SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (2-14, 2-8 CCAA) won its second consecutive game with a 65-61 overtime victory at Cal State Monterey Bay (3-14, 0-11 CCAA) on Thursday night in the Otter Sports Center.
TOP PERFORMERS
Rory Hetrick – 15 points | 10 rebounds | 1 blocked shot
Camille Johnson – 13 points | 5 rebounds
Rose Morse – 7 points | 3 assists
Destiny Okonkwo – 6 points | 6 rebounds | 2 blocked shots
Tatum Tamashiro – 7 points | 3 steals | 2 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams finished the first quarter with 14 points.
- A pair of made free throws by Hetrick with 59 seconds remaining in the second quarter gave CSUSM its largest lead of the first half to make it 34-26.
- The Cougars took a 34-30 lead into the halftime break.
- CSUSM led the entire third quarter, taking a 44-41 advantage into the fourth quarter.
- The Cougars saw its seven-point lead with 6:17 remaining in the fourth quarter dwindle away.
- Monterey Bay tied the game with a layup by Slocum with 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
- A made free throw by Okonkwo gave CSUSM back the lead at 57-56 41 seconds into overtime.
- A 3-pointer by Tamashiro in front of the Cougar bench put CSUSM up 62-58 at the 2:11 mark of overtime and sparked a 7-0 run.
- CSUSM went 3-of-5 (60.0%) in overtime while the Otters shot 28.6% (2-of-7).
FAST BREAKS
- CSUSM shot 36.8% (25-of-68) while the Otters registered 43.9% (25-of-57).
- The Cougars won the battle of the boards, 45-37, with 17 coming on the offensive side to CSUMB's eight.
- CSUSM tallied nine steals to the Otters' five.
- The Cougars registered their third-lowest turnover total of the season with 13 while forcing CSUMB to commit 18.
- CSUSM scored 18 points on second-chance shots to Monterey Bay's seven.
- The Cougars led the game for 31:08 while CSUMB was on top for only 9:26.
- CSUSM had 11 players play five minutes or more while Monterey Bay only had eight Otters take the court the entire 45 minutes.
- With the win, the Cougars extended their win streak to 13 against CSUMB and now lead the all-time series at 14-2.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-game road trip with a stop at Stanislaus State on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Latest Top News
- CSUSM to Open 2025 Season Against Saint Martin'sComing off a historic 2024 season, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team will get back into the swing of things as it begins its 2025 season with a four-game series against Saint Martin's on Friday through Sunday at CSUSM Baseball Field. Friday's season opener will begin at 2 p.m. and will be followed by an 11 a.m. doubleheader on Saturday before the noon series finale on Sunday.
- No. 23 CSUSM Begins Season at CUI Kickoff Classic, Host Hawaii PacificThe Cal State San Marcos softball team will play seven games in four days to begin the 2025 season. For the fifth consecutive season, CSUSM will open its season at the Concordia University Irvine Kickoff Classic on Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 before hosting Hawaii Pacific at home on Monday in a doubleheader. The Cougars will face Chaminade and Hawaii Hilo on Friday before taking on No. 18 Northwest Nazarene and Western Oregon on Saturday. CSUSM will conclude the tournament on Sunday against Colorado Christian.
- CSUSM to Wrap Up Road Swing at LA, CSUDHSAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (3-14, 3-8 CCAA) will conclude its four-game road trip with visits to Cal State LA (7-11, 5-7 CCAA) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and (RV) Cal State Dominguez Hills (14-4, 11-1 CCAA) on Saturday at 3 p.m.
- No. 23 CSUSM Ranked First in CCAA Coaches Preseason PollThe CCAA Softball coaches have selected Cal State San Marcos as the favorites in the 2025 CCAA Preseason Poll with 97 points and seven of the 10 first-place votes.
- Cougars to Conclude Road Trip at CSULA, No. 3 CSUDHThe Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (3-14, 3-8 CCAA) will wrap up a four-game road trip this week, traveling to Cal State LA (12-5, 7-5 CCAA) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and No. 3 Cal State Dominguez Hills (20-0, 12-0 CCAA) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
- Strong Second Half Gives CSUSM 66-54 Win at StanislausThe Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (3-14, 3-8 CCAA) earned its second consecutive win with a 66-54 over Stanislaus State (8-10, 5-7 CCAA) on Saturday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Arena.