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Sonoma State University Athletics

WBB Seniors 2024
Alec Bevan - SSU Athletics
29
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 4-18,2-15 CCAA
48
Winner Sonoma St. Sonoma 13-11,8-9 CCAA
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB
4-18,2-15 CCAA
29
Final
48
Sonoma St. Sonoma
13-11,8-9 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 10 2 10 7 29
Sonoma St. Sonoma 12 16 7 13 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Defense Lifts Seawolves Past Cal State Monterey Bay

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – The Sonoma State women's basketball team used one of the strongest defensive performances in school history on their way to a 48-29 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay on Senior Night.  The Seawolves improved to 13-11 overall and are now 8-9 in CCAA play, just one game out of a postseason berth. 
 
SSU turned up the defensive pressure from the start, forcing the Otters into tough shots all night long.  Emerson Herrmann and Alli McDonald got things started offensively with two points apiece before Trena Rathjen sank a 3-pointer to make it 7-2.  After five straight from CSUMB, the Seawolves answered with five unanswered to take a 12-7 lead and went into the second quarter leading 12-10. 
 
Sonoma State broke the game open in the second with a suffocating defensive performance, holding the Otters to just 1 for 13 in the period.  The Seawolves scored the first nine points of the second with four points from Jayme Blackard, a 3-pointer by Herrmann and a layup by Rathjen.  After nearly six minutes of scoreless basketball CSUMB scored their only two points of the quarter.  McDonald immediately answered with a jumper before Rathjen closed the half with another triple to send the game to the half 28-12. 
 
The Seawolves kept their defensive dominance going in the second half, limited the Otters to just 10 points in the third and seven in the fourth. McDonald hit a deep 3-pointer and Laura Smith knocked down back-to-back shots to open the fourth to help put the game out of reach. 
 
Sonoma State limited CSUMB to just 20% shooting overall and 0-15 from long distance.  The Seawolves also forced 21 turnovers.  The 29 points allowed was the lowest opponent total since 2011 when Sonoma State held William Jessup to just 25 points. 
 
The five SSU seniors combined for 36 of the 48 points on the evening.  McDonald finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Blackard and Rathjen added 10 apiece. 
 
The Seawolves head back out on the road next week as they travel south for a pair of games against Cal State LA and Cal State Dominguez Hills.