Women Beaten by Golden Eagles on the Road
January 23, 2002

Complete Box Score

LOS ANGELES -- Four Golden Eagles scored in double figures, led by Jurate Orinaite's 20 points and 10 rebounds, as Cal State L.A. (7-9, 6-5 CCAA) used an early second half run to knock off Cal State Dominguez Hills (5-10, 3-8 CCAA) on Wednesday night in the Eagles Nest, 70-50.

Cal State L.A. never trailed in the game, opening the contest with a three-pointer by Kelli Kobayashi just eight seconds into the game. The CSLA lead reached as much as 14 points at 22-8 on a pair of Orinaite free throws with 9:48 left until halftime.

CSUDH rallied late in the period, going on a 12-2 run to close the gap to 32-30 after a Fercia Rambacal free throw with 2:08 left in the period. CSLA would take a 36-30 lead into the locker room.

The Golden Eagles opened the second half on a 15-0 run, holding Cal State Dominguez Hills scoreless for the first 6:34 of the period. The lead reached 21 points at the end of that run as Kobayashi's jumper gave CSLA a 51-30 edge with 13:43 left in the game.

The Toros finally broke the scoreless streak with a Tracee Lewis jumper at the 13:16 mark of the second half. CSLA would take as much as a 24-point edge on two occasions late in the game, eventually winning by 20 points at 70-50.

The Toros were paced by Lewis' 16 points while Nakeisha Perkins added nine boards for CSUDH. As a team, Cal State L.A. held a substantial 54-34 edge on the boards.

Orinaite led all scorers with her 20 points to go along with 10 boards. Darlene Nunez also tied for game-high rebounding honors with 10 in addition to 14 points. Monica Tokoro (11 points, 5 assists) and Kobayashi (10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) also scored in double figures for Cal State L.A.

The two teams meet again on Saturday night in the second half of the home-and-home series. Tipoffs at CSUDH are slated for 5:30 p.m. (women) and 7:30 p.m. (men).