Box Score
ARCATA -- Cal State L.A.'s women's basketball team had a couple of late rallies come up short Saturday night at Humboldt State.
The Golden Eagles fell behind by as many as 16 points in the second half and couldn't recover in a 69-64 loss to the Jacks in a California Collegiate Athletic Association game in Arcata. Cal State L.A. (13-8, 12-6 CCAA) slipped into a third-place tie with Humboldt State (16-6, 12-6 CCAA). The Golden Eagles have already clinched a spot in the CCAA Championship Tournament.
Tessondra Williams had 17 points for the Golden Eagles, while
Lacy Ramon had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Jazzi Johnson finished with 12 points and five rebounds.
All five Humboldt State starters scored in double figures. Caitie Richards had a team-high 12 points, Bree Halsey had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double, Lisa Petty had 11 points, while Whitney Howard and Kayla Williams had 10 points each.
Cal State L.A. shot just 40.4 percent for the game (21-of-52), while Humboldt State shot 49 percent (25-of-51). The Golden Eagles were 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) from 3-point range and made 17-of-22 free-throw attempts (77.3 percent). Humboldt State was 5-of-20 from 3-point range (25 percent) and made 14-of-24 free-throw attempts (58.3 percent).
The Golden Eagles were out-rebounded, 36-30, and committed 17 turnovers to 19 for Humboldt State.
Samantha Hansen added six points for the Golden Eagles, while
Maryum Jenkins had five points.
Alisha Belt had four points and six rebounds.
Cal State L.A. held a five-point lead in the first half, but fell behind by halftime and was down by 16 points in the second half. The Golden Eagles sliced the deficit to six points with two minutes left, but couldn't get any closer until the final seconds of the game.
The Golden Eagles scored the first four points of the game on Johnson layups, but Humboldt State scored the next six points to take its first lead. A 6-0 run courtesy of a basket by Hansen and two baskets by Johnson tied the game at 18-18 and the Golden Eagles got back-to-back 3-pointers from Jenkins and Ramon to grab their biggest lead of the game, 28-23.
Two Johnson free throws gave the Golden Eagles a 30-26 lead, but the Jacks scored the next nine points to take the lead for good. Two free throws by Ramon cut the Golden Eagles' deficit to 35-22 at halftime.
Humboldt State steadily boosted its lead in the second half and took its biggest edge of the game, 61-45, with five minutes to play.
That's when Cal State L.A. made its first late surge. A pair of 3-pointers by Williams, two free throws by Johnson and two free throws by Ramon sparked a 10-0 run that pulled the Golden Eagles to within six points, 61-55, with 2:08 to go. The Jacks went on an 8-2 run to open up a 69-57 lead with just 25 seconds remaining, but the Golden Eagles weren't quite done. Ramon hit a free throw and Belt put back the rebound of a Ramon miss to make it 69-60. Williams then hit two free throws to make it 69-62 with five seconds left and Williams made another steal and layup to account for the final basket of the game.
Cal State L.A. will return to action next Friday with a home game against Chico State in the Eagles Nest.
