SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco State women's basketball team fell to Cal State San Marcos 62-42 Saturday afternoon. After going into the second half tied 25-25, the Gators could not get enough going on the offensive end to earn the victory over the Cougars.
- The Gators fall to 7-15 on the season and to 3-13 in the CCAA. The Cougars improve to 17-3 and 14-2 in the CCAA.
- Jolene Armendariz lead the team in points (11) and steals (four).
- With two three-point baskets from Mya Blake and Armendariz each, they improve to 53 and 47 respectively on the season. The current single season record is 62 baskets, held by CSUSM Head Coach Renee Jimenez.
- The Gators shot a season low 23.3 percent from the field.
- Briolonnie Bell had season highs in points (four) and minutes played (18).
Both teams started slow in the first quarter as the Gators missed several shots and the Cougars turned the ball over four times. Down 10-5 with under a minute to go, the Gators quickly tied it up with a basket from
Samaria Velazquez and a buzzer-beat three from Blake.
Muirae Gomez went on a solo 6-0 run to give the Gators their first lead at 16-13. The lead was short lived after a three from the Cougars tied the game up again. Down by two with under a minute to go,
Taimane Lesa-Hardee tied things up to give the Gators a tie going into the locker room.
The Gators third quarter woes continued as they only managed five points. The Cougars used a 10-0 run that started in the third quarter and went into the fourth to take a 16-point lead. SF State found some better rhythm in the fourth quarter but the Gators were unable to slow down a Cougars team that shot 72.7 percent from the field in the fourth.
SF State will start a four-game road trip next week and play Cal Poly Pomona on February 9 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 at SFState_WBB. Tickets are available at
sfstategators.com/tickets.
