MORAGA, California. - San Francisco State women's basketball team played its second exhibition game against a D1 opponent and made the trip across the bridge to Saint May's College. The Gators fell 77-38.
- No Gator reached double figures in scoring although Samantha Myhr came close with nine points.
- SF State shot 25.9 percent from the field compared to Saint Mary's 43.5.
- The Gaels had double the amount of rebounds as the Gators and finished with 54 compared to the Gators' 27.
- SF State had 13 assists with Athena Brombacher dishing out five.
- The Gators stayed close in steals and were only edged 12-11.
After starting the game down 8-0, Darté launched a three with 6:17 remaining in the first to spark a 8-8 run to time it up. The Gaels would regain the lead on the next possession but the Gators would stay within two possessions the rest of the quarter. The Gaels took advantage of free throw opportunities to start the second quarter on a 6-0 run and lead 22-11. Baskets from Tegan Gaines and Geriah Bradley helped keep the deficit to single digits but the Gators weren't able to get much else past that and closed the quarter out down 34-20.
The Gators were cold the first five minutes of the third quarter while the Gaels scored 12 unanswered points. Leilani Blecha broke the ice with a three-point basket but the Gaels were able to close the third quarter out with a 30-point lead.
SF State season kicks off locally as they will travel to Menlo College for the CCAA/PacWest Challenge. They'll play Jessup first on Nov. 14 at 4 pm. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can stream the match live on FloCollege.
