ARCATA, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's basketball team tried to make up for a slow start but ultimately fell to the Lumberjacks 61-53.
- SF State falls to 5-19 on the season and 3-15 in the CCAA. Humboldt improves to 16-8 and 14-4 in the CCAA, tied for third in the conference.
- Athena Brombacher had 14 points to lead the Gators, followed by Samantha Myhr with 12 and Deonna Mayfield with 11.
- The Gators were out rebounded 32-22. 21 of the Lumberjacks' rebounds came from Jordyn Smith and Riley Sanz.
- SF State had 23 turnovers on the day and the Lumberjacks scored 24 points off turnovers.
- Humboldts' Smith had 18 points and four blocks against the Gators.
The Gators opened the game slow and turned the ball over three times during a 8-0 start for the Lumberjacks. Humboldt extended the lead to 14 points late in the quarter but a three-point basket from Myhr cut the lead to 21-10 at the end of the quarter. The Gators found a groove in the second quarter and shot 57.14 percent from the field and from three to cut the deficit. A three from Leilani Blecha followed by a Humboldt turnover and lay-up from Athena cut the lead to 27-21 with 6:14 to go. Simone Murray sunk a buzzer-beater three to cut the deficit to 35-30 at halftime.
A 7-0 run to open the third gave the Lumberjacks a double-digit lead they were able to maintain the rest of the quarter. Down 16 with less than three minutes to go, the Gators put up a fight late and scored eight straight points to cut the lead with 1:57 to go. A missed three drained too much time off the clock and the Gators fell short of a comeback.
The Gators play their final two road games next week. Their first game will be at Cal State San Marcos on February 19 at 5:30 p.m. Fans can watch at home on FloCollege and follow live stats at sfstategators.com.
