ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – The Sonoma State women's basketball team put on an offensive display on Thursday night, routing Cal State Monterey Bay 83-50. The Seawolves scored a season high 48 points in the first half to improve to 10-9 overall and 7-6 in CCAA play.
CSUMB opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers but Sonoma State did not stay down long, ripping off a 18-3 run to take a double-digit lead.
Jayme Blackard scored the first four points of the run while
Camille Johnson added five and
Alli McDonald pitched in four.
Keara Colombo added four points of her own and the Seawolves took a 24-16 lead into the second.
Sonoma State's offense kept their momentum going in the second quarter, hitting 11 of 16 shots and scoring 24 points again.
Chasity Spady opened the scoring with a layup before
Amanda Luckett scored two straight baskets. Spady added another and McDonald sank a 3-pointer to extend the margin to 15. McDonald notched the next five points as well with a jumper and another triple to make it a 20-point contest. The Seawolves eventually took a 22-point lead into the break with
Camille Johnson scoring the final basket.
SSU continued to add to their advantage in the third as McDonald netted five more points and
Taylor Johnson scored her first five points of the game. They each connected on a 3-pointer and the Seawolves led by 27 entering the fourth.
Luckett made back-to-back baskets in the fourth before McDonald,
Taylor Johnson and
Skylar Schouten all drained triples in the fourth to stretch the margin to 31. Schouten added another basket to score a career high five points.
The Seawolves shot 52% for the game while holding the Otters to just 36%. They also held a 40-28 rebounding advantage and came away with 13 steals. McDonald led all players with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting and hit 4 of 5 from long distance. Luckett finished with 11 points and eight rebounds while
Taylor Johnson tacked on eight points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
Sonoma State is back in action on Saturday when they host San Francisco State at 5:30 pm for Pack the Den Night. Visit sonomaseawolves.com for more information and to view live stats and video stream.