HAYWARD, Calif. -- The Cal Poly Humboldt women's basketball team took on the defending CCAA champions, CSU East Bay, Saturday afternoon from Pioneer Gymnasium. The Lumberjacks powered past the Pioneers in the fourth quarter and pulled away with a 59-54 victory to close out their road trip.
Madison Parry had a breakout performance and led all players with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Devon Lewis put on a defensive showcase, recording a season-high eight steals in the contest.
MATCH SUMMARY
Humboldt found themselves down 17-10 when the first quarter came to an end. In the second quarter, the Jacks outpaced East Bay 17-12 behind an offensive surge from
Madison Parry, who scored 12 in the quarter. Headed into the half down 27-29, Humboldt managed to tie the game by the end of the third quarter, 38-38. With 8:35 left to go, the Jacks grabbed their largest lead of the game after a 5-0 run and held a 54-50 advantage. With 23 seconds remaining and a 54-53 lead in favor of Humboldt, the Jacks were fouled three times and went 5-for-6 from the free throw line to pull away with a 59-54 victory.
POST GAME QUOTE
"We are certainly happy with getting the win," said
Michelle Bento-Jackson. "We were disappointed in ourselves after Thursday and I feel the team did a good job of bouncing back. Two very different games this weekend and we will learn from both of them for different reasons. We did a great job of hitting critical free throws down the stretch. We now need to have a great week of practices as we prepare for our two home conference games."
NOTABLE STATS
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Madison Parry posted her second double-double of the season, leading all players with 23 points and 14 rebounds. She also had two blocks and a steal on defense.
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Devon Lewis recorded a season-high eight steals to go along with seven points and five rebounds.
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Sara Ahmadpour notched 12 points and six rebounds.
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Jaydon Williams scored seven points and collected seven rebounds
UP NEXT
On Thursday, December 8th, the Jacks (3-3, 2-1 CCAA) return to Lumberjack Arena and take on rival Chico State (5-3, 2-1 CCAA) in a conference matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM.
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