Saturday, January 8
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
5-6,1-0Big West
54
at
45
Cal Poly
1-11,0-3Big West
1
2
3
4
F
CSUN
10
13
15
16
54
Cal Poly
10
12
14
9
45
Team Stats
CSUN
CPO
FG%
.311
.278
3FG%
.056
.333
FT%
.714
.643
RB
45
40
TO
15
19
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Will Navarro
CSUN Defeats Cal Poly 54-45 in Return
1/8/2022 4:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Playing for the first time since Dec. 21 due to COVID protocols, CSUN defeated Cal Poly 54-45 in the Matadors' Big West opener Saturday afternoon at the Mott Athletics Center.
FIRST HALF
Cal Poly forced four CSUN turnovers in the opening 6+ minutes of the first quarter. The Mustangs turned the mistakes into four points which allowed Cal Poly to open a 9-6 lead at the media timeout. The Matadors' defense forced Cal Poly to miss 10 of its final 11 field goal attempts of the opening frame would be tied at 10 after 10 minutes.
The play was evenly matched for most of the second quarter. Maddie Vick scored seven points to send Cal Poly into a 22-19 lead with 2:43 remaining in the first half. CSUN's defense strengthened, keeping the Mustangs off the board as Rachel Harvey and Tess Amundsen scored down the stretch to give CSUN a one-point advantage heading into the break.
SECOND HALF
The third quarter featured five ties. Sydney Woodley and Harvey combined for nine of the 15 points in the third for CSUN. Jordyn Jackson reached double digits as her layup at the third-quarter buzzer gave the Matadors a 38-36 lead heading into the final stanza.
CSUN took its largest lead of the game with 7:16 to play in the fourth quarter when Woodley connected on a pair of free throws to give the Matadors a 42-37 advantage. Up 42-39, Kayanna Spriggs' three-point play pushed the lead to six for CSUN a little over a minute later.
Both teams went over two minutes without a point before Spriggs made 1-of-2 free throws at the 3:34 mark. Annika Shah broke a 3:19 scoring drought for Cal Poly with a free throw at 3:19. Jackson fouled out with 2:57 to play. Vick made 1-of-2 free throws to make it 46-41.
Anaiyah Tu'ua's field goal with 2:01 remaining was the first CSUN field goal in nearly four minutes, earning the Matadors a seven-point lead. Kirsty Brown hit one free throw at 1:08. She got her offensive rebound, but she missed a three-point attempt. Woodley came away with the ball. She was fouled and made two free throws with 43.9 seconds to go.
Cal Poly called timeout to advance the ball. Maddie Willett missed a three-pointer which Woodley came down with the rebound as CSUN called timeout. Ashley Hawkins was fouled at the 32.4-second mark. The freshman point guard missed both free throw attempts. The Mustangs' Julia Nielacna sank a long three 10 seconds later. Woodley was fouled again, and she again made both attempts for a 52-45 score. Amundsen added a pair of free throws with nine seconds to play to make it the final 54-45.
THE NUMBERS
Woodley led the Matadors with 13 points. She was 8-of-8 from the free throw line including 4-of-4 in the final 43.9 seconds. Jackson had 10. A freshman, Spriggs, pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds. She scored six points. Vick scored 13 of her game-high 15 points in the first half.
CSUN scored 26 points off 19 Cal Poly turnovers. The Matadors made 10 steals, marking the eighth time in 11 games this season CSUN has posted 10 or more steals in a game. The Matadors held Cal Poly to 27.8 shooting (15-of-54). CSUN went 31.1% from the field (19-of-61). CSUN was 15-of-21 from the free throw line (71.4%) while Cal Poly was 9-of-14 (64.3%).
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"I am extremely proud of this team. (Due to COVID) This was the first time that we have played in a full court situation (since the Antelope Valley game). Each day we have rotated players back in as they have been allowed to practice but those practices have been in the half court. Cal Poly does a great job of being physical and rebounding. We had to mix it up defensively, but when it counted, we went man and got some stops. Our kids dug deep and found a way to pull it out. Sydney made big free throws down the stretch for us."
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-6, 0-1 Big West) is scheduled to host Cal State Fullerton (5-5, 0-0 Big West) Thursday night. Action gets underway at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and GoMatadors.com/radio with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
NOTES
Saturday marked the 83rd meeting between CSUN and Cal Poly…the Matadors lead the all-time series 43-40…Cal Poly fell to 1-11 overall, losing their eighth game in a row…Saturday was the fifth time in 11 tries that the Matadors led at halftime…CSUN is 5-0 in those games…Jackson reached double figures for the 31st time in 73 career appearances for the Matadors…Spriggs' 15 rebounds were the most for a CSUN player since De'Jonae Calloway had 17 against California Baptist on Nov. 9, 2019.
FIRST HALF
Cal Poly forced four CSUN turnovers in the opening 6+ minutes of the first quarter. The Mustangs turned the mistakes into four points which allowed Cal Poly to open a 9-6 lead at the media timeout. The Matadors' defense forced Cal Poly to miss 10 of its final 11 field goal attempts of the opening frame would be tied at 10 after 10 minutes.
The play was evenly matched for most of the second quarter. Maddie Vick scored seven points to send Cal Poly into a 22-19 lead with 2:43 remaining in the first half. CSUN's defense strengthened, keeping the Mustangs off the board as Rachel Harvey and Tess Amundsen scored down the stretch to give CSUN a one-point advantage heading into the break.
SECOND HALF
The third quarter featured five ties. Sydney Woodley and Harvey combined for nine of the 15 points in the third for CSUN. Jordyn Jackson reached double digits as her layup at the third-quarter buzzer gave the Matadors a 38-36 lead heading into the final stanza.
CSUN took its largest lead of the game with 7:16 to play in the fourth quarter when Woodley connected on a pair of free throws to give the Matadors a 42-37 advantage. Up 42-39, Kayanna Spriggs' three-point play pushed the lead to six for CSUN a little over a minute later.
Both teams went over two minutes without a point before Spriggs made 1-of-2 free throws at the 3:34 mark. Annika Shah broke a 3:19 scoring drought for Cal Poly with a free throw at 3:19. Jackson fouled out with 2:57 to play. Vick made 1-of-2 free throws to make it 46-41.
Anaiyah Tu'ua's field goal with 2:01 remaining was the first CSUN field goal in nearly four minutes, earning the Matadors a seven-point lead. Kirsty Brown hit one free throw at 1:08. She got her offensive rebound, but she missed a three-point attempt. Woodley came away with the ball. She was fouled and made two free throws with 43.9 seconds to go.
Cal Poly called timeout to advance the ball. Maddie Willett missed a three-pointer which Woodley came down with the rebound as CSUN called timeout. Ashley Hawkins was fouled at the 32.4-second mark. The freshman point guard missed both free throw attempts. The Mustangs' Julia Nielacna sank a long three 10 seconds later. Woodley was fouled again, and she again made both attempts for a 52-45 score. Amundsen added a pair of free throws with nine seconds to play to make it the final 54-45.
THE NUMBERS
Woodley led the Matadors with 13 points. She was 8-of-8 from the free throw line including 4-of-4 in the final 43.9 seconds. Jackson had 10. A freshman, Spriggs, pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds. She scored six points. Vick scored 13 of her game-high 15 points in the first half.
CSUN scored 26 points off 19 Cal Poly turnovers. The Matadors made 10 steals, marking the eighth time in 11 games this season CSUN has posted 10 or more steals in a game. The Matadors held Cal Poly to 27.8 shooting (15-of-54). CSUN went 31.1% from the field (19-of-61). CSUN was 15-of-21 from the free throw line (71.4%) while Cal Poly was 9-of-14 (64.3%).
ACCORDING TO INTERIM HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"I am extremely proud of this team. (Due to COVID) This was the first time that we have played in a full court situation (since the Antelope Valley game). Each day we have rotated players back in as they have been allowed to practice but those practices have been in the half court. Cal Poly does a great job of being physical and rebounding. We had to mix it up defensively, but when it counted, we went man and got some stops. Our kids dug deep and found a way to pull it out. Sydney made big free throws down the stretch for us."
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-6, 0-1 Big West) is scheduled to host Cal State Fullerton (5-5, 0-0 Big West) Thursday night. Action gets underway at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and GoMatadors.com/radio with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
NOTES
Saturday marked the 83rd meeting between CSUN and Cal Poly…the Matadors lead the all-time series 43-40…Cal Poly fell to 1-11 overall, losing their eighth game in a row…Saturday was the fifth time in 11 tries that the Matadors led at halftime…CSUN is 5-0 in those games…Jackson reached double figures for the 31st time in 73 career appearances for the Matadors…Spriggs' 15 rebounds were the most for a CSUN player since De'Jonae Calloway had 17 against California Baptist on Nov. 9, 2019.
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