ARCATA — (Feb. 1) Behind a game-high 20 points by Katie Wilder, Humboldt State's women's basketball team picked up its third straight win, a 73-60 final over Cal Poly Pomona, Thursday in Arcata.

The California Collegiate Athletic Association win moved the Lumberjacks to 14-4 overall and 9-4 in league play. The Broncos fell to 5-12 overall and 4-8 in the CCAA.

Nine straight points by Jennifer Enos, including a four-point play, gave Humboldt an early 11-6 lead that was later stretched to 20-6 by the 12:20 mark of the first period.

The Broncos made a small run towards the end of the half, cutting the Jacks' lead to five points on a three pointer by Ashley Moody with under two minutes remaining. HSU would take a 36-30 lead into the break.

“(Cal Poly Pomona) battled,” said HSU head coach Joddie Gleason. “They are a much improved team and we're lucky we got out of it with a win.”

While the Jacks never relinquished their lead in the second half, they never ran away with the game either as the Broncos answered each Lumberjack run with a bucket of their own.

Ally Smith's jumper at the 17:31 mark cut the deficit 40-36 while CPP would cut the Jacks' double-digit lead to single-digits on two other occasions.

“I think every time we opened up the game they would hit a big shot,” said Gleason.

Moody and Smith had 16 points apiece for the Broncos who shot 36 percent from the field and were just 4-for-19 from beyond the arc.

Wilder added eight rebounds, six assists and four steals to her 20 points and committed just one turnover.

“Katie did a great job leading us tonight,” said Gleason of her senior point guard.

Enos added 17 points, including four three-pointers, while Mia Spasowska finished with 13 points and six assists.

Humboldt returns to the court Saturday, hosting Cal State San Bernardino which fell 48-40 to Sonoma State on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. in the East Gym.

Cal Poly Pomona vs Humboldt State
02/01/07 5:30pm at Arcata, Calif.
HUMBOLDT STATE 73, CAL POLY POMONA 60
CAL POLY POMONA (5-12, 4-8 CCAA)
SMITH, Ally 7-13 2-2 16; MOODY, Ashley 6-14 2-3 16; KIRKSEY, Porsche 3-4 2-2 8; HOPKINS, Jessica 2-7 2-2 7; REED, Natasha 0-2 4-7 4; HICKS, Randi 2-3 0-0 4; BRICK, Cassey 1-5 0-0 3; DOMINGUEZ, Vanessa 1-6 0-0 2; GATDULA, Rachel 0-1 0-0 0; KITAGUCHI, Lauren 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 12-16 60.
HUMBOLDT STATE (14-4, 9-4 CCAA)
WILDER, Katie 7-16 3-3 20; ENOS, Jennifer 6-10 1-3 17; SPASOWSKA, Mia 6-15 1-2 13; ARGANDA, Biava 4-6 0-0 8; ANDREWS, Haley 2-5 0-0 5; KILGORE, Taylor 1-2 2-2 4; PETERSON, Paige 2-5 0-0 4; HAAYER, Jessica 1-3 0-0 2; NELSON, Claudia 0-0 0-0 0; TAYLOR, Brittney 0-1 0-0 0; O'KEEFE, Kristina 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 7-10 73.
Cal Poly Pomona...............   30   30  -   60
Humboldt State................   36   37  -   73
3-point goals-Cal Poly Pomona 4-19 (MOODY, Ashley 2-6; HOPKINS, Jessica 1-3; BRICK, Cassey 1-5; KITAGUCHI, Lauren 0-4; SMITH, Ally 0-1), Humboldt State 8-18 (ENOS, Jennifer 4-6; WILDER, Katie 3-8; ANDREWS, Haley 1-2; KILGORE, Taylor 0-1; HAAYER, Jessica 0-1). Fouled out--Cal Poly Pomona-None, Humboldt State-None. Rebounds-Cal Poly Pomona 40 (KIRKSEY, Porsche 8), Humboldt State 37 (WILDER, Katie 8). Assists-Cal Poly Pomona 18 (HOPKINS, Jessica 8), Humboldt State 20 (WILDER, Katie 6; SPASOWSKA, Mia 6). Total fouls-Cal Poly Pomona 13, Humboldt State 16. A-773

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