SEASIDE, Calif. – The San Francisco State women's basketball team snapped their four game losing streak with a 64-63 double overtime victory over Cal State Monterey Bay.
- The Gators improve to 7-11 overall and 5-8 in the CCAA. The game was the first double overtime contest since the Gators lost to Sonoma State 75-73 December 5, 2003. They moved into a tie for seventh with East Bay. The Otters fall to 3-16 and are seeking their first conference win.
- Ana Daniels led all players with 21 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double. Alexsandra Alvarado and Geriah Bradley each scored in double figures with 16 and 14 points respectively.
- The Otters committed 23 fouls and 22 turnovers.
- SF State struggled at the line and only went 13-for-24.
- Monterey Bay was able to stay in the game thanks to second chance points. They scored 14 while the Gators only had two.
- Ella Doherty led the Otters with 14 points while Cheyanne Whitfield had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Gators held a two-point lead after the first quarter thanks to shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from deep. Fouls allowed the Otters to stay close to the Gators' lead as they went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe. With 6:36 remaining in the second and up 21-19, Alvarado drew her third foul and was sent to the bench for the remainder of the quarter. The Gators struggled to get anything going and the Otters outscored them 14-2 to take a 33-23 lead at halftime.
Fouls and turnovers by the Otters allowed the Gators to comeback in the third. Tied 54-54 with a tick over 30 seconds remaining in the game, the Otters had a chance to win but the Gators were able to box them out and force a missed shot from deep to go into overtime.
Down by two, Asiasi made a layup to tie the game at 58-58. The Otters stole the ball from Alvarado with under 20 seconds to go. Out of a time-out, the Otters turned the ball over on the inbound pass and Ana Daniels corralled the ball. Daniels fell to the ground and the officials deemed it a travel. The Gators caught a break when the Otters turned the ball over thanks to a five second violation. Alvarado missed the jumper but the Gators got the jump ball and had one more possession with .7 seconds left. Alvarado got the shot off but it barely missed the rim and the Gators went to double overtime.
Down by one with 10.4 seconds in the second overtime, the Gators called a timeout. Bradley found Daniels for a lay-up to give the Gators the lead with 3.4 left. The Otters in-bounded the ball but Daniels poked the ball free and time expired.
The Gators head to Stanislaus State for a match-up on February 1 at 1 pm Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com, and fans can tune in to the action on Flo College.
