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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — It was a classic trap game, but the No. 24 ranked Cal State Monterey women's basketball team avoided overlooking Cal State San Bernardino to hand the Coyotes a 63–54 defeat Friday night in Coussoulis Arena.

CSUMB (11-1 overall, 8-0 CCAA) won its 14th consecutive CCAA game and its ninth in a row overall to set up a first place showdown with No. 2 UC San Diego (15-0, 9-0) Saturday night in La Jolla.

Junior forward Brittani Jefferson (Palmdale/Quartz Hill HS) recorded her third double-double in four games, leading the Otters with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Junior guard Britnee Lewis (Antioch/Pittsburg 

HS) came off the bench to add a career-high five assists.

The Otters never trailed Friday, but didn't put the Coyotes away until late. They opened their first double-digit lead at 16-6 midway through the first half and still led by nine, 31-22, at the break.

But San Bernardino (4-9, 3-6) cut into the lead by scoring 16 second chance points off 13 offensive rebounds in the second half. The Coyotes got as close as 40-38 on a Shayna Stuart putback with 10:30 remaining before the Otters eased away. CSUMB finally got the lead back to double digits at 55-44 on an Erika Ward (Simi Valley/Royal HS) three-pointer and the Coyotes never got closer than eight for the duration.