BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Lauren Carter (R-Jr., Moorpark, Calif., Moorpark HS) put up a career-high 24 points, but it wasn't enough to lift the CSU Bakersfield women's basketball team to a victory on Tuesday night as the Roadrunners fell 85-76 to Nevada at the Icardo Center.
CSUB's 6-foot-1 forward did her best in holding the inside ground for the short-handed 'Runners, but the Wolfpack outscored CSUB 66-30 in the paint. Roadrunner head coach Greg McCall said he tried different types of defenses and substitutions to stop Nevada, but with only seven active players it was hard to stop the bigger Wolfpack (4-11).
"They got over 60 points in the paint. We just can't keep teams out of the paint. They are posting us up and we can't keep them off the boards," McCall said. "They really didn't hurt us too bad on the offensive boards tonight, but they hurt us in the paint quite a bit by posting up and going strong to the basket. We have to do a better job of on defense and keeping teams out of the paint. It is one of those things that has been hurting us all year long."
Nevada outrebounded CSUB 43-29, but the 'Runners held the advantage on the offensive glass (18-9). The 'Runners also took better care of the ball, only committing 10 turnovers compared to 22 by the Wolfpack.
Lead by Carter, who netted 12 of her points at the free-throw line, CSUB fought back to tie Nevada at 68-all with less than eight minutes left in the contest. The Wolfpack then went on a 7-1 run over the next three minutes to pull away and the 'Runners (3-17) never got closer than seven for the remainder of the game.
Kristine Herman (R-Sr., San Ramon, Calif., Florida Gulf Coast) added 16 points and seven rebounds for CSUB, including two 3-pointers, while Ciarra Ford (Jr., Long Beach, Calif., Mt Sac College) finished with 14 points and six assists and Amber Williams (Jr., Fontana, Calif., Etiwanda HS) chipped in 13.
Nevada junior guard Chanelle Brennan and freshman forward Aja Johnson led the scoring attack for the Wolfpack with 17 points apiece.
Arielle Wideman also added 12 assists for Nevada.
The 'Runners will be back on the court at the Icardo Center to play their third game of a five-game homestand on Saturday against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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