AZUSA, Calif. – In its 2024-25 season opener, the Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team (0-1) fell 92-74 to Point Loma (1-0) in the PacWest/CCAA Conference Challenge at the Felix Event Center on Friday evening.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Rory Hetrick – 18 points | 1 steal | 1 assist
Camille Johnson – 16 points | 9-of-9 FT | 4 rebounds
Rose Morse – 15 points | 1 rebound | 1 steal | 1 assist
Destiny Okonkwo – 3 points | 8 rebounds | 4 blocked shots
Kate Bobadilla – 6 points | 5 assists
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• PLNU closed out the first quarter with a 9-2 run to hold a 20-14 lead after 10 minutes.
• The Cougars trailed 46-29 at the halftime break after shooting 44.4% (12-of-27) from the field to PLNU's 54.8% (17-fo-31).
• Hetrick tallied 10 of her 18 points in the first half after going 3-for-5 from the field, 1-of-1 at the 3-point line and 3-of-3 at the charity stripe.
• The Sea Lions took their largest lead of the game on a 3-pointer by Grace Moyers to make it 62-35 at 5:28 of the third quarter.
• CSUSM got its best scoring run in the fourth quarter that started with a Hetrick jumper, followed by 3-pointer and two made free throws by Johnson to cut PLNU's lead to 77-59.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM ended the game shooting 44.6% (25-of-56) from the field while PLNU came in at 54.8% (34-of-62).
• PLNU won the battle of the boards at 31-22 with 13 coming on the offensive side.
• The Cougars had the edge in steals (6-5), fewer turnovers (9-15) and blocked shots (4-2) while PLNU had more assists (23-10).
• CSUSM scored 16 points off turnovers to PLNU's six.
• The Sea Lions notched 48 points in the paint while the Cougars finished with 26.
• PLNU's bench contributed 30 points to CSUSM's 16.
• The Sea Lions now hold a 10-6 lead in the all-time series against CSUSM.
   

UP NEXT
CSUSM will face Azusa Pacific at 6 p.m. in the PacWest CCAA Conference Challenge finale on Saturday, Nov. 9.