ARCATA — Leading from wire-to-wire, Humboldt State raced away from Cal State Monterey Bay to claim a 85-54 victory in California Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball action Friday.
With the win, the Jacks improved to 12-10 overall and 8-7 in the CCAA. Cal State Monterey Bay fell to 2-20 on the season and 1-14 in league.
Jennifer Enos led five Lumberjacks scoring in double figures, contributing 16 points that included a 4-of-8 effort from three-point range.
Katie Franci scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while
Brittney Taylor and
Luiza Osborne each had 11 and
Kayla Henry contributed 10 for the Jacks.
Brittany Kikuchi and Dana Andrews each had 10 points for CSUMB. Andrews, the Otters' leading scorer, was held scoreless in the first half.
Taylor Kilgore's three-pointer broke the only tie of the game, putting HSU ahead 5-2 in the opening minutes. By halfitme, Humboldt State had expanded the lead to 43-20.
While Enos and Kilgore lit it up from the perimeter, Franci, Henry and Taylor accounted for the damage inside. Franci continually penetrated via the drive, and Henry contributed putbacks and short turnaround jumpers to help the Jacks move on top by as many as 31 points.
The Jacks return to the court Saturday to host San Francisco State in another CCAA contest. Tip-off in the East Gym is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score
CSU Monterey Bay vs Humboldt State
02/15/08 5:30 pm at Arcata, Calif.
At Arcata, Calif.
HUMBOLDT STATE 85, CSU MONTEREY BAY 54
CSU MONTEREY BAY (2-20, 1-14)
KIKUCHI, Brittany 3-6 1-2 10; ANDREWS, Dana 3-10 3-3 10; JENKINS, Sabrina
3-5 1-2 7; LOPEZ, Alma 3-12 0-0 6; TAYLOR, Alisha 2-3 1-2 5; HERR, Krista
2-6 1-2 5; TSUCHIYAMA, Aly 0-3 4-6 4; MOORE, Britnea 0-3 3-5 3; HARRIS,
Jessica 0-1 2-2 2; COSTA, Arleen 1-1 0-0 2; HOLMES, Shanna 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
17-52 16-24 54.
HUMBOLDT STATE (12-10, 8-7)
ENOS, Jennifer 5-9 2-3 16; FRANCI, Katie 6-13 0-2 12; OSBORNE, Luiza 2-5 5-6
11; TAYLOR, Brittney 5-9 1-2 11; HENRY, Kayla 3-6 4-5 10; KILGORE, Taylor
3-6 0-0 9; HAAYER, Jessica 3-6 0-0 7; CHESS, Sierra 0-0 3-4 3; PETERSON,
Paige 1-6 0-0 3; ALABA, Trisha 1-2 0-0 3; FELBAB, Melissa 0-0 0-0 0;
O'KEEFE, Kristina 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-63 15-22 85.
CSU Monterey Bay.............. 20 34 - 54
Humboldt State................ 43 42 - 85
3-point goals--CSU Monterey Bay 4-14 (KIKUCHI, Brittany 3-5; ANDREWS, Dana
1-4; LOPEZ, Alma 0-4; JENKINS, Sabrina 0-1), Humboldt State 12-24 (ENOS,
Jennifer 4-8; KILGORE, Taylor 3-5; OSBORNE, Luiza 2-5; ALABA, Trisha 1-2;
PETERSON, Paige 1-2; HAAYER, Jessica 1-1; FRANCI, Katie 0-1). Fouled
out--CSU Monterey Bay-None, Humboldt State-None. Rebounds--CSU Monterey Bay
30 (HERR, Krista 4), Humboldt State 44 (FRANCI, Katie 9). Assists--CSU
Monterey Bay 8 (LOPEZ, Alma 4), Humboldt State 19 (FRANCI, Katie 6). Total
fouls--CSU Monterey Bay 22, Humboldt State 22. Technical fouls--CSU Monterey
Bay-None, Humboldt State-None. A-543