Gators Hand Toros Fifth-Straight Loss in 74-52 Decision

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CARSON -- Visiting San Francisco State shot 48.1% from the floor and held Cal State Dominguez Hills to 35.7% shooting en route to a runaway 74-52 win. Sophomore Hillarie Perrin-Grant led the Toros with 14 points in the loss.

The Toros fall to 1-11 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and 2-17 overall, while the Gators improve their record to 4-8 in conference play, 5-13 overall.

San Francisco State started the game off with a 10-0 run in the first four minutes of regulation. The Gators danced around an 11-point lead from 16:08 to 10:09 before CSUDH started to challenge.

The Toros battled to within two points after an old-fashioned three point play by Long Beach native Lyndsay Heard, bringing the the score to 32-30. After two stright Toro fouls in the last two minutes of play, the Gators regained a comfortable lead and wrapped up the first half with a 40-32 advantage.

The second half brought an unstoppable Gator offense as they gained a game high lead of 23 points after a made jumper by junior guard Nicole Hicks.

Defense was lacking for the Toros as they were out-rebounded by the Gator team 40-33.

Leading on the boards for the second consecutive night was Zipporah Brown with nine.

Contributing to the Toros offensive efforts was Porcha Davis, who tallied 10 points on the night. Perrin-Grant finished 5-for-13 from the floor and 4-for-7 from the foul line for her team-high total.

Hicks score all of her 20 points for San Francisco after the break, with junior guard Michaela Booker matching Hicks' total of 20. Although Gator forward Farrah Shokoor fouled out of the game, she led the Gators with 13 rebounds.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills women's basketball team plays its last two games of the four-game homestand next weekend, with Cal State Monterey Bay making its annual trip to Carson on Friday, with first tip set for 5:30 pm.

The game will be broadcast live on www.GoToros.com/live, courtesy of the Toro Sports Network.

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