SEASIDE, Calif. — The San Francisco State women's basketball fell behind early and could never get back into the game in a 70-51 loss to Cal State Monterey Bay.
- SF State falls to 6-20 on the season and 4-16 in the CCAA. Monterey Bay improves to 13-12 and 10-10 in the CCAA
- Athena Brombacher had a team-high 16 points. Tegan Gaines had 15 and scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
- The Gators only got two point from the bench.
- SF State turned the ball over 23 times, leading to 29 points from the Otters.
- The Gators shot 37.5 percent from the field and only 22.7 from deep.
After a close start to the game, the Otters went on a 20-4 run to lead 25-10 with 30 second left in the first. Gaines provided most of the scoring for the Gators in the first and added eight points, including a three on the final possession for the Gators to cut the lead down to 25-13. Mayfield had a three-point play to cut the Otter lead down to eight a little over a minute into the second quarter. A three-point basket with 6:30 to go by the Otters gave them a double-digit lead again. The Gators did not get much going the rest of the quarter and trailed 40-23 at halftime. The Otters shot 70.0 percent from the field in the third quarter to lead by 27 and put the game out of reach.
The Gators host their final home games next week. They welcome UC Merced on February 26 at 5:30 pm Fans can watch at home on FloCollege and follow live stats at sfstategators.com.
