Dittburner’s Hot Start Carries Roadrunners Women Past Cal State Dominguez Hills 77-62
January 19, 2002

Complete Box Score

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. -– Junior guard Diane Dittburner got off to a sizzling start Saturday night, helping the No. 24 (NCAA Division II) Cal State Bakersfield women’s basketball team pull away from Cal State Dominguez Hills early en route to a 77-62 victory at Centennial Garden in Bakersfield.

Dittburner scored 15 of her game-high 26 points in the first half to help CSUB put the game out of reach early. Her fastbreak layup with 13:10 to play in the period gave CSUB its first double-digit lead at 20-10. CSDH never pulled within 10 points again.

CSDH leading scorer Tracee Lewis led the Toros with 14 points, just over her season average. Fercia Rambacal came off the bench to score 13 points while center Kendra Tease finished with 12. Muneca Bush grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.

The Toros did an admirable job taking away CSUB center Heather Garay, who torched Cal State L.A. for 35 points Friday night. Garay scored a season-low 12 points (11 below her average) and grabbed a season-low three rebounds.

With Garay effectively neutralized, junior forward Andria Fabulic stepped forward to score a career-high 14 points. Combined with Dittburner’s performance, it was enough to hold the Toros at bay.

Sophomore guard Holly Armstrong added eight points and eight assists for CSUB. Senior center Kelly Kelley came off the bench to add five rebounds and three blocked shots.

CSDH (5-9, 3-9) will play Cal State L.A. in back-to-back games next week, beginning with a game Wednesday in Los Angeles.

CSUB (14-2, 10-1 CCAA) finished the first half of California Collegiate Athletic Association play alone in first place. The ‘Runners will take a week off before traveling to Turlock to meet Cal State Stanislaus Saturday night.