Saturday, January 11
Northridge, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
3-12,1-5Big West
56
vs
62
Cal State Bakersfield
1-15,1-5Big West
1
2
3
4
F
CSU Bakersfield
18
10
10
24
62
CSUN
16
16
9
15
56
Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUB Defeats CSUN, 62-56
1/11/2025 4:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif -- CSUN Women's Basketball fell to the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners by a score of 62-56 in Big West action Saturday afternoon at Premier America Credit Union Arena. Erika Aspajo was a bright spot for the Matadors as she tallied a season-high 22 points on 9-17 shooting. Yves Cox had a near double-double at seven points and ten rebounds.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams went blow for blow, trading baskets until Bakersfield went on a mini 5-0 run capped off by an Alli Dioli three-point bucket with 3:16 remaining in the first period as CSUB led 16-10. CSUN rallied back to tie at 16 apiece thanks to a Jenna Kilty three pointer and an Aspajo layup. Alondra Lizama hit a free throw to get the game to even scoring. The Roadrunners added another basket as CSUB took a 18-16 lead heading into the second quarter.
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In the second quarter, both teams again couldn't get a big upper hand as when one team scored, the other countered with points of its own. CSUN got its biggest lead of the game (six points) at that point with 2:51 remaining. The lead featured a 7-3 run with five of those points coming from Aspajo. The junior from Baracelona got her ninth point of the game on a free throw to make the score 29-23 in favor of the Matadors.
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CSUB drained a shot from distance to cut the lead in half, before Karsen Marshall hit a shot from behind the arc of her own to push back the lead to six with 2:13 remaining. The Roadrunners would hit one more shot to make the score 32-28 heading into intermission.
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2ND HALF
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Bakersfield began the half on a 7-2 run to take the lead back. Two free throws by Ari Dizon at the 4:40 mark gave CSUB the lead at 35-34. Matadors wasted no time taking it back as CSUN followed with a 7-1 run. Once again, Aspajo accounted for five of the seven points in the run, as CSUN now led 41-35 with 23 seconds remaining in the quarter. A Roadrunners three-point bucket trimmed the lead to three as both teams geared up for the final period.
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Unfortunately for the Matadors, CSUB had its highest scoring quarter in the fourth as the Roadrunners tallied 24 points on 8-13 shooting. Bakersfield also went 5-8 from the charity stripe.
The Matadors extended their lead to 10 to begin the period as Laini Dahlin hit a shot from distance with 7:53 left. The basket made the score 48-38. After that shot however, CSUB went full steam ahead with a 19-4 run, its biggest of the contest. It just happened to come at the wrong time for the Matadors.Â
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Aspajo ended the run on a made jumpshot to cut the lead to three at 57-54 with 1:17 remaining in the game. Two made free-throws for CSUB bumped the lead back to five with time running out. Aspajo would drain a layup with 24 seconds left to make it a one-possession game at 59-56, but Bakersfield scored the final three points on a layup and a free-throw to ice the game and earn the win.
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QUICK FACTS:
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH ANGIE NED
"I think ultimately Bakersfield did a really good job taking us out of our comfort zone defensively. On offense, we just weren't very organized. We weren't hustling for loose balls and we made extra plays for [CSUB]. Unfortunately, we just didn't have it tonight."
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UP NEXT:
CSUN returns home to face Hawai'i on Thursday, Jan 16 at Premier America Credit Union Arena. Jill Painter-Lopez will be on the call for ESPN+.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams went blow for blow, trading baskets until Bakersfield went on a mini 5-0 run capped off by an Alli Dioli three-point bucket with 3:16 remaining in the first period as CSUB led 16-10. CSUN rallied back to tie at 16 apiece thanks to a Jenna Kilty three pointer and an Aspajo layup. Alondra Lizama hit a free throw to get the game to even scoring. The Roadrunners added another basket as CSUB took a 18-16 lead heading into the second quarter.
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— CSUN Women's Basketball (@CSUNWBB) January 11, 2025
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In the second quarter, both teams again couldn't get a big upper hand as when one team scored, the other countered with points of its own. CSUN got its biggest lead of the game (six points) at that point with 2:51 remaining. The lead featured a 7-3 run with five of those points coming from Aspajo. The junior from Baracelona got her ninth point of the game on a free throw to make the score 29-23 in favor of the Matadors.
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CSUB drained a shot from distance to cut the lead in half, before Karsen Marshall hit a shot from behind the arc of her own to push back the lead to six with 2:13 remaining. The Roadrunners would hit one more shot to make the score 32-28 heading into intermission.
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2ND HALF
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Bakersfield began the half on a 7-2 run to take the lead back. Two free throws by Ari Dizon at the 4:40 mark gave CSUB the lead at 35-34. Matadors wasted no time taking it back as CSUN followed with a 7-1 run. Once again, Aspajo accounted for five of the seven points in the run, as CSUN now led 41-35 with 23 seconds remaining in the quarter. A Roadrunners three-point bucket trimmed the lead to three as both teams geared up for the final period.
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Unfortunately for the Matadors, CSUB had its highest scoring quarter in the fourth as the Roadrunners tallied 24 points on 8-13 shooting. Bakersfield also went 5-8 from the charity stripe.
The Matadors extended their lead to 10 to begin the period as Laini Dahlin hit a shot from distance with 7:53 left. The basket made the score 48-38. After that shot however, CSUB went full steam ahead with a 19-4 run, its biggest of the contest. It just happened to come at the wrong time for the Matadors.Â
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Aspajo ended the run on a made jumpshot to cut the lead to three at 57-54 with 1:17 remaining in the game. Two made free-throws for CSUB bumped the lead back to five with time running out. Aspajo would drain a layup with 24 seconds left to make it a one-possession game at 59-56, but Bakersfield scored the final three points on a layup and a free-throw to ice the game and earn the win.
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QUICK FACTS:
- As previously mentioned, Aspajo notched her highest scoring game in a Matador uniform with 22 points. Her previous high was 16 versus Cal State Fullerton (01/02).
- Cox tallied her third double-digit rebound game as she finished with 10.Â
- Kilty shot 50% (2/4) from beyond the arc, her fourth consecutive game that she has hit multiple three-pointers.
- With the defeat, CSUN falls to 3-12 on the season, 1-5 in Big West play.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH ANGIE NED
"I think ultimately Bakersfield did a really good job taking us out of our comfort zone defensively. On offense, we just weren't very organized. We weren't hustling for loose balls and we made extra plays for [CSUB]. Unfortunately, we just didn't have it tonight."
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UP NEXT:
CSUN returns home to face Hawai'i on Thursday, Jan 16 at Premier America Credit Union Arena. Jill Painter-Lopez will be on the call for ESPN+.
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Team Stats
CSUB
CSUN
FG%
.361
.355
3FG%
.286
.211
FT%
.714
.615
RB
37
45
TO
12
14
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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