SEASIDE, Calif. — For the second time in three meetings, Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball rallied late to defeat Cal State Monterey Bay, this time taking a 59–54 decision Saturday afternoon in The Kelp Bed.

The teams played through nine ties and eight lead changes before the Broncos finally grabbed the lead for good at 55–54 via a Jayda Villareal 3–pointer with three minutes to play in regulation.

The Otters had four chances to tie or take the lead down the stretch. Pomona finally iced the game with a pair of Kasey Scmit free throws in the closing seconds.

Freshman Katie Fitzgerald (Mater Dei HS) led all scorers with 21 points for CSUMB. Junior Camille Parker (Alta Loma HS) chipped in her first double–double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
 

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THE GAME WAS STATISTICALLY OVER WHEN… Que Vanhook blocked Ashley Reynoso's 3–point attempt with three seconds remaining in regulation.

21 IS GREAT IN MORE THAN BLACKJACK… Freshman Katie Fitzgerald continued the torrid start to her collegiate career, scoring a team season–high 21 points against Cal Poly Pomona. Fitzgerald scored 16 points in each of her first two games and leads the team averaging 19.0 ppg.

BACK ON THE DOUBLE–DOUBLE TRAIN… After leading the Otters with five double–doubles as a sophomore in 2018–19, Camille Parker is back on the double–double train in her junior season. She recorded CSUMB's first double–double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds Saturday versus Cal Poly Pomona.

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… POINTS: Katie Fitzgerald 21; REBOUNDS: Camille Parker 11; ASSISTS: Chyna Dews 6; BLOCKS: Siana Fields/Sylvia Vartazarian 1; STEALS: Ashley Reynoso 2.

THE LAST WORD… "The ladies put up a fight. We made it a game and it came down to some last seconds plays. We will learn from them. At the end of the day, I am going to take this one myself. I have to do a better of job of preparing my ladies for those situation so that we come out on top. We will take a couple of days and get it together for our next game." — CSUMB Head Coach CJ Pace

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters hit the road for a post–Thanksgiving CCAA tilt at Sonoma State Saturday (Nov. 30). Tip–off is scheduled for 1 p.m. as the opener of men's/women's doubleheader action.