CHICO, Calif. – Jadence Clifton recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds for her first career double-double as the Chico State women's basketball team beat Clifton's former team Cal Poly Humboldt 77-54 in Acker Gym to complete the season series sweep on Saturday.
 
The Wildcats, winner of five straight, improve to 8-1 overall and remain perfect in CCAA play at 4-0 heading into the holiday break. The Lumberjacks, on the other hand, drop to 3-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
 
Chico State started off strong, outscoring Cal Poly Humboldt 27-14 in the opening quarter. The Wildcats were off in the second quarter, only scoring six points after shooting 3-of-15 from the field and 0-for-6 from beyond the arc. Despite taking a 33-26 into the second half, the Wildcats couldn't find any momentum in the third quarter until the combination of Clifton, Kaila Woo, Ashleigh Barr, Jordan Allred and Makenzi Laporte went on a 11-0 run in nearly nine minutes between periods to take a 58-38 lead and permanently shift the flow back to Chico State.
 
The Wildcats hit 52.5 percent (32-for-61) from the field and 8-for-20 (40 percent) from 3-point range.
 
Rebounding was also in favor of the Wildcats, going to the glass 36 times to the Lumberjacks' 25.
 
It was all the starters in the game. Laporte scored 18 points to lead both teams, Allred had 17 and Meadow Aragon had 16. Allred had a career-high seven assists.
 
With finals week beginning Monday, the Wildcats will spend it preparing for the final push of the semester and will then play future CCAA-member UC Merced on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Bobcats are set to join the conference next season.
 
Postgame Notes
• Chico State now leads the all-time series with Cal Poly Humboldt, 78-30, dating back to 1970. The Wildcats have now won six straight games against the Lumberjacks.
• Head coach Brian Fogel, in his 17^th season at the helm, is 257-174 in his career.
• It is the third straight game the Wildcats have shot over 50 percent in field goals. They are currently averaging 46 percent on the season.
• Chico State continues to dominate opponents on the glass, outrebounding the season average 356-283. The team average of 39.6 rebounds per game ranks fifth best in the CCAA. Ashleigh Barr moved into the conference's individual top 10 with an average of 6.7 boards.