Box Score

HAYWARD -- Cal State L.A.'s women's basketball team was on the wrong side of a historic evening at Cal State East Bay.

The Golden Eagles were unable to hold on to a 14-point second half lead and eventually lost to Cal State East Bay, 69-68, in overtime Thursday. The win was the first California Collegiate Athletic Association victory for conference newcomer Cal State East Bay.

Cal State L.A. (4-16, 2-13 CCAA), meanwhile, lost its fifth straight game.

The Golden Eagles shot just 38.5 percent for the game, while Cal State East Bay (1-18, 1-13 CCAA) shot just 31.3 percent. Cal State L.A., though, committed 35 turnovers to 23 for the Pioneers. That wiped out a big 61-42 rebounding edge for the Golden Eagles.

Cal State L.A. made 17-of-25 free-throw attempts, while Cal State East Bay was 25-of-43. Both teams struggled from behind the 3-point arc -- Cal State L.A. made only one -- by Desiree Domingues -- in 11 tries, while Cal State East Bay was just 2-of-15.

Cal State L.A. also missed out on a free-throw opportunity late in regulation and saw the game end when Jameiz Terrell's basket with one second left in overtime was only worth two points because her toes were on the 3-point line.

The Golden Eagles never trailed in regulation, but could not recover after Cal State East Bay scored the first six points of overtime.

Jazzi Johnson had 21 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out in overtime. Brionna Baker had 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Jordan Kuzma also had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Claudia Nelson had 18 points to lead three Cal State East Bay players in double figures. Marlene MacMillan had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Natalie Montes had 11 points.

Cal State L.A. started well and scored the first eight points of the game. Cal State East Bay fought back to tie the score at 18-18, but Cal State L.A. surged to an eight-point halftime lead, 33-25.

The Golden Eagles took their largest lead of the game, 41-27, after a basket by Sonia Miller with 15:55 remaining. The Pioneers steadily chipped away at the deficit and closed to within one at 58-57 after a basket by Nelson with 1:42 remaining and finally tied it with one free throw by MacMillan with seven seconds left. MacMillan missed the second free throw and Domingues was then fouled with two seconds remaining. She missed the front end of a one-and-one and the game went into overtime.

The Pioneers scored the first six points of the extra period and never relinquished the lead. Cal State L.A. pulled to within two points twice, at 66-64, after a basket by Johnson with 1:38 to go and at 68-66 after a basket by Baker off an assist by Stacie Whitley with 11 seconds left.

The Golden Eagles then had to foul and, after Cal State East Bay hit one of two free throws to boost its lead to three points with nine seconds to go, Terrell got off what the Golden Eagles had hoped would be a game-tying 3-pointer, only to see the basket worth just two points, ending the game.

Cal State L.A. will return to action on Saturday with a game at conference-leading UC San Diego.