FULLERTON, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton was in full control coming out of halftime cruising to a 78-64 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night. That makes this the first 10-win season since 2014-15 and the fastest to 10 victories since the 1990-91 season.
.@TitansJH on tonight's victory over Cal Poly pic.twitter.com/XQ4mGXKfrJ
— Titans Women's Basketball (@FullertonWBB) January 20, 2019
Daeja Smith had a phenomenal bounce back game picking up a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. It's the 26th double-double of her career putting her in a tie for third most in program history. Amiee Book had a nice game going for 15 points on 6-9 shooting while Raina Perez had another double-figure scoring game with 15 points as well. Hannah Thompson was the fourth and final Titan in double-digits with 11 points. Jade Vega moved into eighth all-time in assists finishing with a game-high seven to go along with eight points.
Amiee drains the ����@JadeeeeQ moves into 8th all-time with her 348th career assist �� pic.twitter.com/pzB3VfFyJa
— Titans Women's Basketball (@FullertonWBB) January 20, 2019
It was a very even game throughout the first half as both teams shot just under 40% and went into the half tied at 31 thanks to a buzzer beating bucket for Cal Poly.
The second half was a completely different story as Fullerton came out of the break red hot. As a team, they shot 68.8% from the field outscoring the Mustangs by 10 points. Perez led the offensive beatdown shooting 5-6 from the field giving her 10 of the Titans' 25 third quarter points.
.@PerezRaina extends the lead to 16! pic.twitter.com/0cGZthMls5
— Titans Women's Basketball (@FullertonWBB) January 20, 2019
The fourth quarter was more of the same as the Fullerton defense continued to hold the Mustangs in check, while the offense stayed on fire. Shooting a blistering 72.7% from the field, Fullerton ran away with it extending their lead to as many as 18 points with less than a minute left to play.
The victory moves them to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in Big West play. The Titans will be back in action next week as they head to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday.
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