January 30, 2009
Box Score
TURLOCK, Calif. – Senior #Jose Sanchez# scored 15 points to lead Cal State Monterey Bay past Cal State Stanislaus 99-88 on Friday at Warrior Arena.
With the win, the Otters improve to 12-6 overall and 6-5 against CCAA opponents. The Warriors fall to 5-11 overall and 1-10 in conference play.
For the first since their 90-86 victory over University of Alaska, Fairbanks on Nov. 18, the Otters had five player record double digits. Junior #Trevor Ray# nabbed a season-high 13 points and junior #Keith Wilson# recorded 12 points. Seniors #Steve Monreal# and #Stephen Becker# added 11 points apiece. Senior #Joe Mitchell# was one points shy of recording his seventh double-double of the season, finishing with nine points and 10 rebounds.
The Otters held the advantage on the boards over the Warriors, 40-22, while committing a season-high 25 turnovers.
CSUMB began a 9-0 run on a lay-up by Ray to give the Otters a 27-19 lead. The Otters went on to take a 20 point advantage into half with a 53-33 lead into the locker room.
The Warriors went on a 19-5 run at 4:19 to cut the lead to six with just 44 seconds to play. The Otters made five of their last six free throws in the final 30 seconds while the Warriors went 0-for-5 from the field with two turnovers and a technical foul, allowing CSUMB to come away with the victory.
“We played like we have been practicing this past week,” said Otters head coach
Rob Bishop. “We got after them defensively and were able to create easy opportunities for ourselves. We got sloppy late but overall, I was very happy with how we played.
“Now we have to get ready for another rough one on the road tomorrow night.”
The Otters end their four-game road trip against Chico State on Saturday, Jan. 30. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Cal State Monterey Bay vs Cal State Stanislaus
01/30/09 7:35 p.m. at Turlock, Calif. (Warrior Arena)
CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY 99, CAL STATE STANISLAUS 88
CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY (12-6, 6-5 CCAA)
SANCHEZ, Jose 4-8 6-6 15; RAY, Trevor 6-8 0-0 13; WILSON, Keith 4-4 3-4 12;
MONREAL, Steve 2-5 6-6 11; BECKER, Stephen 3-5 2-2 11; MITCHELL, Joe 4-6 1-1
9; WILLIAMS, Shaun 3-5 0-0 7; GREEN, Dante 3-5 1-2 7; JERGO, Sean 2-2 1-1 5;
JONES, Kris 2-2 0-0 4; EVANS, Django 1-1 1-3 3; FREEMAN, Warren 1-4 0-2 2.
Totals 35-55 21-27 99.
CAL STATE STANISLAUS (5-11, 1-10 CCAA)
KOOCHOIE, Benny 10-17 4-7 27; IBEWIRO, Matt 5-10 2-4 12; CURTIS, Brandon 4-6
1-1 11; HAYES, Chris 4-9 0-0 9; TEEVAN, Chris 2-4 2-3 7; DYSON, Michael 3-6
0-0 7; CUTTS, Casey 2-5 0-0 6; COTTON, Marvin 1-3 2-4 5; RUSSELL, Lloyd 0-1
2-2 2; JOHNSON, Terry 1-1 0-2 2; STEPHENS, Rod 0-0 0-0 0; CASTILLO, Bryan
0-4 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 13-23 88.
Cal State Monterey Bay........ 53 46 - 99
Cal State Stanislaus.......... 34 54 - 88
3-point goals--Cal State Monterey Bay 8-17 (BECKER, Stephen 3-5; RAY, Trevor
1-2; SANCHEZ, Jose 1-4; MONREAL, Steve 1-3; WILSON, Keith 1-1; WILLIAMS,
Shaun 1-1; MITCHELL, Joe 0-1), Cal State Stanislaus 11-26 (KOOCHOIE, Benny
3-9; CURTIS, Brandon 2-2; CUTTS, Casey 2-4; COTTON, Marvin 1-3; DYSON,
Michael 1-2; TEEVAN, Chris 1-1; HAYES, Chris 1-3; CASTILLO, Bryan 0-2).
Fouled out--Cal State Monterey Bay-None, Cal State Stanislaus-KOOCHOIE,
Benny. Rebounds--Cal State Monterey Bay 40 (MITCHELL, Joe 11), Cal State
Stanislaus 22 (DYSON, Michael 7). Assists--Cal State Monterey Bay 13
(MONREAL, Steve 3; WILLIAMS, Shaun 3), Cal State Stanislaus 13 (TEEVAN,
Chris 4). Total fouls--Cal State Monterey Bay 22, Cal State Stanislaus 22.
Technical fouls--Cal State Monterey Bay-None, Cal State Stanislaus-TEAM.
A-202
