BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Four members of the CSUB women's basketball team reached double–digit scoring totals Saturday evening as the Roadrunners defeated the Seattle University Redhawks, 65–47, in the Icardo Center. Sparked by a second–half run, CSUB turned a five–point halftime advantage into a 22 point lead late in the second half. The 'Runners are now 10–8 on the year while Seattle falls to 3–18.
Junior Tamiko Davis (Sacramento, Calif./San Jose State) scored 10 points to go along with her game–high 12 rebounds for her third double–double of the season. The senior trio of Phynique Allen (San Diego, Calif./Eastern Washington), Katie Williams (Las Vegas/Reedley College) and Tiffany Belt (Bakersfield, Calif./West HS) scored 12, 12 and 11 points on the evening, respectively.
Despite not leading at any point during the game, Seattle hung close and even came within a point of CSUB late in the first half. With the Roadrunners up, 23–14, Seattle went on a quick 8–0 run sparked by a couple of long three pointers by Ashley Brown and Kortney Parks. CSUB would respond and closed the half on an 11–7 run to lead, 34–29, at the break.
In the second half, Seattle again would hang around offensively as its zone defense seemed to slow the Roadrunner attack. A Samantha Messersmith free throw at the 12:24 mark pulled the Redhawks to within seven points. But over the next nine minutes, CSUB controlled the game, going on a 19–2 run highlighted by a no–look behind the back pass from Allen to Davis that ignited the crowd.
The win was CSUB's 84th–consecutive win when holding its opponents under 60 points and the fourth occurrence this season. The 20 Redhawk turnovers also marks the 17th game this year that the Roadrunners have forced at least 20 miscues. In every game this season, the 'Runners have held a positive turnover margin.
CSUB will take on the Big West leading Aggies of UC Davis at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, in the Icardo Center.
CSU BAKERSFIELD 65, SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 47
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (3-18)
Heck 3-9 7-10 13; Kerfoot 5-11 0-1 11; Brown 2-9 2-2 7; McCarthy
1-4 3-4 5; Christianson 2-8 0-0 4; Parks 1-3 0-0 3; Johnson 1-1 0-0 2; Messersmith
0-2 2-4 2; Williams 0-0 0-0 0; Nevi 0-0 0-0 0; Murillo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-48
14-21 47.
CSU BAKERSFIELD (10-8)
K. Williams 3-10 4-4 12; Allen 4-9 2-4 12; Belt 4-5 0-0
11; Davis 5-9 0-1 10; Leon 4-6 0-0 9; A. Williams 3-9 0-0 8; Tarver 1-7 0-0 3; S.
Carter 0-0 0-0 0; L. Carter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 6-9 65.
Seattle University 29 18 47
CSU Bakersfield 34 31 65
3-point goals--Seattle University 3-11 (Brown 1-4; Parks 1-1;
Kerfoot 1-2; Messersmith 0-1; Murillo 0-1; Christianson 0-2), CSU Bakersfield
11-30 (Belt 3-4; Allen 2-7; K. Williams 2-4; A. Williams 2-7; Leon 1-3; Tarver
1-5). Fouled out--Seattle University-None, CSU Bakersfield-Allen.
Rebounds--Seattle University 37 (Brown 9), CSU Bakersfield 32 (Davis 12).
Assists--Seattle University 10 (Murillo 4), CSU Bakersfield 19 (Allen 6). Total
fouls--Seattle University 8, CSU Bakersfield 19. Technical fouls--Seattle
University-None, CSU Bakersfield-None. A-267
