Sunday, December 5
Northridge, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
3-4,0-0Big West
70
vs
83
San Diego
6-2,0-0WCC
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
San Diego
21
17
11
17
17
83
CSUN
17
16
17
16
4
70
Team Stats
SD
CSUN
FG%
.517
.419
3FG%
.462
.412
FT%
.739
.733
RB
37
32
TO
23
22
STL
11
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Will Navarro
USD's Overtime Run Sends Toreros Past CSUN
12/5/2021 5:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A 15-0 run to open overtime proved to be the difference as the University of San Diego defeated CSUN 83-70 Sunday afternoon in The Matadome.
FIRST HALF
Both teams shot over 50 percent in a first period that featured seven tied scores before San Diego scored the final four points to lead 21-17 after 10 minutes. USD moved out to a 27-22 advantage early in the second. CSUN bounced back with five straight. San Diego responded with three in a row. Macy Smith's three-pointer before the media time out tied the score for the ninth time at 30. Sydney Gorman scored five of the next seven Toreros' points as San Diego led 38-33 at halftime.
SECOND HALF
Kendall Bird's basket 20 seconds earned San Diego's largest lead to that point, 40-33. Kayanna Spriggs keyed a 9-0 spurt to push CSUN past USD. The teams would continue to trade baskets. Spriggs would end the third quarter with a layup, resulting in a 50-49 advantage for the Matadors. Gorman returned the lead to the Toreros midway through the fourth quarter with a three-pointer. Tess Amundsen was fouled the next time down and she put CSUN back up 57-56. USD scored nine straight before a Spriggs' layup at the 2:30 mark. Anaiyah Tu'ua made 1-of-2 free throws 21 seconds later.
It would remain 65-60 until Meghann Henderson hit a pull-up jumper with 48 seconds remaining. The Matadors got a defensive stop which resulted in Henderson going coast-to-coast and connecting on a layup. The Toreros called timeout with 12 seconds remaining. USD turned the ball over, giving CSUN the possession. Amundsen missed a jumper as Sydney Hunter grabbed the rebound. With only two team fouls, the Matadors committed three straight fouls to get the Toreros to the free throw line. Gorman was sent to the free throw line with six ticks on the clock. She made 1-of-2 as CSUN called timeout to advance the ball. CSUN set up a play for Jordyn Jackson who drove the lane and sank a layup to tie the score with two seconds to play. A Gorman long three-pointer at the buzzer was short, resulting in overtime.
OVERTIME
CSUN won the tip to begin the extra five minutes. The Matadors turned the ball over, resulting in an Ayanna Khalfani fast break layup. A second consecutive Matador bad pass resulted in Kiera Oakry converting a layup. A CSUN miss was rebounded by Hunter who was fouled. She sank both free throws for a six-point USD lead. Steph Gorman stole a Matador pass and went the length of the court to score. Khalfini made a steal on the ensuing CSUN possession and was fouled. She made both of her free throw attempts to increase the San Diego advantage into double figures. Hunter scored off a fast break to make it 79-66. Hunter would draw a foul and covert on 1-of-2 free throw attempts before Khalfini capped off the run with a layup. Tu'ua and Jackson both made a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 81-70 before Gorman capped off the scoring with a basket with just a minute to play.
THE NUMBERS
San Diego went 30-of-58 from the floor (51.7%), compared to 26-of-62 (41.9%) for CSUN. The Matadors made 13 steals and forced 23 turnovers. USD made 11 steals as CSUN turned the ball over 22 times. The Toreros outrebounded CSUN 37-32. Gorman recorded 22 points and 11 assists for USD (6-2). Hunter scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for San Diego. Tu'ua led CSUN with 15 points. She tallied five assists and four steals, both team-highs. Henderson scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Jordyn Jackson posted 10 points and three assists.
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"You have to give San Diego credit. USD is a strong team. We struggled to finish at the rim against their physical guards. We had to spend a lot of energy to send it to overtime. There were times where it seemed like we had a couple of turnovers in a row. Right now, we are in a stretch where we aren't getting a lot of time to practice. So, we are hoping right now to get better and get to the Christmas break when we have more time to practice and fix our issues before Big West play begins."
NOTES
Sunday was the first overtime loss for CSUN since Dec. 9, 2014, when the Matadors fell 85-74 at USC…this was the first overtime loss at home for CSUN since Jan. 2, 2013, when CSU Bakersfield defeated the Matadors 74-73…Sunday was the 10th consecutive San Diego victory in the series dating back to Dec. 9, 2000, when the Matadors defeated San Diego 75-54.
UP NEXT
CSUN (3-4) travels to the University of Portland (6-2) on Thursday. The game gets underway at 7 p.m. with streaming coverage on the West Coast Conference Network. All links will be available on GoMatadors.com.
FIRST HALF
Both teams shot over 50 percent in a first period that featured seven tied scores before San Diego scored the final four points to lead 21-17 after 10 minutes. USD moved out to a 27-22 advantage early in the second. CSUN bounced back with five straight. San Diego responded with three in a row. Macy Smith's three-pointer before the media time out tied the score for the ninth time at 30. Sydney Gorman scored five of the next seven Toreros' points as San Diego led 38-33 at halftime.
SECOND HALF
Kendall Bird's basket 20 seconds earned San Diego's largest lead to that point, 40-33. Kayanna Spriggs keyed a 9-0 spurt to push CSUN past USD. The teams would continue to trade baskets. Spriggs would end the third quarter with a layup, resulting in a 50-49 advantage for the Matadors. Gorman returned the lead to the Toreros midway through the fourth quarter with a three-pointer. Tess Amundsen was fouled the next time down and she put CSUN back up 57-56. USD scored nine straight before a Spriggs' layup at the 2:30 mark. Anaiyah Tu'ua made 1-of-2 free throws 21 seconds later.
It would remain 65-60 until Meghann Henderson hit a pull-up jumper with 48 seconds remaining. The Matadors got a defensive stop which resulted in Henderson going coast-to-coast and connecting on a layup. The Toreros called timeout with 12 seconds remaining. USD turned the ball over, giving CSUN the possession. Amundsen missed a jumper as Sydney Hunter grabbed the rebound. With only two team fouls, the Matadors committed three straight fouls to get the Toreros to the free throw line. Gorman was sent to the free throw line with six ticks on the clock. She made 1-of-2 as CSUN called timeout to advance the ball. CSUN set up a play for Jordyn Jackson who drove the lane and sank a layup to tie the score with two seconds to play. A Gorman long three-pointer at the buzzer was short, resulting in overtime.
OVERTIME
CSUN won the tip to begin the extra five minutes. The Matadors turned the ball over, resulting in an Ayanna Khalfani fast break layup. A second consecutive Matador bad pass resulted in Kiera Oakry converting a layup. A CSUN miss was rebounded by Hunter who was fouled. She sank both free throws for a six-point USD lead. Steph Gorman stole a Matador pass and went the length of the court to score. Khalfini made a steal on the ensuing CSUN possession and was fouled. She made both of her free throw attempts to increase the San Diego advantage into double figures. Hunter scored off a fast break to make it 79-66. Hunter would draw a foul and covert on 1-of-2 free throw attempts before Khalfini capped off the run with a layup. Tu'ua and Jackson both made a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 81-70 before Gorman capped off the scoring with a basket with just a minute to play.
THE NUMBERS
San Diego went 30-of-58 from the floor (51.7%), compared to 26-of-62 (41.9%) for CSUN. The Matadors made 13 steals and forced 23 turnovers. USD made 11 steals as CSUN turned the ball over 22 times. The Toreros outrebounded CSUN 37-32. Gorman recorded 22 points and 11 assists for USD (6-2). Hunter scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for San Diego. Tu'ua led CSUN with 15 points. She tallied five assists and four steals, both team-highs. Henderson scored a season-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Jordyn Jackson posted 10 points and three assists.
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"You have to give San Diego credit. USD is a strong team. We struggled to finish at the rim against their physical guards. We had to spend a lot of energy to send it to overtime. There were times where it seemed like we had a couple of turnovers in a row. Right now, we are in a stretch where we aren't getting a lot of time to practice. So, we are hoping right now to get better and get to the Christmas break when we have more time to practice and fix our issues before Big West play begins."
NOTES
Sunday was the first overtime loss for CSUN since Dec. 9, 2014, when the Matadors fell 85-74 at USC…this was the first overtime loss at home for CSUN since Jan. 2, 2013, when CSU Bakersfield defeated the Matadors 74-73…Sunday was the 10th consecutive San Diego victory in the series dating back to Dec. 9, 2000, when the Matadors defeated San Diego 75-54.
UP NEXT
CSUN (3-4) travels to the University of Portland (6-2) on Thursday. The game gets underway at 7 p.m. with streaming coverage on the West Coast Conference Network. All links will be available on GoMatadors.com.
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