Toros Edge Past Gators 55-51 in CCAA Women's Basketball at the Swamp
February 22, 2003

Courtesy San Francisco State Sports Information Office

San Francisco, Calif. --- Cal State Dominguez Hills sneaked out of the Swamp with a 55-51 win over San Francisco State. The win evened the series as the Gators had beaten the Toros 61-51 on Jan. 17.

This was a game that was not decided until the last minute. In the first half, the largest lead was five, 11-6, SFSU with 12:47 left to go.

In the second half, a jumper by Chrissy Ridenour tied the game at 28-28 with 14:54 to go. The Toros went on an 11-2 run to go up by nine with 10:48 left. The Gators fought their way back in and took the lead, 49-48, on a jumper by Marla Stewart with 1:08 left. With 41 seconds left, Monique Marquez drained a three to put Dominguez Hills up, 51-49. SF State had a few chances after that, but couldn’t convert.

For Cal State Dominguez Hills (9-13, 7-11 CCAA), Tameka Blue had 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals, Marquez had 12 points and Nakeisha Perkins had 10 points and nine rebounds.

For SFSU (9-14, 5-13 CCAA) Michelle Morgan had 13 points, five assists and five while Ridenour had 12 points, eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Jennifer Kutz had 11 points, seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Kutz is currently seventh in scoring with 952 points, fifth in career rebounds with 576 and second in career blocked shots with 138.

Cal State Dominguez Hills is back at home next weekend with games Friday against Cal State Stanislaus, and Saturday with Cal State Bakersfield.