POMONA, Calif- Despite career nights from
Stephanie Barnes and
Jaclyn Bisordi, the Sonoma State women's basketball team fell on Friday night, 62-56 to playoff bound Cal Poly Pomona. The loss is the seventh in the last eight games for the Seawolves as they fall to 9-15, 5-12 CCAA.
The Seawolves got out of the gate quick, racing to an early 11-2 lead on the Broncos before an 11-1 lead of their own gave Pomona their first lead with about seven minutes to go in the first. Sonoma would charge back and enter the break up five at 32-27.
Four times in the second half, Cal Poly Pomona earned a lead, only to see the resilient Seawolves answer them and take it back. Trailing 55-54 with 3:15 remaining, Pomona's Reyana Colson hit the first of two big layups to give the Broncos the lead. Another layup at the 1:45 mark, made it a three point game at 58-55.
The Seawolves had a chance to draw even, but a missed three-pointer by
Jennifer Russo was answered by a Stephisha Walton jumper on the other end and the Seawolves never recovered.
Stephanie Barnes collected a career-high 19 points, 17 of them coming in the first half. Bisordi came off the bench for 15 and
Lauren Redfield added 11.
Walton scored a team-high 16 points for the Broncos. Ally Smith also contributed greatly with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
With San Francisco State's loss, the Seawolves remain just a half game behind the Gators for the eighth place in the CCAA. They will try to get back on track tomorrow night at Cal State San Bernardino.
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