SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (4-1, 1-0 CCAA) overcame a slow start to record a 61-52 victory against Cal State Monterey Bay (2-2, 0-1 CCAA) on Wednesday evening at The Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
• Tatum Tamashiro – 15 points | 5 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals | 1 blocked shot
• Kaity Haan – 13 points | 7 rebounds | 1 steal
• Sydney Hani – 10 points | 10 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
HOW IT HAPPENED
• CSUMB jumped out to a 6-0 lead by 8:21 of the first quarter behind transition buckets from Riley Walls and A'ajah Slocum.
• CSUSM answered with a 3-pointer by Tatum Tamashiro at 6:19 to trim the deficit to 8-5.
• The Otters led 17-11 after the first quarter as Kate Bobadilla's second-chance 3-pointer with 32 seconds left kept the Cougars within two possessions.
• Early in the second, Aliyah Young sparked CSUMB with a second-chance three at 9:12 and a layup at 8:12 to push the margin to 22-13.
• CSUSM seized its first lead with a Portia Polo layup at 2:56 (30-29) and extended it to 34-29 on a Tamashiro fastbreak layup at 1:41.
• CSUSM led 34-33 at halftime after shooting 43.3% (13-of-30) from the field and 55.6% (5-of-9) from three, while CSUMB shot 40.6% (13-of-32) and 33.3% (3-of-9).
• The Otters briefly went back ahead 35-34 at 9:33 of the third, but CSUSM responded with a 10-1 run capped by a Tamashiro layup at 3:58 for a 42-35 lead.
• CSUMB tied it 44-44 on a Walls three at 8:41 of the fourth before Hani answered with a three at 8:15 to make it 47-44 CSUSM.
• Tamashiro converted three free throws at 4:04 to push the lead to 54-48, and Haan's layups at 2:29 and 1:26 stretched it to the Cougars' largest advantage at 58-48.
QUICK HITS
• CSUSM outshot CSUMB 42.0% to 29.7% from the field.
• The Cougars were better from 3-point range, 37.5% (6-of-16) to the Otters' 17.4% (4-of-23).
• CSUSM held a 19-14 edge in bench points.
• CSUMB won the rebounding battle, 41-37, and led in second-chance points, 17-12.
• Points in the paint were close, with CSUSM up 28-26.
• Turnovers were nearly even as the Cougars scored 20 points off turnovers to the Otters' 19.
UP NEXT
CSUSM travels to Seaside for a rematch at Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, Dec. 6, with tipoff set for 1 p.m. at The Kelp Bed.
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