CSUN Drops Road Contest, 74-52 at San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif -- CSUN women's basketball came up short against the University of San Diego Toreros 74-52 Saturday afternoon at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Erica Adams led all CSUN scorers with 15 points. Freshman Kayla Hopson added a career-high 13 points, shattering her previous high of six.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
CSUN came out of the gates firing against the Toreros. After USD opened up an early 13-7 lead with three minutes left in the quarter, senior Erica Adams led the Matadors as CSUN went on a 9-0. Adams, who had five points in the quarter, had an impressive and-one driving layup with 2:42 left to cut the lead to three at 13-10 after the free throw. Kelly Tumlin scored a layup and Alondra Lizama added four points of her own including a layup with 56 seconds remaining as the Matadors ended the quarter with a three-point lead at 16-13.

In the second quarter, the Matadors would stretch their biggest lead of the day to five at 18-13 thanks to another and-one bucket for Adams. After she hit a free throw with 8:54 left, the senior had eight in the contest. After trailing 18-13, USD began to turn on the jets as the Toreros went on a 22-2 run before a Kayla Hopson three-point bucket at the 2:17 mark ended the run. San Diego would lead by as many as 10 points with 2:17 remaining in the half. After another Hopson bucket, USD would end the quarter on a Kylie Hortsmeyer floating jumper, which bumped the Toreros lead to 41-26 heading into the break.

2ND HALF
The third began with both teams trading buckets, including a tough layup finish by Jenna Kilty at the 8:47 mark to cut the lead to 11 at 41-30. After that layup though, USD would go on an 8-0 run thanks to a Truitt Reilly bucket with 5:44 left to go, as the Toreros bumped the lead to 19.

CSUN would end the 19-0 run thanks to a Kilty layup with 39 seconds left to go in the third. The Toreros would head into the fourth quarter with a 28-point lead at 60-32. Turnovers were the story for the Matadors as CSUN had 23 of them going into the last period.

San Diego began the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run but CSUN would show fight after the run. Adams hit a corner three and Hopson drove in for a layup with 5:24 left to keep the deficit at 30, 67-37.

CSUN would go on to have its highest-scoring quarter in the fourth period as the Matadors cut into the Torero lead. After USD increased its lead to 71-39, the Matadors would go on its biggest run since the first quarter, a 9-0 scoring run capped off by a Morgan Edwards layup which trimmed the lead to 23 with 1:43 left. Adams would get her third assist on the Edwards bucket. With 36 seconds left, Adams drove in for a layup to give the senior 15 points on the night. The final read 74-52 in favor of the Toreros despite CSUN out-scoring San Diego 20-14 in the final period.

Adams eclipsed her season high in points with 15. Her previous high was 12 against La Sierra on Nov. 4.
Marshall scored a career-high 13 points on 50% shooting. It is the freshman's first double-digit scoring game while also going a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
The Matadors were once again solid from the charity stripe, going 9-10 as a team.
CSUN outscored San Diego 20-14 in the fourth quarter as the Matadors shot 40% in the fourth.

UP NEXT
CSUN returns home next week as the Matadors will take on the Idaho Vandals on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Jill Painter-Lopez on the call.

CSUN Drops Road Contest, 74-52 at San Diego

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Team Stats

Erica Adams

Kayla Hopson

Jenna Kilty

Morgan Edwards

Players Mentioned

Erica Adams

Morgan Edwards

Kayla Hopson

Jenna Kilty

Alondra Lizama

Kelly Tumlin

Players Mentioned

Erica Adams

Morgan Edwards

Kayla Hopson

Jenna Kilty

Alondra Lizama

Kelly Tumlin