TURLOCK, Calif.— The San Francisco State women's basketball team dropped a close contest to Stanislaus State 77-72 at Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena. The difference came from the Warriors' ability to shoot from three as Stanislaus State went 11-for-15 from deep.
- The Gators fall to 2-4 and 1-1 in conference play. Stanislaus now stands at 6-4 and 2-0 in the CCAA.
- Alexsandra Alvarado led the team with 19 points and a career-high seven assists. Talia Garner had 18 while Imani Felix chipped in 12.
- SF State was perfect from the charity strip but only had 12 shots at the line. The Warriors went 12-for-22.
- Stanislaus dominated the glass 47-28.
- The Gators went 8-for-23 from three with Garner going 4-for-8
After a 9-1 start to the game, Stanislaus scored six points to make it a one possession game in the first quarter. Alverado accounts for six of eight points to put the Gators up 20-12 with 1:45 left in the first. A three-point basket from the Warriors cut the lead to five before the end of the first. A big second quarter from Stanislaus switched momentum in their favor. Stanisluas went 9-for-21 from the field including 4-for-5 from three. The Gators turned the ball over seven times as Stanislaus outscored SF State 23-12 to take a 38-32 lead going into the half.
The Gators hung around in the third quarter but saw Stanislaus take a 15-point lead with 5:34 remaining in the game. A three-point basket from Perséas Gioukaris cut the deficit down to 74-66 and gave the Gators a chance to comeback with 2:43 remaining. SF State missed on the following two possessions and turned the ball over on the third to drain too much time off the clock.
The Gators travel south for their next two conference games. Game one next week will be at Cal Poly Pomona on December 7 at 5:30 pm. Fans can stream the game live on the CCAA Network. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com with updates also available on X at @sfstate_wbb.
