Toros Women Fall to Sonoma State, 63-57, in Saturday CCAA Contest
January 10, 2004

Courtesy Sonoma State Sports Information Office

Complete Box Score

Sonoma State jetted to an early first half lead, then held on in the second to defeat Cal State Dominguez Hills 63-57 on Saturday night at Seawolf Gym. The Seawolves used a balanced scoring attack, led by Lindsay King's 13 points to win their third straight and stay tied for the conference lead at 5-1 (8-3 overall). Cal State Dominguez Hills falls to 6-5, 2-4 CCAA.

The Seawolves used a 15-3 run toward the end of the first half to open up a 20-point lead before heading into the half with a comfortable 43-28 advantage. It was the second straight night the Seawolves dominated their opponents in the first half. It was also the second straight night an opponent clawed their way back in the final twenty.

Behind 13 points from Zipporah Chase, the Toros staged a comeback in the second half, cutting the lead to three with just 1:27 left. After a jumper by Shannon Taylor, the Seawolves converted a pair of free throws to give them a seven-point advantage with 0:35 remaining. CSDH missed three shots in the final half minute, converting on just a free throw to lose by six.

Lindsay King continued her hot shooting from behind the arc. The 6'0" senior from Huntington Beach was three-for-three from three-point territory to improve to 9-for-15 on the year, with eight of those coming in the last three games. Lacey Campbell had nine rebounds and Shannon Taylor added ten points and seven boards for the Seawolves.

Chase's 13 points and eight rebounds were team highs for CSUDH. Tameka Blue had a game-high seven assists.

The Toros return to action next weekend when they host Cal State Bakersfield (Friday) and Cal State Stanislaus (Saturday).