CSUN Heads To No. 14/20 UCLA Thursday Night

Women's Basketball Notebook #3

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN begins a three-game road trip to end the month of November Thursday night at No. 14/20 UCLA. Tip is set for 7 p.m. and will have coverage via the UCLA Live Stream. All links are on GoMatadors.com.

Ranked No. 14 in the WBCA Top 25 and No. 20 in the AP Top 25, UCLA defeated Pepperdine last Tuesday night 78-69 to open the season. Junior Charisma Osborne led the Bruins in with 24 points against the Waves. One of the top guards in the nation, she opened 2021-22 on the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List, the Wooden Award Watch List, and the Wade Trophy Watch List. She is also a preseason All-Conference selection.

Thursday is the 12th time that CSUN and UCLA are playing women's basketball with the Bruins leading the all-time series 10-1. The lone Matador victory, 77-72, came at UCLA on Dec. 20, 2012.

Behind Jordyn Jackson's game-high 19 points, CSUN defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills 72-67 in women's basketball action Monday night in The Matadome.

Despite recording only two first quarter field goals, the Toros managed to keep the game close and only trailed 14-11 after one. Leading by four, a Jackson four-point play keyed a 7-0 spurt that pushed Matador advantage to 11 with three minutes gone in the second. Cal State Dominguez Hills cut the lead back down to five before CSUN used a 7-2 run that featured three straight points from Olivia Smith to return the lead back to double digits. The Matadors would lead 33-25 at halftime.

Jackson scored seven of her points in the third quarter as an 8-0 CSUN rally sent the Matadors to a 16-8 advantage over the final seven minutes to earn CSUN a 55-44 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Matadors led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter. Down 10 with 2:31 remaining, the Toros' Auren Issacson capped of a 12-2 run that brought Cal State Dominguez Hills to within four, 71-67 with 36 seconds remaining. The Toros forced a turnover and with 26 seconds left, Isaacson missed a three-pointer.

Danyell Booker got the offensive rebounds and passed it out to Kelsey Bell who missed a three-pointer that Tess Amundsen rebounded. She was fouled. With only three team fouls, the Toros fouled Meghann Henderson and Sydney Woodley. Woodley was sent to the line with five seconds to go where she made 1-of-2 chances. Henderson's block of an Issacson's three-point attempt at the buzzer secured the CSUN victory.

The Matadors held the Toros to 34% shooting on the night (18-of-53) as CSUN shot 41.5% from the field (27-of-65). Cal State Dominguez Hills held a 44-33 rebounding advantage. CSUN forced 15 turnovers and made eight steals. The Toros were 22-of-32 from three free throw line while the Matadors went 11-of-15 from the charity stripe.

Jackson made four three-pointers (4-8) and was 3-3 from the free throw line. Anaiyah Tu'ua scored 10 points while Michelle Duchemin added 10 coming off the bench for the Matadors.

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CSUN Heads To No. 14/20 UCLA Thursday Night

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Players Mentioned

Tess Amundsen

Michelle Duchemin

Meghann Henderson

Jordyn Jackson

Olivia Smith

Anaiyah Tu'ua

Sydney Woodley