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California State University, Fullerton

Aaliyah Stanton vs Cal Poly
Katie Albertson
68
Winner Cal Poly CPO 13-16,8-11 Big West
62
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 7-22,5-14 Big West
Winner
Cal Poly CPO
13-16,8-11 Big West
68
Final
62
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
7-22,5-14 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal Poly CPO 18 8 17 25 68
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 17 21 11 13 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Titans Can't Hold On in Second Half Vs Cal Poly

FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball team saw a 12-point lead at halftime erased as the Titans fell to Cal Poly 68-62 in their final home game of the season on Thursday night at Titan Gym.  

The Titans season will come to an end on Saturday night after falling to the Mustangs.  They needed a win on Thursday night, a win on Saturday at UC Riverside, and another Cal Poly Loss on Thursday against Long Beach State to qualify as the 8th seed for the Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nevada next week. 

It was almost a replay of the first game between these sides as the Titans had another big second quarter to close out the first half with a 38-26 lead.  However, this time, the Titans couldn't make the big shot to get back ahead of the Mustangs as they outscored the Titans 42-to-24 in the second half.

Aaliyah Stanton led the Titans with 20 points.  Eva Levingston had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Cal Poly had two scorers with 17 points as Mary Carter and Sierra Lichtie led the Mustangs.  The Titans outshot the Mustangs 46.9% from the floor vs the Mustangs 42.3% from the floor but the Mustangs also went 7-for-14 from beyond the arc and the Titans went just 4-for-16.  Cal Poly outrebounded the Titans 36-to-25 including an 11-to-4 advantage in offensive boards. 

Stanton led the game off with the first basket and driving to the hoop and scoring on the hoop and the harm.
 

The sides continued to trade baskets as the score was knotted up at 5-5 and 11-11 during the first quarter.  Cal Poly took an 18-15 lead late in the first before Aaliyah Stanton scored a layup to make it an 18-17 game after the first quarter.
 

During the second quarter, the Titans outscored the Mustangs 21-to-8. The Titans scored the first 10 points of the second period before Cal Poly made a basket.  Madelynn Muniz hit back-to-back three pointers to put the Titans on top 30-21.
 

The Titans stretched their lead to 15 points at 38-to-23 before the Mustangs got a little momentum after Annika Shah completed 3-point play to cut the deficit to a 12 point Titan lead (38-to-26) heading into halftime.

The early third quarter woes trend continued for the Titans as the Mustangs scored the first 10 points of the third quarter to cut the lead to just two points at 38-36.  The Titans didn't get a basket until Jana Falsdottir made a three-pointer with 3:38 left in the quarter.
 

The Titans woke up late in the third quarter as they outscored the Mustangs 10-to-7 over the final three minutes of the quarter.  The Titans lead 49-to-43 heading into the final frame after a three-pointer from Demonnie Lagway.
 

The Titans struggled to start the fourth quarter as the Mustangs went on a `11-2 run to start the fourth and took the lead 54-51.   It then became a high scoring affair over the final four minutes as the Titans kept cutting the Mustangs lead to one possession.
 

The Titans made a defensive stop with 27 seconds left as Eva Levingston was fouled bringing down the rebound with the score 63-61.  However, she went 1-for-2 on the line which forced the Titans back into the foul game.  Cal Poly went 5-for-6 down the final stretch at the free throw line and the Titans couldn't make a tying basket to send the game into overtime.

The Titans will head to UC Riverside on Saturday for the final game of the season.  Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. at the SRC Arena.

NOTES: The Titans honored their two seniors Aixchel Hernandez and Emily Strachan in a pre-game ceremony.  

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