SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - The San Francisco State women's basketball team closed out the weekend with a 77-49 loss to Dominican on Saturday night.
- SF State falls to 1-3 on the young season while Dominican improves to 2-4.
- Alexsandra Alvarado was the sole Gators to reach double figures in scoring wtih 16 points. She also went 6-for-8 from the free throw line.
- The Penguins had major advantages in rebounds (54 to 36) and bench points (40 to 10).
- The Gators shot 24.9 percent from the field and allowed the Penguins to shoot 46.9.
- Dominican had four players in double figures and 11 players contribute to scoring.
The Gators were able to stay within a possession throughout most of the first quarter. Alvarado made both shots at the line to cut the Dominican lead down to 15-12 with 3:49 remaining. But the Penguins closed out the quarter with a 14-3 run to take a huge lead into the next frame. The Gators were held to 27.8 percent shooting in the second quarter while Dominican shot 41.2 percent to extend their lead to 49-28 heading into the second half.
Outside of Alvarado and a pair of free throw by Perséas Gioukaris, the Gators were not getting scoring contributions in the third as the Penguins continued to extend their lead.
SF State returns home for its home opener against Jessup on Friday, November 22 at 2:30 pm. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com, and fans can watch on FloSports.
