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California State University, Fullerton

Eva Levingston vs UCSB
80
Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 15-11,9-7 Big West
56
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 7-19,5-11 Big West
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
15-11,9-7 Big West
80
Final
56
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
7-19,5-11 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 16 12 33 19 80
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 8 14 19 15 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Titans Fall to Gauchos at Home

FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball fell to the hot shooting UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 80-56 at home on Thursday night at Titan Gym.

The Titans who previously beat the Gauchos on the road were looking to complete the sweep.  The Titans trailed by just six at halftime (28-22), but the Gauchos nearly went unconscious shooting the ball in the third quarter to suck the wind out of the Titans sails and any chance at pulling out another comeback victory.  The Gauchos outscored the Titans by twenty points, 54-to-34, in the second half. 

The Titans were led in scoring by their two big men as Eva Levingston had 16 points and Aixchel Hernandez had 12 points.  The Gauchos had three scorers in double digits as the team as they went 11-for-22 from beyond the arc and 19-for-22 from the charity stripe.  THe Titans shot 40.8% from the floor but couldn't match the 3-point output of their opponents as they were only 3-for-13 from beyond the arc and 13-from-21 at the free throw line.  

The Titans led early over the Gauchos to start the game as Aaliyah Stanton hit a corner triple to put the Titans ahead 7-6.  However, the Gauchos went on a 10-1 run to end the quarter ahead 16-8. 



The Titans cut the deficit in the second quarter as they outscored the Gauchos for the only time in the game 14-to-12.  The Titans were able to cut the lead to a single possession twice as Aixchel Hernandez made back to back jumpers.  



After Madelynn Muniz made two free throws to make it a 25-22 game, the Gauchos completed a three point play to finish ahead of the Titans 28-22 at the halftime break.

The Gauchos came out hot to start the third quarter as they were able to extend their lead to double-digits.  Eva Levingston and Aixchel Hernandez scored of the Titans 19 points in the quarter.



The Gauchos shot 81.8% in the third quarter with and went 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and 10-for-12 from the charity stripe.  They outscored the Titans 33-to-19 in the quarter and led 61-41 after the third quarter ended.

The Gauchos outscored the Titans 19-to-15 during the final frame to secure the revenge win over the Titans.

The Titans will be idle on Saturday before returning to action next Thursday at UC Irvine.  Tip-off is set for 6:00 PM at the Bren Center.

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