CHICO - The San Francisco State women's basketball team could not get it done on the road and fell to Chico State 69-52 at Art Acker Gymnasium.
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- Gators fall to 8-13 overall and 6-11 in the CCAA. Chico improves to 12-7 and 9-5 in the CCAA.
- Jolene Armendariz and Ashley Hart each had 11 points and three rebounds.
- In her first game back since Jan 15, Taimane Lesa-Hardee had seven points, two rebounds and two steals.
- Chico held the advantage on rebounds 53-42
- Charity Gallegos had a game high 20 points for Chico State.
Down 13-5 to open the first quarter, the Gators relied on their long ball game to take the lead back. A 12-0 run gave the Gators its biggest lead of the night at 20-15 before a last second three from Gallegos cut the lead to two at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats used their own 7-0 scoring run to reclaim the lead from the Gators. Despite the offense struggling in the second quarter, the Gators were able to stay within a possession at the end of the half. The offensive struggled spilled into the third quarter with the Gators only scoring eight points. The Wildcats stayed hot and scored 20 points to take a 51-36 lead into the final frame. The Gators came within 10 but a 14-2 run by Chico put the game out of reach for SF State.
SF State will stay closer to home and face Cal State East Bay on Thursday, Feb 17. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. 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.
