Saturday, February 11
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
5-19,4-10Big West
50
at
61
Cal Poly
7-15,4-10Big West
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3
4
F
CSUN
19
10
12
9
50
Cal Poly
19
10
10
22
61
Photo by: Connor Clark
Cal Poly's Late Rally Lifts Mustangs Past Matadors
2/11/2023 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Cal Poly used a 13-1 in the final 4:42 of the fourth quarter to defeat CSUN 61-50 in Big West women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Mott Athletics Center.
FIRST HALF
Jordyn Jackson (5) and Kayanna Spriggs (4) helped the Matadors get off to a 9-2 start. However, the Mustangs scored six of the next eight to close to 11-8 at the first-quarter media timeout. Despite CSUN shooting 62% (8-of-13) in the first quarter, the Mustangs used three three-pointers in the final three minutes to tie the score at 19 as the frame closed.
A 5-0 Cal Poly start to the second quarter gave the Mustangs the lead for the first time and resulted in the Matadors calling timeout at the 6:58 mark. Jackson broke a 5+ minute scoring drought with free throws midway through the second. The Mustangs led for most of the quarter before the Matadors battled back to tie the score at 29 on a De'jah Williams layup with 52 seconds. 29-29 would be the score at halftime.
SECOND HALF
CSUN kept Cal Poly off the scoreboard for over three minutes, allowing the Matadors to earn a 35-31 advantage. CSUN held the Mustangs to 1-of-9 shooting at one point to take their largest lead of the game to that point, 39-33, with just over two to go in the period. Annika Shah's three-pointer cut the lead in half. Shah's fourth three-pointer of the game at the buzzer made it 41-39 heading into the final 10 minutes.
The Mustangs' Natalia Ackerman opened the fourth quarter by scoring the first three points to return the lead to Cal Poly. Jackson's layup at 8:34 put the Matadors ahead again at 43-42. Oumou Toure's field goal regained the advantage for Cal Poly a little over a minute later. Toure's free throws with 6:10 to go extended the lead to 46-43. Ana Carolina De Jesus' jumper created a 46-45 game on the next CSUN possession.
Williams was fouled on a successful layup but missed the free throw to convert the three-point play. Maddie Willnet's three-pointer with 5:13 to go put the Mustangs into the lead for good. Ackerman's layup as the shot clock expired stretched the score to 51-47. Shah fouled Jackson in the act of shooting. Jackson entered the game shooting 88% from the free throw line and was only 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
CSUN committed a turnover and a foul to send Jazzy Anousinh to the free throw line. She made two for a 53-48 score. The Matadors again committed a turnover leading to Toure being fouled driving to the basket. She was 1-of-2, which extended the score to 54-48. The third consecutive CSUN turnover was turned into two Anoushinh free throws. Jackson missed a drive to the basket. However, the ball went out of bounds off a CSUN player, giving Cal Poly the possession.
With under a minute to play, the Matadors were forced to foul and sent Toure to the free throw line. She made both for a 58-48 score. The Mustangs would make three more free throws down the stretch for the 61-50 final.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"We came out super flat, but I thought we played well enough to give ourselves a chance to win. Cal Poly made some big shots when they needed to, and they continued to attack to get to the free throw line. Cal Poly gets after you defensively to get some easy points in transition, but we didn't turn the ball over today. We struggled shooting, 0-for-10, from the three-point line. We were without Tess, but we had the opportunity to step up, but the shots didn't fall today."
THE STATS
Jackson's 18 was a team-high for the Matadors. She added four steals, one assist, and one steal. Williams scored a season-best 10 on 5-of-8 shooting. Shah led Cal Poly with 18 points. She made four three-pointers and dished out six assists. Toure went 8-of-13 from the free throw line to score 14 points. Ackerman had 11.
Cal Poly made 17-of-25 free throws, compared to 6-of-8 for the Matadors. CSUN outshot the Mustangs 42.3 (22-of-52) to 38% (19-of-50). Cal Poly outrebounded the Matadors 38-29, 11-4 on the offensive glass.
NOTES
Tess Amundsen missed only her second game since joining the CSUN program in 2019 due to an injury suffered against CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 9…her march towards 1,000 career points (between CSUN and Boise State) remains at 949…Saturday marked the 85th time that CSUN and Cal Poly (7-15, 4-10 Big West) played women's basketball since the all-time series started at the Division II level in 1975…the Matadors lead the all-time series 44-41…CSUN did not commit a foul in the third quarter; the first time this season, the Matadors did not get called for a foul in a period…Jackson is three away from 13th-place in school history in scoring (1,087).
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-19, 4-10 Big West) begins a stretch of five games in 10 days on Wednesday when the Matadors host UC Davis. Coverage on ESPN+ with Jill Painter Lopez starts at 7 p.m.
FIRST HALF
Jordyn Jackson (5) and Kayanna Spriggs (4) helped the Matadors get off to a 9-2 start. However, the Mustangs scored six of the next eight to close to 11-8 at the first-quarter media timeout. Despite CSUN shooting 62% (8-of-13) in the first quarter, the Mustangs used three three-pointers in the final three minutes to tie the score at 19 as the frame closed.
A 5-0 Cal Poly start to the second quarter gave the Mustangs the lead for the first time and resulted in the Matadors calling timeout at the 6:58 mark. Jackson broke a 5+ minute scoring drought with free throws midway through the second. The Mustangs led for most of the quarter before the Matadors battled back to tie the score at 29 on a De'jah Williams layup with 52 seconds. 29-29 would be the score at halftime.
SECOND HALF
CSUN kept Cal Poly off the scoreboard for over three minutes, allowing the Matadors to earn a 35-31 advantage. CSUN held the Mustangs to 1-of-9 shooting at one point to take their largest lead of the game to that point, 39-33, with just over two to go in the period. Annika Shah's three-pointer cut the lead in half. Shah's fourth three-pointer of the game at the buzzer made it 41-39 heading into the final 10 minutes.
The Mustangs' Natalia Ackerman opened the fourth quarter by scoring the first three points to return the lead to Cal Poly. Jackson's layup at 8:34 put the Matadors ahead again at 43-42. Oumou Toure's field goal regained the advantage for Cal Poly a little over a minute later. Toure's free throws with 6:10 to go extended the lead to 46-43. Ana Carolina De Jesus' jumper created a 46-45 game on the next CSUN possession.
Williams was fouled on a successful layup but missed the free throw to convert the three-point play. Maddie Willnet's three-pointer with 5:13 to go put the Mustangs into the lead for good. Ackerman's layup as the shot clock expired stretched the score to 51-47. Shah fouled Jackson in the act of shooting. Jackson entered the game shooting 88% from the free throw line and was only 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
CSUN committed a turnover and a foul to send Jazzy Anousinh to the free throw line. She made two for a 53-48 score. The Matadors again committed a turnover leading to Toure being fouled driving to the basket. She was 1-of-2, which extended the score to 54-48. The third consecutive CSUN turnover was turned into two Anoushinh free throws. Jackson missed a drive to the basket. However, the ball went out of bounds off a CSUN player, giving Cal Poly the possession.
With under a minute to play, the Matadors were forced to foul and sent Toure to the free throw line. She made both for a 58-48 score. The Mustangs would make three more free throws down the stretch for the 61-50 final.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"We came out super flat, but I thought we played well enough to give ourselves a chance to win. Cal Poly made some big shots when they needed to, and they continued to attack to get to the free throw line. Cal Poly gets after you defensively to get some easy points in transition, but we didn't turn the ball over today. We struggled shooting, 0-for-10, from the three-point line. We were without Tess, but we had the opportunity to step up, but the shots didn't fall today."
THE STATS
Jackson's 18 was a team-high for the Matadors. She added four steals, one assist, and one steal. Williams scored a season-best 10 on 5-of-8 shooting. Shah led Cal Poly with 18 points. She made four three-pointers and dished out six assists. Toure went 8-of-13 from the free throw line to score 14 points. Ackerman had 11.
Cal Poly made 17-of-25 free throws, compared to 6-of-8 for the Matadors. CSUN outshot the Mustangs 42.3 (22-of-52) to 38% (19-of-50). Cal Poly outrebounded the Matadors 38-29, 11-4 on the offensive glass.
NOTES
Tess Amundsen missed only her second game since joining the CSUN program in 2019 due to an injury suffered against CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 9…her march towards 1,000 career points (between CSUN and Boise State) remains at 949…Saturday marked the 85th time that CSUN and Cal Poly (7-15, 4-10 Big West) played women's basketball since the all-time series started at the Division II level in 1975…the Matadors lead the all-time series 44-41…CSUN did not commit a foul in the third quarter; the first time this season, the Matadors did not get called for a foul in a period…Jackson is three away from 13th-place in school history in scoring (1,087).
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-19, 4-10 Big West) begins a stretch of five games in 10 days on Wednesday when the Matadors host UC Davis. Coverage on ESPN+ with Jill Painter Lopez starts at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
CSUN
CPO
FG%
.423
.380
3FG%
.000
.429
FT%
.750
.680
RB
29
38
TO
14
13
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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