POMONA, Calif. - The San Francisco State women's basketball team fell to the home Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 71-43 Thursday evening at Kellogg Arena. The Gators started strong in the first quarter, but a huge second quarter from the Broncos set the tone for the rest of the game.
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- The Gators fall to 7-16 on the season and to 3-14 in the CCAA. The loss eliminates them from qualifying for the CCAA tournament. The Broncos improve 13-8 and 10-7 in the CCAA.
- Mya Blake was the only Gator to reach double-digits in scoring and added 15 points. Her three three-points gives her 56 on the season, six away from tying the all-time record.
- SF State shot 27.3 percent from the field compared to Cal Poly Pomona's 45.0
- The Gators only managed to steal the ball once and force eight turnovers on the Broncos.
- Alicia Jones scored a game high 23 points for the Broncos.
Both teams started slow in the first quarter, missing easy shots. The Gators went three-for-eight from three to help keep a slight edge over the Broncos. Blake drove for a lay-up to give the Gators a 13-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.
A 19-1 run from the Broncos put them in front as Cal Poly Pomona led 29-17 with :56 remaining in the second quarter. A three-pointer from
Samaria Velazquez cut the Broncos' lead to nine heading into the locker room.
Blake opened up the third quarter with a three point basket but the Broncos responded with a 10-0 run before the Gators could score again. Down 53-33 in the fourth, the deficit proved to be too much for the Gators to overcome.
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SF State concludes its Southern California trip at Cal State San Bernardino. They play the Yotes on Saturday, February 11th at 1:00 p.m. The broadcast will be available on theÂ
CCAA Network and live stats are available atÂ
sfstategators.com/livestats_wbb. Fans can follow along for updates on instagram and Twitter at SFState_WBB. Tickets are available atÂ
sfstategators.com/tickets.
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