Saturday, January 5
Northridge, Calif.
4:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
7-8, 1-0BWC
73
vs
65
UC Santa Barbara
3-11, 0-1BWC
1
2
3
4
F
UC Santa Barbara
11
13
17
24
65
CSUN
18
16
23
16
73
Team Stats
UCSB
CSUN
FG%
.365
.453
3FG%
.303
.435
FT%
.750
.714
RB
32
44
TO
11
12
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
Balanced Scoring Leads CSUN To Victory Over UCSB
1/5/2019 6:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Four CSUN women's basketball players scored in double figures as the Matadors defeated UC Santa Barbara 73-65 in the Big West Conference opener for both squads Saturday afternoon.
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THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:Â CSUN 73, UC Santa Barbara 65
LOCATION: The Matadome, Northridge, Calif.
RECORDS: CSUN 7-8 (1-0 Big West), UCSB 3-11 (0-1 Big West)
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
FOR CSUN
FOR UCSB
ACCORDING TO COACH JASON FLOWERS
UP NEXT
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THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:Â CSUN 73, UC Santa Barbara 65
LOCATION: The Matadome, Northridge, Calif.
RECORDS: CSUN 7-8 (1-0 Big West), UCSB 3-11 (0-1 Big West)
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- The Matadors limited UCSB to 25% shooting (4-of-16) in the first quarter. The strong defensive effort provided CSUN with an 18-11 lead after 10 minutes.
- CSUN opened the second quarter on a 14-5 that provided the Matadors with their biggest lead of the first half, 32-16, with 5:27 remaining. The Gauchos responded with an 8-2 spurt to close the half as CSUN carried a 34-24 advantage into the break.
- Channon Fluker scored seven points and nabbed five rebounds in the third quarter as the Matadors pushed the lead to 57-46.
- Led by Fluker who had eight, the Matadors led by as many as 15 in the fourth. CSUN shot 8-of-15 from the floor in the final 10 minutes.
FOR CSUN
- Fluker did not take her first field goal attempt until 19 seconds went by in the second quarter. She scored only two points in the first half, however she grabbed seven rebounds in the opening frame.
- The 6-4 center ended the day with her 66th career double-double as she scored a team high 17 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. Fluker was 8-of-16 from the field. She would block five shots, dish out four assists and have one steal.
- Destiny Brooks tallied nine of her 14 points in the first half. Brooks would go 4-of-8 from three-point range.
- Serafina Maulupe would draw to within four of 1,000 career points as she recorded 11.
- Meghann Henderson registered 10 points, five rebounds, a game high five assist, and three steals.
- CSUN limited UCSB to 36.5% shooting (23-of-63). The Matadors turned 11 Gaucho turnovers into 18 points.
FOR UCSB
- UC Santa Barbara outscored CSUN 24-16 in the fourth quarter. The Gauchos were 8-of-17 from the floor in final period, charting an assist on each of its made field goals.
- Natalia Bruening, the lone post in the starting Gauchos' lineup, scored 11 points in the first half on 4-of-5 shooting. Bruening would post eight in the second half for a game high 19 points.
- Danae Miller scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. She led UC Santa Barbara with seven rebounds and four assists.
- Tal Saher added 11. Coco Miller, UCSB's leading scorer was 2-of-17 from the field, 2-of-12 from beyond the three-point arc.
ACCORDING TO COACH JASON FLOWERS
- "With a week of practice, we worked on several things and I thought we did a much better job of executing. We had balanced scoring and Lauren (Shymkewicz) was a bucket away from being in double figures. If we get that kind of offensive attack throughout conference play, we can end up being the team we want to be."
- "UCSB's defensive game plan, much like the rest of the conference was to focus on Channon. They did a good job of that in the first half. She stayed with it and did some other things well. With her having four assists and no turnovers, that's a huge number."
UP NEXT
- CSUN travels to Big West leader UC Irvine next Saturday. The Anteaters are 11-2 after defeating Cal Poly 75-59 in the league opener for both squads Saturday afternoon. Coverage on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health begins at 1:50 p.m. with tip set for 2 p.m. Â
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