LOS ANGELES - The San Francisco State women's basketball team dropped a conference game to Cal State LA 76-65 on Saturday afternoon at the Eagles Nest. The Golden Eagles were able to dominate in the paint and scored 40 points there compared to the Gators' 14.
- Gators fall to 4-6 on the season and 1-4 in the CCAA. Cal State LA improves 5-3 and 3-1 in conference.
- SF State shot .332 percent from the field while the Golden Eagles shot .468.
- Jolene Armendariz had a team high 18 points and was a board shy of a double-double. Mya Blake had 17 points while Muirae Gomez added 12.
- Tierra Snipes earned her first career start and finished with eight points and seven rebounds.
- The Gators won the turnover battle 12 to 15.
- With three more steals, Taimane Lesa-Hardee moves into sixth all-time with 173 career steals. She needs 10 more to tie Krystle Mays for fifth.
A pair of three's gave the Gators an early lead to start the first quarter. SF State's shooting was off during the first as they shot several air balls to go 4-for-16 from the field. Baskets on consecutive possessions by the Golden Eagles in the final minute of the quarter gave them the lead back at 15-12.
A 9-2 run gave the Golden Eagles their biggest lead of the game at 29-18 with 2:30 remaining in the second. LA only turned over the ball once in the second, compared to the Gators' four turnovers. The Gators struggled to get scoring contributions outside of Gomez who scored eight of the Gators' 12 points
Opportunities at the line kept the Gators in the game during the third. SF State went 11-for-14 during that frame and trailed 55-46 at the end of the quarter. A 13-3 run by the Golden Eagles extended their lead to 19 points with 5:49 left to play. The Gators were able to lock down on defense after that but could not come back from the deficit.
Gators will take a break for finals and play one last non-conference game on Monday, December 19th. SF State will host Northwest Nazarene at 1 p.m. in Main gym. The broadcast will be available on the
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