Dominguez women rout Coyotes
Cal State Dominguez Hills retained its hold on fourth place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball standings Friday night with a 62-52 victory over Cal State San Bernardino in Coussoulis Arena.
Neka Mixon, the CCAA player of the week, led the Toros to their 12th win of the season with a double-double - 18 points and 13 rebounds. She also had three steals and two assists in 27 minutes of play.
Brittney Blankenship had 12 points and five assists for the Toros, ranked No. 5 in the first NCAA West Region poll. The Toros are now 12-6 overall and 7-4 in the CCAA.
The Coyotes suffered their sixth straight conference defeat and are now 7-10 overall and 5-6 in the CCAA. Krystal Urzua led the Coyotes with 20 points, two assists and two steals. Urzua hit four of 11 shots from three-point range. Shannon Gholar contributed 11 points.
CSUSB will host Cal State L.A. at 8 p.m. on Saturday night while the Toros are at Cal Poly Pomona for a 5:30 p.m. start.
Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State San Bernardino were locked in a close game in the first 10 minutes with the Toros leading 15-13 after a layup by Gholar. The Toros then went on a 12-0 run capped by Ashley Johnson's jumper with 5:37 left in the half to lead 27-15 and took a 38-25 advantage to the locker room at intermission.
In the second half, the Toros led by as much as 18 points at 48-30 with 14:13 left on a layup by Blankenship. The Coyotes then made a run, closing to within eight points at 60-52 with 2:15 left on a free throw by junior Aubrey Duran. Blankenship sank a pair of free throws with 41 seconds left to salt the game away.
The Toros outscored the Coyotes 30-12 in the paint and outrebounded CSUSB 41-28 but were guilty of 19 turnovers to just 15 for the Coyotes. CSUDH shot 54 percent in the first half (15 of 28) and 44 percent for the game (25-56).
The Coyotes shot just 33 percent (18 for 54) and made just seven of 27 three-point attempts (26 percent).
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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