Matadors Take Down Toreros for Second Win in Two Video games

NORTHRIDGE, Calif — Rita Nazario and Jite Gbemuotor led the way in which for the Matadors as CSUN (2-0) defeated the University of San Diego Toreros (1-2), 63-48 Saturday afternoon at Premier America Credit Union Arena. CSUN has now began 2-0 for the third consecutive 12 months.

Nazario led the way in which with 21 factors together with a red-hot 67% capturing from behind the arc, going 6-9 on the evening. In whole she went 7-12 from the sphere. Gbemuotor scored in double figures for the primary time in her collegiate profession as she scored 11 on 4-6 capturing.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The recreation went forwards and backwards early as a jumper from Nadia Bernard made it a 7-7 recreation with 6:22 left to play within the first quarter. An Erika Aspajo layup made it a 17-13 recreation with lower than two minutes left to play within the interval. San Diego would tie the sport earlier than CSUN hit a bucket and a free throw to make it a 20-17 CSUN lead earlier than the beginning of quarter two.

CSUN went on a run to start the second quarter. The Matadors took it to the Toreros with an 11-2 run by going 4-9 from the sphere. The run made it a 31-19 recreation. USD countered with a run of its personal, a 12-4 run to finish the half. CSUN was up 35-31 heading into the break.

2ND HALF
A layup by Laini Dahlin began the scoring within the third. That layup began a 9-2 run to start the third. A Mariona Cos-Morales driving layup bought the lead again to double-digits because the scoreboard now learn 44-33 recreation with 6:31 left to play within the quarter. With each groups buying and selling buckets all through the third, a Saray White three-pointer with 10 seconds bumped the CSUN result in 14, its largest of the sport, at 51-37. The Toreros bought a fast bucket as time expired because it was a 51-39 recreation heading into the fourth.

In the fourth quarter, the CSUN protection was locked in, solely permitting 9 factors to the opposing Toreros. CSUN held USD to fifteen.4% capturing as they went 2-13 from the sphere. Nazario drained two three pointers within the fourth to place the sport out of attain.

NOTES OF THE GAME

• This win marks CSUN’s first victory over USD since 2000, it snapped a 13-game skid within the collection.
• Rita Nazario has placed on a clinic in her first two video games as a Matador. She leads the staff in PPG at 17.0, and she or he is capturing a lights-out 64.3% from behind the arc.
• Jite Gbemuotor has been a lightning rod off the bench. She is averaging a close to double-double with 9.5 PPG and 12.0 RPG in her first two video games at CSUN
• USD led by two with 9:57 left within the first quarter, and that will be its final lead.
• CSUN held USD to 0-7 capturing from three within the third quarter and 1-11 within the second half.
• CSUN shot 88.9% from the free throw line within the win.

ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH ANGIE NED
“It was a team effort and commitment to the game plan by everyone that touched the floor. [About Nazario], Rita works hard and is consistent. I’m not surprised by her efforts and results! Our focus now is to improve defensively each week and continue to take steps forward”
 
UP NEXT
CSUN will embark on its first highway journey of the 12 months because the Matadors will tackle San Diego State at Viejas Arena on Wednesday. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.