California State University Northridge Athletics
Saturday, January 29
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
48
vs
71
UC Santa Barbara
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Slow Second Half Cements Matadors' Fate in Loss to Gauchos
1/29/2011 12:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The Cal State Northridge women's basketball team (1-20, 1-7 Big West) lost 71-48 to UC Santa Barbara Saturday afternoon at The Matadome. Analee Viena-Lota finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Amanda Thomson added 13 points off the bench, but the Matadors saw a first-half lead quickly dissolve.
For the second-straight game, Northridge took a lead into halftime. For the second-straight game, their opponent came out in the second half and went on a large run. Thursday, UC Irvine strung together a 29-4 run in the second half. Saturday, UCSB opened the second half on a 34-9 run to take a 60-35 lead with seven minutes left in the game. CSUN would get no closer than 18 the rest of the way and fell to 0-9 at home in the 2010-11 season.
Viena-Lota continued to scale CSUN's career rebounding charts. The 10 boards pushed her four-year total to 506 and moved her past Regan O'Hara for eighth in school history. The double-double was eighth of Viena-Lota's career and second of the season. She added two 3-pointers and an assist and steal in 34 minutes of action. Thomson made her first appearance on the court since Dec. 8 and made it count. She came off the bench to finish with 13 points, including two 3-pointers. She also had two rebounds and an assist in 19 minutes of action.
As a team, CSUN shot 27.4 percent (17-of-62) from the field, including a 19.4 percent (7-of-36) rate in the second half. UCSB finished at 44.4 percent (24-of-54) from the field. The Gauchos out-rebounded the Matadors, 44-36, and had 26 points in the paint to CSUN's 14. Mekia Valentine led four Gauchos in double figures with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
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In addition to Thomson, the Matadors also saw the return of redshirt junior Bianca Davies. It was the first time in over a year that Davies played for the Matadors after suffering a knee injury in November of 2009. Northridge remains at home for their next game, a Feb. 3 meeting with UC Riverside. The Matadors and Highlanders will square off from The Matadome at 7 p.m.
For the second-straight game, Northridge took a lead into halftime. For the second-straight game, their opponent came out in the second half and went on a large run. Thursday, UC Irvine strung together a 29-4 run in the second half. Saturday, UCSB opened the second half on a 34-9 run to take a 60-35 lead with seven minutes left in the game. CSUN would get no closer than 18 the rest of the way and fell to 0-9 at home in the 2010-11 season.
Viena-Lota continued to scale CSUN's career rebounding charts. The 10 boards pushed her four-year total to 506 and moved her past Regan O'Hara for eighth in school history. The double-double was eighth of Viena-Lota's career and second of the season. She added two 3-pointers and an assist and steal in 34 minutes of action. Thomson made her first appearance on the court since Dec. 8 and made it count. She came off the bench to finish with 13 points, including two 3-pointers. She also had two rebounds and an assist in 19 minutes of action.
As a team, CSUN shot 27.4 percent (17-of-62) from the field, including a 19.4 percent (7-of-36) rate in the second half. UCSB finished at 44.4 percent (24-of-54) from the field. The Gauchos out-rebounded the Matadors, 44-36, and had 26 points in the paint to CSUN's 14. Mekia Valentine led four Gauchos in double figures with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
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In addition to Thomson, the Matadors also saw the return of redshirt junior Bianca Davies. It was the first time in over a year that Davies played for the Matadors after suffering a knee injury in November of 2009. Northridge remains at home for their next game, a Feb. 3 meeting with UC Riverside. The Matadors and Highlanders will square off from The Matadome at 7 p.m.
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