LOS ANGELES - Cal State East Bay women's basketball played its final road game of the 2023-24 regular season on Saturday at Cal State Los Angeles. The Golden Eagles defeated the Pioneers 89-63.
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GAME SUMMARY |
The Golden Eagles started the game on an 18-4 run capped and led by as much as 18 points, 31-13, on a Nevaeh Asiasi layup with 1:19 left in the quarter. At the end of the quarter, CSULA led 31-15.
The lead for CSULA expanded in the second quarter, as the Golden Eagles led 54-28 by halftime.
Cal State LA led by double digits the entire second half, with the closest the Pioneers were in reach of was 17 points in the fourth quarter on a layup by Payton Sterk at the 7:06 mark of the fourth quarter. But the Golden Eagles finished with an 89-63 win.
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NOTABLE STATS |
- Sterk's 35 points was her second most this season, going 14-for-21 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the free throw line. She made five baskets from beyond the arc.
- Taylor Linzie led the Pioneers in rebounds with eight.
- Defensively, Jaela Richardson had three blocks and a steal.
- Nicole Flennaugh scored a team-high 20 points for Cal State LA.
- The Pioneers shot 38.5 percent from the field while the Golden Eagles shot 45.6 percent in field goals.
- CSUEB had a 42-36 rebounding edge.
- At 7-10 in CCAA play, the Pioneers sit in 10th place, two games out of the sixth and final CCAA Tournament spot in the standings. Five games remain for CSUEB in the regular season.
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POSTGAME QUOTE |
Cal State East Bay head coach Jenny Thigpin following Saturday's road loss:
"It was a disappointing end to our weekend after our loss today. We didn't come out as we needed to and we had to play catch up against a good team that plays well at home. It is a good time to regroup, have a good week of practice and get ready for this nice home stretch we have coming up after being on the road for a while."
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RECORDS |
Cal State East Bay: 9-14, 7-10 CCAA
Cal State LA: 12-10, 9-8 CCAA
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
The first of five consecutive home games to wrap up the regular season takes place Thursday evening for the Pioneers. Cal State East Bay hosts Cal Poly Pomona for a CCAA matchup with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff from Pioneer Gymnasium.
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