagram and Twitter at SFstate_WBB.