ROHNERT PARK - Junior Nautica Morrow drew a foul and nailed two free throws as the Cal State Dominguez Hills women's basketball team narrowly escaped with a 61-60 win over Sonoma State in a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) matchup, Friday at The Wolves' Den.
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The Toros remain unbeaten in CCAA play with a 3-0 record and improve to 5-3 overall. The Seawolves drop to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
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Morrow led CSUDH with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Junior Zhane Carter pitched in 14 points.
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The Toros started slow and found themselves down 15-10 at the end of the first 10 minutes. CSUDH dominated and outscored SSU 19-6 in the second quarter to take a 29-21 lead at halftime. The Toros closed out the final 6:16 of the period on a 14-2 run that was ignited by back-to-back 3-pointers from Carter.
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CSUDH took its biggest lead, 32-21, after two Morrow free throws to begin the third quarter. The Seawolves cut the margin to three at the end of the period and evened the score, 41-41, on a 3-pointer nine seconds into the final quarter.
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The Toros stretched the lead back to eight on a Carter 3-pointer with 5:51 remaining, but SSU responded and took a 60-59 lead with five seconds left. With one second on the clock, Morrow was able to draw a Seawolf foul and was sent to the charity stripe. Morrow, who missed her two previous attempts at the line, knocked both free throws to give CSUDH the win.
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Ugochi Anudokem led SSU with 17 points and eight rebounds.
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The Toros will play San Francisco State on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. for their next matchup.Â
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