Box Score SAN BERNARDINO -- Cal State L.A.'s women's basketball team got defensive and posted an important California Collegiate Athletic Association win Friday night.

The Golden Eagles led from start to finish in an impressive 64-51 victory over Cal State San Bernardino in Coussoulis Arena. Cal State L.A. (10-5, 7-4 CCAA) pulled to within two games of first place in a tightly-packed CCAA race that hit the halfway point with Friday's results. The Golden Eagles limited the Coyotes (4-10, 3-8 CCAA) to just 31.3 percent shooting in the road victory.

Destinee La Fountain had an outstanding game with a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double. La Fountain, who leads the CCAA in rebounding, also had five blocked shots. Paige Melville also had 14 points and Kaija Powell had 10 points.

Trinidee Trice had a game-high 20 points to lead Cal State San Bernardino. Alexcia Mack added 15 points.

The Golden Eagles got contributions from several sources and that depth made a difference on Friday. Aiwekhoe Okungbowa had nine points and five rebounds, while Alisha Belt had nine points, three rebounds and three blocks. Emily Tevez knocked down two of the Golden Eagles' three 3-pointers in the game and had six points.

Cal State L.A. shot 44 percent (22-of-50) and also did a good job at the free-throw line, hitting 17-of-21 (81 percent). The Golden Eagles also had a 41-37 rebounding edge and had a 9-0 edge in blocks. Cal State L.A. was 3-of-10 from 3-point range and kept the Coyotes from hitting a 3-pointer in five attempts. Cal State L.A. had 16 turnovers to 10 for the Coyotes.

The Golden Eagles scored the first five points of the game and never trailed. Belt got it started with a three-point play and a basket by La Fountain made it 5-0. The Coyotes closed to within two points at 16-14, but Okungbowa and La Fountain responded with baskets to make it 20-14. A layup by Okungbowa and baskets by Melville and Okungbowa stretched the lead to 32-19. Two free throws by Powell late in the half gave the Golden Eagles their biggest lead of the game, 36-22, and Cal State L.A. settled for a 36-24 halftime lead.

Cal State San Bernardino made several runs in the second half, but Cal State L.A. answered each one. The Coyotes got as close as three points, 45-42, but Melville and Tina Fantroy hit baskets to stretch the lead to 49-42.

The Coyotes closed to within five points at 54-49, but Melville answered right back and Okungbowa hit a free throw to make it 57-49. After the Coyotes got to within 57-51, Melville dashed any comeback hopes with a back-breaking 3-pointer to make it 60-51 with 2:10 remaining. The Golden Eagles blanked Cal State San Bernardino the rest of the way and La Fountain and Powell hit two free throws each to account for the final margin.

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