CARSON, Calif. -- The first conference road trip of the season saw the Cal Poly Humboldt women's basketball team take on a 4-0 Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday evening from the Torodome. Despite a dominant 19 point, 12 rebound double-double performance from Devon Lewis, the Jacks struggled to get into a rhythm and tame the Toros early, resulting in a 68-51 defeat on the road. 

MATCH SUMMARY
The Lumberjacks and Toros were even at six with 3:55 left to go in the first quarter before Dominguez Hills grabbed the momentum and finished the quarter with a 16-8 lead. The Toros continued their first half run well into the second quarter and the Jacks found themselves down 37-19 heading into the locker rooms. 

It was a tale of two halves for Humboldt, as they came out and held Dominguez Hills to just 22 percent shooting in the third quarter, then outscored the Toros in the fourth quarter behind 69 percent shooting from the field and 60 percent from beyond-the-arc. 

Despite an improved second half, the Jacks dropped the CCAA matchup to the Toros with a final score of 68-51. Dominguez Hills remains unbeaten (5-0, 1-0 CCAA) and the Jacks (2-3, 1-1 CCAA) will look to bounce back on the second leg of the road trip Saturday at East Bay.

POST GAME QUOTE
"We got outworked and out-toughed tonight and that's unacceptable," said Michelle Bento-Jackson. "As the coach of this team, I will never be okay with that and we as a team can't either. I need to do better in getting this group to truly understand what it takes to be successful in this conference."

NOTABLE STATS
- Devon Lewis led all scorers with a 19 point, 12 rebound double-double on 77.8 percent shooting and going 60 percent from three-point range. He also had seven assists, three blocks, and two steals. 
- Kacie Slover shot 75 percent from the field and had seven points. 
- Madison Parry had three blocks and a steal.
- Jayci Bayne led the team with three steals. 

UP NEXT
On Saturday, December 3, the Jacks travel to Cal State East Bay to take on the Pioneers in a CCAA matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 PM from Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward, Calif. 

"CSU East Bay will be offering free admission to the games for anyone who brings a new and unwrapped toy for the Holiday Toy Drive.

Any toy of any value, as long as it is new and unwrapped, will be donated to the Hayward Fire Department for distribution to families in need."

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