CARSON, Calif. – The San Francisco State women's basketball team fell to the #14 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros 77-65 Saturday afternoon. The Gators made it a one-possession game early in the fourth quarter, but fouls and a stagnant offense kept SF State from taking the lead.










 

By The Numbers

 
 

• Gators fall to 7-9 on the season and 3-7 in the CCAA. The Toros remain perfect on the season with a record of 16-0 and 9-0 in the CCAA
• For a second straight game, three Gators finished in double figures in scoring: Taimane Lesa-Hardee (14), Samaria Velazquez (13) and Mya Blake (11)
• The Gators committed 28 person fouls.
• The Toros outshot the Gators from three .411 to .333 percent.
• The team had a season high five blocks.
• With two more steals, Lesa-Hardee has 185 career steals and is in sole possession of fifth all-time.

How it Happened

Taimane Lesa-Hardee drove the offense to start the game and scored the first six points for the Gators. Lesa-Hardee passed the ball to Mya Blake for a three to give the Gators their first lead of the game at 9-8. A 7-0 run by the Toros gave them a 20-14 lead with less than two minutes to go. Talia Garner made both free throws to cut the lead to two possessions and trail 23-18 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Toros took their largest lead of the second quarter off a three that extended it to 31-23. The Gators, who outshot the Toros in the second quarter, did not have the same success at the line and went 0-for-3. The Toros went 5-for-8 to keep their edge over the Gators and led 43-34 at the half.

After back-to-back baskets cut the lead to 43-39, both teams stalled for the next two minutes. The Toros broke the ice and an 11-0 run put them up 54-39 with 2:36 remaining in the third quarter. The Gators went on their own scoring drive and a buzzer beater three from Velazquez cut the deficit to 54-48. 

Lesa-Hardee's three made it a one possession game to start the fourth. Fouls and turnovers were a problem for the Gators as SF State committed six turnovers and had 12 personal fouls in the fourth. The Gators only went 2-for-11 from the field as the Toros pulled away with the lead in the final frame.
 

Up Next

SF State will return home to play Stanislaus State on Thursday, January 19 at 5:30 p.m. The broadcast will be available on the CCAA Network and live stats are available at sfstategators.com/livestats_wbb. Fans can follow along for updates on instagram and Twitter pending platform availability at SFstate_WBB. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.