CHICO, Calif. – Chico State put together a wire-to-wire performance Thursday night, rolling past San Francisco State 85–40 in CCAA play at Acker Gym.

Chico State (17–6, 13–4 CCAA) jumped out early and never looked back against San Francisco State (5–18, 3–14 CCAA), taking a 43–27 lead into halftime before blowing the game open with a dominant third quarter. 

Wildcat standouts
– Kaylie Edge – 25 points (8-for-12 FG), 5-for-8 3PT, 8 rebounds
– Sadie Slaughter – 14 points (6-for-10 FG), 2-for-2 FT
– Nseije Ortiz – 9 points, 8 assists, 4 steals
– Madison Parry – 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

Game summary
– Chico State set the tone right away, outscoring the Gators 27–13 in the opening quarter to seize early control.
– The Wildcats kept pushing in the second to take a 43–27 advantage into the break.
– Chico State delivered the knockout in the third, holding San Francisco State to five points while pouring in 26 to stretch the margin to 69–32 entering the fourth.
– The Wildcats continued to defend and share the ball down the stretch, closing out the 85–40 win.

By the numbers
– Chico State shot 48.5% from the field (33-for-68) and 45.0% from three (9-for-20), while going 10-for-13 at the line (76.9%).
– San Francisco State shot 19.7% from the field (13-for-66) and 21.4% from three (9-for-42), going 5-for-8 at the stripe (62.5%).
– Chico State dominated the paint (46–8) and finished with 21 assists on 33 made field goals.
– The Wildcats won the rebounding battle 41–22 and got 55 points off the bench.

Wildcat tidbits
– Kaylie Edge and Sadie Slaughter each set career bests in the points column.
– The Wildcats have won 12 straight games over the Gators and 18th in the last 19 contests. Dating back to their first meeting in 1970, Chico State is now 88-24 against San Francisco State.
– Chico State's 45-point win was its largest margin of victory since last season's 100–49 win over Cal State East Bay.

Up next
Chico State returns to Acker Gym on Saturday to face Cal State East Bay at 1 p.m. A Wildcat win would secure a berth to the CCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season.