CHICO, Calif. – Audriana Spencer scored a season-high 19 points as the Chico State women’s basketball team beat San Francisco State for the eighth straight time Saturday night in Acker Gym, 61-46.
Jade Smith-Williams and Cory Edwards chipped in nine points apiece, while Natasha Smith, Melissa Richardson, and Renee Goldoff each scored eight as the 22nd-ranked Wildcats improved to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Richardson also matched a season-high with eight rebounds and dished out five assists. Goldoff led the Wildcats with nine boards.
The Wildcats and Sonoma State are tied for second in the CCAA standings, one game behind Cal State San Bernardino, which the Wildcats host Saturday night at 5:30. Cal Poly Pomona (2-2 in the CCAA) is in town Friday night at 5:30.
San Francisco State fell to 4-7 and 1-3 in the CCAA. Krystle Mays led the Gators with 12 points and Desiree Butler scored 11. Dominique Hunter chipped in 10 points and a team-high six rebounds off the bench.
Spencer started out 4-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line as she scored 14 points in the first 9:07 of the game as the Wildcats built a 21-12 lead. Spencer’s first trey was the 163rd of her career, moving her past Marissa Bradley into third on the school’s all-time list. She finished the game with 164 and now trails only former teammates Michelle Pietka (169) and Kim Abts (180).
The advantage grew as large a 30-16 on Edwards’ layup with 2:33 remaining before intermission. San Francisco State closed the gap with a 7-0 run to end the half, and closed to within 31-26 on Desiree Bulter’s 3-pointer with 15:50 remaining.
The Wildcats pulled away by scoring 21 of the next 29 points highlighted by two Smith threes and one each from Edwards, Smith-Williams, and Richardson that made it 52-34. The lead was in double-figures for the remainder of the game.
Official Basketball Box Score
San Francisco State vs Chico State
01/05/08 5:30 at Acker Gym - Chico, Calif.
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VISITORS: San Francisco State 4-7, 1-3 CCAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 HOUT-FREEMAN,Jessica * 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 18
10 RODE, Brio.......... * 2-9 1-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 7 0 3 0 0 26
24 MAYS, Krystle....... * 5-11 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 1 12 2 2 0 1 27
25 AYCOX, Morgan....... * 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 18
34 BROWN, Krystle...... * 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
03 TURNER, Antwinette.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 15
04 AUSTIN-BEAN, Ashlee. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 7
11 BROCKEL, Samantha... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
12 BUTLER, Desiree..... 4-11 3-5 0-2 0 2 2 3 11 4 6 0 4 32
14 OLIVER, Zalisha..... 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 11
15 BROWN, Alexis....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
21 JUSUFAGIC, Armina... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5
33 HUNTER, Dominique... 4-5 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 3 10 0 1 2 0 27
TEAM................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 18-51 4-16 6-10 9 19 28 17 46 11 20 2 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 9-23 39.1% Game: 35.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 60.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Chico State 10-8, 3-1 CCAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 SMITH-WILLIAMS, Jade * 3-9 2-5 1-2 0 0 0 1 9 3 2 0 2 36
11 SMITH, Natasha...... * 3-6 2-3 0-0 2 0 2 2 8 1 2 0 4 31
21 RICHARDSON, Melissa. * 3-6 2-5 0-0 2 6 8 0 8 5 2 1 0 31
22 MONTEITH, Amanda.... * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 12
24 SPENCER, Audriana... * 6-10 2-3 5-5 2 2 4 1 19 2 2 0 0 29
23 OELSNER, Sam........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
33 GOLDOFF, Renee...... 2-7 0-0 4-6 2 7 9 1 8 3 4 0 1 28
40 WASHINGTON, Ashley.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
41 EDWARDS, Cory....... 4-8 1-1 0-1 0 6 6 3 9 1 1 0 1 21
42 VEST, Christine..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
TEAM................ 1 2 3 1
Totals.............. 21-48 9-17 10-14 10 25 35 12 61 15 21 1 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 43.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 52.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 71.4% 2,1
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Officials: Chris Chapin, Cim Case, Lorena Ahumada
Technical fouls: San Francisco State-None. Chico State-None.
Attendance: 686
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
San Francisco State........... 23 23 - 46
Chico State................... 30 31 - 61
Points in the paint-SFSU 20,CSUC 16. Points off turnovers-SFSU 12,CSUC 15.
2nd chance points-SFSU 6,CSUC 9. Fast break points-SFSU 4,CSUC 0.
Bench points-SFSU 27,CSUC 17. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-SFSU 2nd-00:41, CSUC 2nd-00:55.
Largest lead-SFSU None, CSUC by 18 2nd-06:54.
