Thursday, January 18
Northridge, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
9-9, 2-2BWC
65
vs
41
Cal State Fullerton
7-11, 2-3BWC
1
2
3
4
F
Cal State Fullerton
10
5
15
11
41
CSUN
20
22
11
12
65
Team Stats
CSF
CSUN
FG%
.283
.379
3FG%
.143
.300
FT%
.533
.818
RB
32
50
TO
16
13
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Strong CSUN Defense Leads Matadors Past Cal State Fullerton
1/18/2018 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CSUN held Cal State Fullerton to six first half field goals as the Matadors defeated the Titans 65-41 in Big West Conference women's basketball action Thursday night at the Matadome.
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN held Cal State Fullerton to six first half field goals as the Matadors defeated the Titans 65-41 in Big West Conference women's basketball action Thursday night at the Matadome.
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CSUN limited Cal State Fullerton to 4-of-13 shooting in the first period as the Matadors took a 20-10 lead. The Titans missed their first eight field goal attempts of the second as CSUN outscored Fullerton 22-5 to take a 42-15 halftime lead. Cal State Fullerton would end up 2-of-17 from the field in the second period and would be 6-of-30 from the floor over the first 20 minutes.
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The Matadors would take their largest lead of the game at the 8:13 mark of the third period when Lauren Shymkewicz made a three-pointer for a 47-16 score. Although the Titans outscored CSUN in the third, the closest Cal State Fullerton would get would be 23 in the second half.
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CSUN limited Cal State Fullerton to 28.3% field goal shooting (15-of-53) for the game. The Matadors forced 16 Titans' turnovers which led to 17 points. CSUN outrebounded Cal State Fullerton 50-32 (17-7 offensive) and outscored the Titans 36-22 in the paint.
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Channon Fluker recorded her 42nd career double-double (in 77 appearances) with 21 points and 16 rebounds. The 6-4 center added three blocks and two assists. She made her first eight free throws of the game to lift her consecutive free throws streak to 23 before missing for the first time since Dec. 30 in the second half. Fluker ended the night 9-of-11 from the charity stripe.
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Shymkewicz scored nine points in her first start of the season. Hayley Tanabe also posted nine points. The Matadors' point guard also charted four assists and four steals. Â Daeja Smith paced Cal State Fullerton (7-11, 2-3 BWC) with 16 points.
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"We had an interesting of practice and preparation for this game," said CSUN head coach Jason Flowers. "I thought our kids responded really well, especially in the first half. They came out with a purpose on the defensive end. The second half was tough. Granted we haven't been in that situation very much this year, but I thought we didn't handle having the lead well. We will use it as a learning experience and see what we can do to improve and get ready for a well-coached UC Riverside team."
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The Matadors (9-9, 2-2 Big West) host UC Riverside (6-13, 3-2 Big West) Saturday night. ESPN 3 coverage of the contest begins at 7 p.m.
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CSUN limited Cal State Fullerton to 4-of-13 shooting in the first period as the Matadors took a 20-10 lead. The Titans missed their first eight field goal attempts of the second as CSUN outscored Fullerton 22-5 to take a 42-15 halftime lead. Cal State Fullerton would end up 2-of-17 from the field in the second period and would be 6-of-30 from the floor over the first 20 minutes.
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The Matadors would take their largest lead of the game at the 8:13 mark of the third period when Lauren Shymkewicz made a three-pointer for a 47-16 score. Although the Titans outscored CSUN in the third, the closest Cal State Fullerton would get would be 23 in the second half.
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CSUN limited Cal State Fullerton to 28.3% field goal shooting (15-of-53) for the game. The Matadors forced 16 Titans' turnovers which led to 17 points. CSUN outrebounded Cal State Fullerton 50-32 (17-7 offensive) and outscored the Titans 36-22 in the paint.
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Channon Fluker recorded her 42nd career double-double (in 77 appearances) with 21 points and 16 rebounds. The 6-4 center added three blocks and two assists. She made her first eight free throws of the game to lift her consecutive free throws streak to 23 before missing for the first time since Dec. 30 in the second half. Fluker ended the night 9-of-11 from the charity stripe.
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Shymkewicz scored nine points in her first start of the season. Hayley Tanabe also posted nine points. The Matadors' point guard also charted four assists and four steals. Â Daeja Smith paced Cal State Fullerton (7-11, 2-3 BWC) with 16 points.
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"We had an interesting of practice and preparation for this game," said CSUN head coach Jason Flowers. "I thought our kids responded really well, especially in the first half. They came out with a purpose on the defensive end. The second half was tough. Granted we haven't been in that situation very much this year, but I thought we didn't handle having the lead well. We will use it as a learning experience and see what we can do to improve and get ready for a well-coached UC Riverside team."
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The Matadors (9-9, 2-2 Big West) host UC Riverside (6-13, 3-2 Big West) Saturday night. ESPN 3 coverage of the contest begins at 7 p.m.
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