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Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Wins Shootout at Seattle U 97-90
12/10/2022 5:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE—Four CSUN players scored in double figures as the Matadors posted the second most points in school Division I history in CSUN's 97-90 victory over Seattle University in women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Redhawk Center. The Matadors' Division I record is 99, set on Nov. 11, 2016, against Portland State.
FIRST HALF
The Redhawks made four of their first five three-point field goal attempts to hit six of their opening nine field goal attempts over the first five minutes. After that, CSUN kept pace, going 4-of-9 from the field as Seattle U led 16-13 at the first quarter media timeout.
Back-to-back Anaiyah Tu'ua baskets tied the game at 17 and forced SU to call a timeout with just under four to go in the first. The Matadors took the lead for the first time on a pair of Rachel Harvey free throws at the 2:49 mark. Tu'ua scored the final five CSUN points of the period (10 overall) as the Matadors led 25-24 after 10 minutes.
A pair of Tess Amundsen three-pointers keyed a 12-6 start for the Matadors in the second period. Amundsen's threes put CSUN up 37-30 with just over six minutes to play. The Redhawks were able to reach the bonus five minutes into the frame and were able to reduce the Matadors' lead to three at the media timeout.
Coming out of the break, CSUN scored nine consecutive points (five by Amundsen) to take a 46-34 advantage. Two Asta Blauenfeldt free throws with 1:37 remaining in the half broke the Seattle U scoreless drought. The Matadors would hold Seattle U without a field goal over the final five minutes of the first half. Amundsen scored 13 in the second quarter (18 for the half) as the Matadors took a 50-37 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF
Michelle Duchemin opened the second half by scoring five consecutive points for CSUN. The Matadors outscored the Redhawks 15-7 in the first 5+ of the third, forcing SU to call timeout at the 4:37 mark, trailing 65-44. Ana Carolina De Jesus posted five in a row for the Matadors to push the lead to 68-49. CSUN kept Seattle U off the scoreboard for nearly three minutes and ended the third period with a 73-51 advantage as the frame closed.
The Redhawks began the fourth quarter by scoring the first eight points, which resulted in a CSUN timeout at the 8:55 mark. Amundsen hit a three-pointer out of the timeout as the shot clock expired to post her first points of the second half. At 7:20, Julianna Walker sank a three-pointer to cut the advantage to 76-64. De Jesus and Irena Korolenko traded free throws before a pair of CSUN turnovers led a 78-68 Matador lead.
Seattle chipped the lead to nine before Amundsen made a three-pointer to put CSUN back by 12. The Matadors got a stop which led to a Jordyn Jackson three-pointer with 4:17 to play. Korolenko scored three out of a timeout for an 86-74 score. Seattle U got a stop on defense which resulted in Lisa Michaelsen drawing De Jesus' fifth foul. The SU post player made 1-of-2 free throws at the 2:41 mark.
Jackson sank a three-pointer the next time down for CSUN. Down 89-74, Peyton Howard drew Tu'ua's fifth foul. She connected on 1-of-2 free throws. The Redhawks got the offensive rebound. Kari Kykrjebo made 1-of-2. SU again got the offensive rebound which led to a Korolenko three-pointer, making it 89-80 with 1:12 to play.
CSUN was called for a technical foul, resulting in two made Howard free throws. SU took possession, trailing 89-82. Sheridan Liggett was called for a charge nine seconds later. CSUN broke the Seattle U press, leading to a Jackson layup and a 91-82 mark. The Matadors forced a turnover, taking possession with 30 seconds remaining. Jackson drove the lane and was fouled. The graduate guard sank free throws to put the Matadors up by nine. Kyrkjebo drove the lane for a layup, with SU calling timeout as 6.4 seconds remained. The Matadors called a timeout to advance the ball to halfcourt. Amundsen was fouled on the inbounds pass.
She made both free throws to put CSUN up by 11. The Redhawks called a timeout to advance the ball as no time came off the clock. Korolenko made a three-pointer three seconds later. Jackson was fouled on the inbounds pass. She connected on both before Walker hit a halfcourt three-pointer at the buzzer for the final 97-90 score.
THE STATS
Amundsen charted a game-high 28 points. She was 9-of-14 from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range. She added a 4-of-4 performance from the free throw line. Jackson connected on seven of her 13 field goal attempts (3-of-7 from three-point range) and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line for 21 points. Duchemin charted her second double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tu'ua had 10.
Korolenko scored 19 to lead four SU players in double figures. Howard had 18 with Walker scoring 13. Liggett charted 10.
The Matadors shot 11-of-14 in the second quarter (78.6%) and 19-of-31 (61.4%) in the first half. CSUN ended the game 54.4% from the field (31-of-57). CSUN held the Redhawks to 3-of-14 from the floor in the second (21.4%) and 11-of-29 (37.9%) in the opening 20 minutes. Seattle U would end the day making 26-of-61 attempts (42.6%).
The game was tightly called as 22 fouls were whistled in the first half (14 on CSUN, 8 on SU). There were 51 fouls called in the game (29 for CSUN, 22 for Seattle U). The Matadors were 24-of-26 from the charity stripe (92.3%), the 11th highest in a game at the Division I level by a CSUN squad. Seattle U was 25-of-36 (69.4%) from the free throw line.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"This was the first time this season in which we could get in a rhythm and play with the lead. We went to a small lineup in our past two games, which has allowed us to get into a flow on the offensive end. It was nice to see four players in double figures. But, we knew it was business, and we needed to come here and get a win for the mental side of things for our players."
NOTES
CSUN has never scored 100 points at the Division I level and only went past the century mark twice at the Division II level… CSUN's win broke a 13-game losing streak dating back to Feb. 17, 2022, when the Matadors defeated Long Beach State 62-57…Saturday was the sixth meeting between CSUN and SU, with the Matadors leading the all-time series 4-2…Seattle U is now 0-8 on the year.
UP NEXT
CSUN (1-7) is in finals next week and is off until Monday, Dec. 19, when the Matadors host Sacramento State (6-2) to open a doubleheader with the CSUN men's basketball team. Jill Painter Lopez will have the call on ESPN+ beginning at 4 p.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
FIRST HALF
The Redhawks made four of their first five three-point field goal attempts to hit six of their opening nine field goal attempts over the first five minutes. After that, CSUN kept pace, going 4-of-9 from the field as Seattle U led 16-13 at the first quarter media timeout.
Back-to-back Anaiyah Tu'ua baskets tied the game at 17 and forced SU to call a timeout with just under four to go in the first. The Matadors took the lead for the first time on a pair of Rachel Harvey free throws at the 2:49 mark. Tu'ua scored the final five CSUN points of the period (10 overall) as the Matadors led 25-24 after 10 minutes.
A pair of Tess Amundsen three-pointers keyed a 12-6 start for the Matadors in the second period. Amundsen's threes put CSUN up 37-30 with just over six minutes to play. The Redhawks were able to reach the bonus five minutes into the frame and were able to reduce the Matadors' lead to three at the media timeout.
Coming out of the break, CSUN scored nine consecutive points (five by Amundsen) to take a 46-34 advantage. Two Asta Blauenfeldt free throws with 1:37 remaining in the half broke the Seattle U scoreless drought. The Matadors would hold Seattle U without a field goal over the final five minutes of the first half. Amundsen scored 13 in the second quarter (18 for the half) as the Matadors took a 50-37 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF
Michelle Duchemin opened the second half by scoring five consecutive points for CSUN. The Matadors outscored the Redhawks 15-7 in the first 5+ of the third, forcing SU to call timeout at the 4:37 mark, trailing 65-44. Ana Carolina De Jesus posted five in a row for the Matadors to push the lead to 68-49. CSUN kept Seattle U off the scoreboard for nearly three minutes and ended the third period with a 73-51 advantage as the frame closed.
The Redhawks began the fourth quarter by scoring the first eight points, which resulted in a CSUN timeout at the 8:55 mark. Amundsen hit a three-pointer out of the timeout as the shot clock expired to post her first points of the second half. At 7:20, Julianna Walker sank a three-pointer to cut the advantage to 76-64. De Jesus and Irena Korolenko traded free throws before a pair of CSUN turnovers led a 78-68 Matador lead.
Seattle chipped the lead to nine before Amundsen made a three-pointer to put CSUN back by 12. The Matadors got a stop which led to a Jordyn Jackson three-pointer with 4:17 to play. Korolenko scored three out of a timeout for an 86-74 score. Seattle U got a stop on defense which resulted in Lisa Michaelsen drawing De Jesus' fifth foul. The SU post player made 1-of-2 free throws at the 2:41 mark.
Jackson sank a three-pointer the next time down for CSUN. Down 89-74, Peyton Howard drew Tu'ua's fifth foul. She connected on 1-of-2 free throws. The Redhawks got the offensive rebound. Kari Kykrjebo made 1-of-2. SU again got the offensive rebound which led to a Korolenko three-pointer, making it 89-80 with 1:12 to play.
CSUN was called for a technical foul, resulting in two made Howard free throws. SU took possession, trailing 89-82. Sheridan Liggett was called for a charge nine seconds later. CSUN broke the Seattle U press, leading to a Jackson layup and a 91-82 mark. The Matadors forced a turnover, taking possession with 30 seconds remaining. Jackson drove the lane and was fouled. The graduate guard sank free throws to put the Matadors up by nine. Kyrkjebo drove the lane for a layup, with SU calling timeout as 6.4 seconds remained. The Matadors called a timeout to advance the ball to halfcourt. Amundsen was fouled on the inbounds pass.
She made both free throws to put CSUN up by 11. The Redhawks called a timeout to advance the ball as no time came off the clock. Korolenko made a three-pointer three seconds later. Jackson was fouled on the inbounds pass. She connected on both before Walker hit a halfcourt three-pointer at the buzzer for the final 97-90 score.
THE STATS
Amundsen charted a game-high 28 points. She was 9-of-14 from the field and 6-of-10 from three-point range. She added a 4-of-4 performance from the free throw line. Jackson connected on seven of her 13 field goal attempts (3-of-7 from three-point range) and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line for 21 points. Duchemin charted her second double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tu'ua had 10.
Korolenko scored 19 to lead four SU players in double figures. Howard had 18 with Walker scoring 13. Liggett charted 10.
The Matadors shot 11-of-14 in the second quarter (78.6%) and 19-of-31 (61.4%) in the first half. CSUN ended the game 54.4% from the field (31-of-57). CSUN held the Redhawks to 3-of-14 from the floor in the second (21.4%) and 11-of-29 (37.9%) in the opening 20 minutes. Seattle U would end the day making 26-of-61 attempts (42.6%).
The game was tightly called as 22 fouls were whistled in the first half (14 on CSUN, 8 on SU). There were 51 fouls called in the game (29 for CSUN, 22 for Seattle U). The Matadors were 24-of-26 from the charity stripe (92.3%), the 11th highest in a game at the Division I level by a CSUN squad. Seattle U was 25-of-36 (69.4%) from the free throw line.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"This was the first time this season in which we could get in a rhythm and play with the lead. We went to a small lineup in our past two games, which has allowed us to get into a flow on the offensive end. It was nice to see four players in double figures. But, we knew it was business, and we needed to come here and get a win for the mental side of things for our players."
NOTES
CSUN has never scored 100 points at the Division I level and only went past the century mark twice at the Division II level… CSUN's win broke a 13-game losing streak dating back to Feb. 17, 2022, when the Matadors defeated Long Beach State 62-57…Saturday was the sixth meeting between CSUN and SU, with the Matadors leading the all-time series 4-2…Seattle U is now 0-8 on the year.
UP NEXT
CSUN (1-7) is in finals next week and is off until Monday, Dec. 19, when the Matadors host Sacramento State (6-2) to open a doubleheader with the CSUN men's basketball team. Jill Painter Lopez will have the call on ESPN+ beginning at 4 p.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
CSUN
SU
FG%
.534
.426
3FG%
.500
.481
FT%
.923
.694
RB
35
34
TO
15
19
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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