Women Get Third-Straight Win with 56-46 Victory over Visiting UCSD
January 5, 2002

Complete Box Score

CARSON, Calif.- The Cal State Dominguez Hills women's basketball team picked up its third straight win and second conference victory tonight as they defeated the visiting Tritons of UC San Diego 56-46 at the Torodome.

The Toros began the night off a three-pointer by senior forward Christina Tucker. The Toros would keep the lead through the extent of the contest, leading by as much as 17 at the end of the first twenty.

The Toros offense was on fire in the first, connecting on 41% of their shots from the field.

Sophomore Monique Marquez (Eisenhower HS) and center Bryanna Norton led the Toros scoring drive with seven apiece. CSUDH was also 6 of 10 from behind the charity stripe.

The story of the first half however, was the Toros defense. The Toros grabbed seven steals and forced 15 turnovers. They kept the UCSD shooting percentage to a struggling 26%.

The second twenty opened in much the same manner, with CSUDH controlling both the offensive and defensive games. The Tritons stepped up their game, cutting a once 18-point lead by the Toros to a manageable six.

UCSD scored 31 points in the second half, with Triton Ali Ginn scoring 13 of those. But Marquez sealed the victory when she nailed her second from downtown on the night with 3:02 remaining to bring the lead to 10. Junior center Kendra Tease who was quiet in the first half, poured in six in the final.

As a team, the Tritons were led by Ginn with a game-high 14 points. UCSD was 15 of 49 (30%) from the field, 3 of 9 (33%) from behind the arc, and 13 of 20 (65%) from the line. The Tritons dominated the boards, collecting 47 rebounds, compared to CSUDH's 31.

The Toros were led on the night by Marquez and Tease who added 10 apiece. Marquez was 2 of 5 from three-point land. CSUDH was 19 of 51 (37%) from the field, 4 of 21 (19%) from long range, and 14 of 24 (58%) from the charity stripe.

CSUDH improves to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in CCAA action. The will face Sonoma State and San Francisco State next weekend.