2008 Woodie Awards
Women's Basketball vs. CSU Stanislaus
Garrett Purchio
Issue date: 1/23/08 Section: Sports
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The Humboldt State women's basketball team didn't let their loss to Chico State on Friday get to them. Rather, the team rebounded with a close 77-71 win over CSU Stanislaus on Saturday.
The Warriors opened the game with a two-point lead, but they would trail the rest of the night as the 'Jacks secured their fourth conference victory of the season. Humboldt State, which is now 4-4 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and 8-7 overall, forced CSU Stanislaus into committing 26 turnovers. While the Warriors were able to keep the game from turning into a blowout, the turnovers hindered their chances at winning the game.
Even though Humboldt State controlled the lead for almost the entire game, they couldn't pull away until the final minute. A second-half lead that had stretched to as much as 14 points for Humboldt State soon dwindled down to one with just over four minutes remaining. The 'Jacks traded baskets with the Warriors as neither team could pull ahead of the other.
Free throws would ultimately decide the outcome of the game. CSU Stanislaus had difficulty making shots in the final minute and had to resort to fouling the 'Jacks. Unfortunately for the Warriors, Humboldt State shoots 65 percent from the free throw line as a team. On Saturday the 'Jacks continued that trend by making 16 of their 21 free throw attempts.
Three Humboldt State players finished the night with double-digit points, with two of those players shooting above 50 percent from the field. Senior forward Kayla Henry had a team-best 24 points, which came as a result of shooting 66 percent from the field. Junior forward Katie Franci scored 16 points to go along with her game-best 12 rebounds. The other 'Jack to score in double digits was sophomore guard Paige Peterson, who finished the night with 10 points. Another major contribution came from Luiza Osborne. The sophomore guard, who finished with a game-best six assists, came up with a clutch steal in the final minute that kept CSU Stanislaus from regaining the lead.
CSU Stanislaus had three players finish in double-digit points as well. The Warriors were paced by a 20-point performance by Lysandra Williams. Next was Shristy Kumar with 17 points and Tiare Dvorak with 12. The loss dropped CSU Stanislaus to 4-10 overall and 2-6 in the CCAA.
With the win, Humboldt State moved into a three-way tie with Cal Poly Pomona and San Francisco State for fifth place in the conference. The 'Jacks must finish in the top eight in order to qualify for the conference tournament in March.
This weekend the 'Jacks will face the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos and the CSU San Bernardino Coyotes in a pair of CCAA road games. The following weekend the 'Jacks will return to the East Gym to take on the CSU Dominguez Hills Toros and the CSU Los Angeles Golden Eagles. Both of these games begin at 5:30 p.m.
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