CHICO, Calif. – Meadow Aragon scored 28 points for a new career high and added a dozen rebounds along the way as the Chico State women's basketball team came through in the second half to beat Cal State San Bernardino 94-73 in Acker Gym on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Wildcats have shown to have moved on from Thursday's overtime loss to Cal Poly Pomona, improving 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the CCAA. The Coyotes, meanwhile, drop their overall record to 3-10 and are now 2-6 in the CCAA.
 
Jordan Allred also had a double-double on the afternoon, tallying 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to match her career-high set last season. Jadence Clifton contributed with 16 points and Makenzi Laporte scored nine of her 15 points on the free throw line.
 
While going 4-for-5 on the line, Aragon's biggest performance was in the paint, going a perfect 12-for-12 in field goals.
 
Chico State was dominant in both shooting and rebounding. Starting with the offense, the Wildcats went 30-for-58 and had 44 rebounds. On the other side, Chico State limited San Bernardino to 41.4 percent (29-for-70) and 21 boards.
 
Jaida Jackson led the effort on the scoring front for the Coyotes with 17 points, but it was the bench led by Princess Cassell that did much of the scoring. Cassell ended the day scoring 15 of the bench's 26 points.
 
San Bernardino started the game off winning the opening tip and immediately making the first basket. The Coyotes won the opening quarter 23-22, but Aragon made a layup 25 seconds into the second period to give the Wildcats their first lead in the game. Chico State would go on a 9-0 run in span of 2:39 to expand its lead to 37-26 with less than 3:30 to play in the half.
 
Chico State went into halftime leading 40-37. Both teams seemed to have a minor cold spell to start the second half. It wasn't until the 8:57 mark of the third quarter that Laporte made a pair of free throws to end at least the scoring slump. The third quarter would eventually belong to Chico State, outscoring San Bernardino 31-20 in the period, including a 17-5 run in the span of 5:20. Aragon and Allred combined for 15 points during that momentum.
 
The final five minutes of the game saw quite a bit of action, with Chico State outscoring San Bernardino 21-7 heading towards the finish line. Seven different Wildcats contributed to the scoring on that run.
 
The Wildcats will now conduct their longest road trip in the conference schedule with visits to Cal State San Marcos and Sonoma State. The swing begins in San Marcos, where the defending NCAA West Region champions are under new management following the departure of Renee Jimenez. The Cougars are coming off a 74-66 home loss to Cal State LA this afternoon to remain winless after 13 games played.
 
Postgame Notes
• With the win, Chico State improves to 32-21 against Cal State San Bernardino dating back to 1995. Both teams have been trading off wins the last five meetings.
• Head coach Brian Fogel, in his 17^th season at the helm, is 261-175 in his career. He is currently chasing Fran Coslet's program record 286 wins.
• By scoring 15 points, Makenzi Laporte is now at 974 in her four-year career. She on the path to becoming the 11^th player in Chico State women's basketball history to record 1,000 points. She will also become the fifth player in the program to log in 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career.
• Meadow Aragon's 12-for-12 field goal performance is the first time in her career she goes perfect when making more than 10 baskets.
• Jordan Allred earned her first double-double of the season. Her last double-double was at home against Cal State Dominguez Hills last season. She recorded 10 points and rebounds each that game.
• Meadow Aragon recorded only her second double-double on the season, with the last being at Cal Poly Humboldt Thanksgiving Weekend.
• Jadence Clifton set a new season best on the free throw line by making 7-of-8.