California State University at Northridge
2-0
Sacramento State
0-2
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CSUN Outlasts Sacramento State in 81-66 Victory
11/16/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Matadors and Hornets engaged in a frenetic, fast-paced contest Sunday. Sacramento State played 14 players Sunday, none of which played more than 23 minutes. CSUN countered with heavy minutes from its veteran players, getting 36 minutes from Janae Sharpe and 37 from Lister.Â
CSUN led 42-25 at halftime as freshman Tessa Boagni paced the squad with 11 points. Senior Ashlee Guay added nine in the first half as the Matadors shot a blistering 71.4 percent (15-of-21) in the opening 20 minutes of action.
The second half saw Sacramento State claw all the way back to trail 49-48 with 12:51 left in the contest. However CSUN scored the game's next seven points and ended up outscoring the Hornets 32-18 the rest of the game.Â
"We talked about discipline going into the game. Sacramento State has a unique style and a unique way of playing the game. It is interesting to prepare for them, but it is a good challenge. We just talked about being disciplined enough to do what we do on every possession regardless of what they were doing," CSUN head coach Jason Flowers said.
Lister finished a perfect 5-for-5 from 3-point range and added three rebounds, two assists and three steals in 37 minutes of action.Â
"I thought our guards found open people, we attacked the paint when necessary and kicked it out when necessary," Lister said. "Our guards really did a great job of penetrating and kicking out and we hit our open shots. We took smart shots."
Sharpe was second on the team Sunday with 16 points, finishing 6-of-9 from the field. She tied for the team lead with eight rebounds and also had two assists and a steal. Sharpe now needs just two points to reach 1,000 for her career.
Boagni and Camille Mahlknecht each had 13 points in the win. Mahlknecht tied for the team lead with eight rebounds and added two blocks and an assist. She now 231 career blocks, the eighth-most in Big West Conference history.Â
Boagni added four rebounds and a block in 21 minutes. Sunday was her first career double-figure scoring game in her Matador career. Guay finished with 10 points, nine assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes of action.Â
As a team, CSUN shot a blistering 28-of-41 (68.3 percent) from the field and 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from 3-point range. Sacramento State finished at 20-of-62 (32.3 percent) from the field and 20 percent (7-of-35) from 3-point range.Â
The Matadors won the rebounding battle 39-30 and scored 38 points in the paint Sunday. Sacramento State was whistled for 28 fouls and three Hornets had a disqualifying five fouls.Â
The win was CSUN's first at home against Sacramento State since an 88-62 decision on Jan. 6, 2001.
CSUN hits the road for its next contest, a Nov. 19 contest at BYU. Tip off between the Matadors and Cougars is slated for 11 a.m. (MT) // 10 a.m. (PT). The Matadors return home on Friday, Nov. 21 with a contest against Portland slated for a 7 p.m. tip off.Â