The Toros took an early lead in the first half due to a made free throw from Ennisha Kyles. Though missing her second shot, Neka Mixon grabbed a quick rebound to throw the ball up and give the Toros a 3-0 lead.

With both teams posting 18 rebounds in the first half it was CSUDH's field goal percentage that brought them to their biggest lead of the half at 20-13 as freshman point Makenzie Mathias dropped a shot through the basket from beyond the 3-point line.

Grabbing the ball off a Toro turnover, NNU's Lindsay Brady gave the Crusaders a tied game at 20-20 after sinking her jumper. After a Toro foul from Kayla Montalvo, Crusader Mallory Whipple saw both her free throws go through the net to give her team a 22-20 lead. NNU used the momentum to keep the Toros at bay through the rest of the half ending in with a lead in their favor at 44-34.

It took 3:57 into the second half to bring the game around but a steal from Brittney Blankenship and a pass flipped to Kyles, who nabbed a quick layup, tied the game at 47-47. NNU's Whipple responded with a 3-pointer to give the Crusaders the lead once again which would only last to five points.

Blankenship, taking a pass from Montalvo this time, dropped a trey through the hoop to give the Toros their final lead of the night, which was all the Toros needed to capture their first win of the 2008-09 season.

Kyles, a senior, led the Toros on the night with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Blankenship closely tailed her with 16 total points and three steals to lead the team. Completing 7 of her 16 field goals was freshman Mixon who garnered 15 points on the night.

Now 1-0 after their first game the Toros will face Central Washington University tomorrow afternoon. Tipoff is set for 1:30pm.