California State University at Northridge
17-9, 7-5
UC Santa Barbara
0-23, 0-10
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CSUN Clamps Down on UCSB in 60-21 Victory
2/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
In a series that has been decidedly one-sided in UCSB's favor, CSUN picked up its fourth-straight win over the Gauchos in convincing fashion. UCSB scored eight points in the first half and 13 points in the second to finish at 21 for the game, 12 fewer than the previous CSUN opponent record which was set in a 2012 game against San Francisco.
In fact, the Gauchos finished with more turnovers (28) than points (21). In all, UCSB shot 9-of-44 (20.5 percent) for the field and 0-for-8 from 3-point range. CSUN shot 31.3 percent (20-of-64) from the field and 16 percent (4-of-25) from 3-point range.
The Matadors jumped out to a 10-4 lead early in the contest. Ashlee Guay dished out an assist on Cinnamon Lister's 3-point basket to start the game, giving her 500 helpers for her career. Jasmine Johnson had a pair of put-back baskets in the first half and Guay knocked down a 3-pointer as well.
CSUN held a 28-8 advantage at halftime, closing the half on an 18-0 run. The Matadors held UCSB to 4-of-22 shooting (18.2 percent) from the field while shooting 30 percent (9-of-30) in the first half. Â Guay finished the half with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and a steal.
After UCSB scored the first three points of the second half, CSUN head coach Jason Flowers changed all five players and CSUN led 30-11 with about 18 minutes to play.
The Matadors had troubles with turnovers in the second half, committing eight miscues in the first five minutes. Despite the turnovers, CSUN out-scored UCSB 32-13 in the second half.
Boagni finished 5-of-8 from the field and knocked down her first career 3-pointer. She added seven rebounds and a steal in 20 minutes off the bench.
"I think it was a good team effort. The times that we communicated on defense were when we really excelled," Boagni said. "I have been working on my perimeter shooting a lot, so it was nice to see that 3-pointer go in the hoop."
Guay finished with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds, becoming just the second player in program history to surpass 1,600 career points. She added four assists to raise her career total to a school-record 503. Guay also posted two steals, giving her 281 for her career and ranking her sixth in Big West Conference history.
Camille Mahlknecht added 12 points, two rebounds and a block in 14 minutes off the bench. She now has 276 career blocks, the most by a Big West player in over 20 years.
As a team, CSUN out-rebounded UCSB 52-30 and finished with 28 points in the paint. The Matadors had 28 points off turnovers, 26 second-chance points and 29 points from their bench. Â CSUN grabbed 25 offensive rebounds and Emily Cole led all players with five rebounds on the offensive glass.
Taylor Farris led UCSB with seven rebounds, five steals and two blocks. Jasmine Ware scored a team-high six points.
"I think there were times where we had all five players on the same page defensively and we had some good possessions. We had some mental lapses throughout the game, but there were times when we had five players competing with a purpose to stop the basketball," Flowers said.
The Matadors are off for a week before returning to action on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a home game against UC Irvine. Tip off on The Blacktop at The Matadome is slated for 4 p.m.