LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's women's basketball team had an important bounce-back performance Saturday in a key California Collegiate Athletic Association victory that featured an important career milestone for a prolific scorer.

Nicole Flennaugh became only the 10th player in program history to score 1,000 points in the Golden Eagles' 80-59 win over Cal State East Bay Saturday in University Gym. Flennaugh scored 13 points as one of five Golden Eagles to reach double figures. Flennaugh, in her third year of competition for the Golden Eagles, now has 1010 career points and became the first to reach 1,000 for Cal State LA since Jazzi Johnson in 2012. Flennaugh, who leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association with 56 successful 3-pointers, is closing in the school record in that department. She is No. 2 all-time already with 212 and is just shy of the record of 218 held by Kelli Kobayashi. 

Her milestone was made even more enjoyable with a tremendous team performance the Golden Eagles in their first game since their four-game winning streak was snapped by Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday. The Golden Eagles (11-6, 8-4 CCAA) used a 25-4 advantage in the second quarter to erase a 22-14 first-quarter deficit and kept Cal State East Bay (8-8, 5-7 CCAA) from regaining its early advantage.

Balance was the name of the game Saturday for the Golden Eagles, who had five players reach double figures in scoring. Raya Smith led the way with 15 points and six assists, while Flennaugh had 13 points and five rebounds. Olivia Hodges had one of her best games with 11 points and nine rebounds. 

Delia Moore had 17 points to lead Cal State East Bay, while Payton Sterk had 11 points.

Lily Buggs had 10 points and four rebounds for the Golden Eagles, while Yesenia Smith had 10 points, three assists and three steals. All 11 players who got playing time on Saturday scored in the game.

Cal State LA shot 42.6 percent for the game (29-of-68) and was 6-of-23 from 3-point range. Cal State East Bay shot 36.9 percent (24-of-65) and was 7-of-22 from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles were 16-of-20 from the free-throw line, while the Pioneers were 4-of-9. Cal State LA had a 40-38 rebounding edge and committed 17 turnovers to 20 for Cal State East Bay.

After trailing by eight points after the first quarter, the Golden Eagles turned the game around with a 20-0 run that closed out the second period. Trailing 26-19 with 6:37 left in the period, the Golden Eagles got two straight baskets from Jada Johnson and back-to-back layups by Raya Smith to grab the lead at 27-26. They then added two free throws from Raya Smith, a jumper from Yesenia Smith, baskets from Nevaeh Asiasi and Johnson, two free throws from Raya Smith and a basket right at the buzzer from Hodges to take a 39-26 halftime lead.

Buggs opened the third quarter with a layup to stretch the run to 22-0 and give the Golden Eagles a 41-26 lead.

Cal State East Bay cut the lead to seven points twice, but a 3-pointer by Buggs and a steal and layup by Yesenia Smith pushed the lead back to 12 at 48-36. A 3-pointer by Yesenia Smith gave the Golden Eagles a 61-48 lead heading in the fourth quarter.

The Golden Eagles saw the lead cut to nine points, 63-54, with 7:41 to go, but a jumper by Flennaugh, seven straight points by Hodges, a free throw by Raya Smith, two free throws by Flennaugh, a 3-pointer by Buggs and a layup by Ashley Orozco opened up a 23-point lead at 80-57 with one minute to go.

Cal State LA will return to action with a home game against Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday in University Gym.