ROHNERT PARK, Calif-  Senior Stephanie Barnes set a career-high with 21 points on Saturday night to lead Sonoma State to a 52-41 win over Cal State L.A. in CCAA action at The Wolves' Den in Rohnert Park.  The Seawolves improve to 4-1, 2-1 CCAA on the season while the Golden Eagles fall to 0-4, 0-3 CCAA.

The Seawolves used a smothering defense to build up early leads of 10-2 and 19-4.  Their first half lead would expand to as many as 18 and the Golden Eagles wouldn't hit double digits until a layup with four seconds left in the half made it 28-11 at the break.

With just under 12 minutes to go, Sonoma had built the lead to its maximum of 20 at 38-18.  At that point, the Golden Eagles began to hit some shots and after a 16-5 run spurred by three three-pointers, CSULA had cut the lead to single digits at 43-34.  It would stay right around there for the remainder of the game.

Barnes scored the majority of her points in the first half as she raced to a quick 13 in the first ten minutes.  She shot 7-for-17 in the game and went 6-for-9 from the free throw line.  Barnes also grabbed six rebounds in a superb all-around effort.

Sonoma also got a fine performance from Christy Shreve, who battled her way to 11 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes of action.

As a team, the Seawolves shot 34% for the game, though they would hit just one of their 16 three-point attempts.

Cal State L.A. was led by 15 points from Jamiez Terrell.  Jordan Kuzma would lead all players with 12 rebounds.

The Seawolves return to action on Tuesday when they head up the coast to take on Humboldt State.  The game will serve as a rematch after the Lumberjacks knocked off the Seawolves at The Wolves' Den on November 24th.

Box Score:  Sonoma State 52, Cal State L.A. 41
Video:  Watch the archived game on The Seawolf Sports Network