OTTERS vs. ARGONAUT HIGHLIGHTS

SEASIDE, Calif. — Cal State Monterey Bay took full advantage of its first home game of the season Wednesday night, matching the biggest margin of victory in the NCAA Division II era with an 87–56 win over Notre Dame de Namur in The Kelp Bed.

Ten of the 11 Otters dressed for Wednesday's game scored, led by San Jose City College transfer Christine Golfo led three Otters in double figures with a team season–high 17 points. Senior Victoria Dorn (Seaside HS) chipped in 15 points while junior forward Courtney Keaton (Bishop Montgomery HS) pulled down a career–high 10 rebounds.

Jerusha Paine led NDNU with game highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds..
 

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THE GAME WAS STATISTICALLY OVER WHEN… Alexa Sperling made a short jumper to extend the Otter lead to 65–35 with five seconds remaining in the third quarter.

LARGE MARGINS… The 31–point final margin of victory was the largest in CSUMB history against an NCAA Division II opponent. It also matched the largest margin against any opponent set twice previously, last in an 86–55 win over Simpson University on Dec. 20, 2011.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: The 87 points scored by the Otters Wednesday night were their most since they pasted 98 on Dixie State in a 98–70 win on Nov. 9, 2013. That was the first game of the Kerri Nakamoto era. Prior to Nakamoto's arrival, the Otters hadn't scored as many as 87 points in regulation since a 95–86 win over Cal State Stanislaus on Feb. 3, 2006. That's a span of 207 games.

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… POINTS: Christine Golfo 17; REBOUNDS: Courtney Keaton 10; ASSISTS: Brianna Tucker 5; BLOCKS: Victoria Dorn/Aubri Smith 1; STEALS: Victoria Dorn/Aubri Smith 2.

THE LAST WORD… "Today we really just focused on taking the shots and playing at our pace. I think I can put any combination of players out there and they play well together." – CSUMB Head Coach Kerri Nakamoto

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters continue their 3–game homestand by hosting Fresno Pacific University Friday (Nov. 18) at 5:30 p.m.