Box Score LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball team dropped their conference opener 67-56 on the road against Long Beach at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night.
The Titans fell to 0-8 overall to start the season while the Beach improved to 4-3 overall.
Aaliyah Stanton scored a career high 21 points as she went 5-for-12 from the floor and 9-for-11 from the free throw line.Â
Aixchel Hernandez picked up her second double-double of the season and the fifth of her career as she scored 12 points and hauled in 10 rebounds. Â
The Titans shot 28% from the floor after going 17-for-61 for the game while the Beach shot 40% going 27-for-67 from the floor. Â Both sides had a poor night at the free throw line with the Titans shooting 65% (15-for-23) and the Beach shooting a worse 53% (10-for-19). Â The Beach outrebounded the Titans 53-to-38 and outscored the Titans 38-to-14 on paints inside the paint. Â The Beach also had 9 blocked shots against the Titans.
The Titans had a good start to the game as
Aaliyah Stanton scored the first seven points for the Titans to spot them an early 7-2 lead. Â
The Titans were able to hold off the Beach for the rest of the first quarter and led 15-12 after the first quarter.
The Titans and Beach traded buckets to start the second quarter and the Titans led 23-18 with 3:03 left in the first half. Â The Beach went on an 8-2 run to finish the half and led 26-25 at halftime.
The Beach went on a 9-0 run to start the third quarter and took a 10 point lead ove the Titans before
Eva Levingston scored a layup. The Beach stretched their lead as far 12 points during the quarter but the Titans were able to bring it back within 9 points at the end of the quarter with the Beach leading 46-37.
Aaliyah Stanton started the fourth quarter off with a layup and a free throw to make it a six point game before Long Beach stretched the lead up to 16 points. Â
Madelynn Muniz caught fire in the fourth quarter draining three three-pointers and
Jana Falsdottir also had a late three pointer to bring the final score back down to 11 points.
The Titans will host UC Riverside on Saturday for their conference home opener. Â Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. The Highlanders defeated CSUN 72-48 in their conference opener on Thursday.
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