HAYWARD - The San Francisco State women's basketball team came back from a deficit late in the fourth quarter but were unable to take the lead and take victory over Cal State East Bay in a 64-60 victory.
- Gators fall to 8-14 overall and 6-12 in the CCAA. East improves to 19-2 and 14-1 in the CCAA.
- Ashley Hart lead the Gators with 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.
- Taimane Lesa-Hardee's three was her 100th career three-pointer. She becomes the sixth Gator in program history to reach 100.
- The Gators went 13-15 from the line with Alexsandra Alvarado going 7-for-8. East Bay went 13-for-22.
- SF State held the advantage on shooting going 37.9 percent from the field
- East Bay had 45 rebounds compared to SF State's 32.
- Abigail Cooper led the Pioneer's with 15 points
The Gators could not find the basket to start the game and went 1-for-10 in the first quarter. SF State managed to stay in the game thanks to East Bay turnovers and good free throw shooting. Going into the third quarter down 34-21, the Gator offense came alive to shoot 53.8 percent from the field and add 17 points. Defensively, they held East Bay to 2-for-20 in the quarter. Trailing by a possession as they headed to the final frame, the Gators stayed within two possessions the entire fourth quarter. Hart's step back jumper tied the game at 60 all with 1:52 remaining. The Pioneers made both free throws to go up 63-60 with 11 seconds left. Lesa-Hardee missed the game tying three and the Pioneers iced the game on the next possession.
SF State will make its last road trop of the season to face Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Feb 19. 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.
