Seniors Geovanny Aispuro and Antoine Griffin Lead CSUDH to Victory over Cal State Stanislaus, 74-63
Long Beach natives share team-high honors with 14 points in snapping four-game skid
January 17, 2004

Complete Box Score

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills seniors Geovanny Aispuro (Long Beach, CA/Cerritos JC) and Antoine Griffin (Long Beach, CA/CS Monterey Bay) each scored a team-high 14 points, and the Toros used a 55.6% to 35.9% shooting percentage to take a 74-63 decision over visiting Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday night at the Torodome.

With the win, CSUDH improves to 6-7, 4-4 CCAA, equalling its conference win total from last season. CSUS falls to 3-10, 1-7 CCAA.

The Toros found their rhythm early from tipoff, taking a 10-1 lead with just under four minutes elapsed in the first half, thanks to four quick points by Griffin and a three-ball from Aispuro. The Warriors cut the Toro lead to 10-8, but two Ryan Meilleur (Lakewood, CA/Artesia HS) jumpers brought CSUDH's advantage back to nine at 17-8.

After an Eric Crookshank (Vallejo, CA/Chabot JC) jumper gave the Toros their largest advantage of the half at 31-20, the Warriors outscored Cal State Dominguez Hills 10-4 the rest of the half, giving the Toros a slim 35-30 advantage entering intermission.

Aispuro began the second half still in rhythm, knocking down a long three-ball to give CSUDH a 40-30 lead with 18:20 left in regulation. CSUS would answer, however, whittling the Toro lead point by point, until a Rick Fetter jumper at 13:08 gave the Warriors their first lead of the contest at 44-43.

The two teams would battle evenly, tying six times over the next 10 minutes, but another three-pointer by Aispuro, a jumper by Lamar Lawrence (Hawthorne, CA/Pasadena CC) and a jumper by Malik Harris (Oakland, CA/Berkeley HS) gave the Toros a boost, and a 66-59 lead with 2:10 left on the clock.

After a CSUS jumper trimmed the lead to five, a pair of Harris free throws, and one free throw each by Aispuro and Lawrence closed the scoring, giving the Toros a hard-fought 74-63 win.

Lawrence added 11 points and four boards in the contest while Crookshank grabbed a game-high tying eight boards. Griffin added a game-high six assists to his statline, sinking all six of his shots from the line.

For the Warriors, Jamal O'Quinn led all scorers with 16 points, while Kevin Massey and Fetter each added 10 in the loss.

The Toros travel to Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona next weekend, before returning home to battle UC Davis and Chico State in conference doubleheaders the weekend of January 30 and 31.-