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Evan Roehrig - Sports Information
69
Winner Sonoma St. Sonoma 16-12,11-10 CCAA
65
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 10-18,8-13 CCAA
Winner
Sonoma St. Sonoma
16-12,11-10 CCAA
69
Final
65
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB
10-18,8-13 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sonoma St. Sonoma 9 16 24 20 69
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 19 14 13 19 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Seawolves Topple Cal State East Bay, Punch Ticket to CCAA Tournament

HAYWARD, Calif. – The Sonoma State women's basketball team erased an early deficit to overtake Cal State East Bay 69-65 and punch their ticket to the 2024 CCAA Tournament.  The Seawolves will be make their third straight appearance in the postseason as they improved to 11-10 in conference play and 16-12 overall. 
 
SSU found themselves in a hole early, falling behind 14-2 in the first six minutes as they hit just one of their first seven shots.  Laura Smith ended the run with a basket and Trena Rathjen added a 3-pointer and another bucket to send the game to the second at 19-9. 
 
The Pioneers opened up a 15-point lead in the second quarter before a 7-0 run by the Seawolves brought the deficit back to single digits.  Jayme Blackard scored five of the seven points during the run with Alli McDonald added a basket of her own.  The Seawolves managed to get it down to six late in the half but ultimately went to the break trailing 33-25.
 
McDonald opened the third with a score and Rathjen followed with another triple as Sonoma State chipped away at the deficit.  Keara Colombo added a bucket and Rathjen buried another one from deep to make it a 1-point game.  Rathjen sank another three moments later and McDonald even the game at 46-46 with a layup.  McDonald then gave the Seawolves their first lead with a 3-pointer in the final minute of the third. 
 
SSU took the 3-point advantage into the fourth and kept the lead the rest of the way.  Blackard's three at the halfway point extended the lead to six.  Blackard later hit a pair of free-throws with 27 seconds remaining to make it a 5-point game but the Pioneers answered with a three.  After the teams traded free-throws to keep it a 2-point game, Blackard hit another pair from the line with 14 ticks remaining to seal the game. 
 
The Seawolves shot 59% from the field after halftime and were 5 of 6 from 3-point range.  Defensively SSU forced the Pioneers into 24 turnovers and turned that into 29 points.  McDonald led Sonoma State with 20 points and 6 rebounds while adding 3 steals.  Blackard 18 points and 4 assists with Rathjen finishing with 14 points and 4 made 3-pointers. 
 
The win sealed a postseason berth for the Seawolves with one game remaining.  SSU is currently the No. 6 seed but can move up to 5th with a win on Thursday and a Cal State San Bernardino loss.  Sonoma State will host CCAA Champions Cal State San Marcos on Thursday at 5:30 pm in the Wolves' Den.  Live coverage will be available on the CCAA Network with live stats through the link at www.sonomaseawolves.com.