ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The Cal State Dominguez Hills women's basketball team dug an early hole, could not recover and fell to No. 6 Alaska Anchorage by a final score of 69-53 in a non-conference matchup, Saturday night at the Alaska Airlines Center. The Seawolves remain unbeaten and improve to a 4-0 overall record. The Toros come up empty in their two-game Alaskan road trip and drop to 2-2.
 
TOP STATISTICAL PERFORMERS
Nautica Morrow 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
Lea Anderson 13 points
Dijour Ledbetter 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
 
WHAT HAPPENED?
- CSUDH got off to a slow start and trailed 19-8 after the opening quarter. The Toros shot 3-for-13 from the field and committed eight turnovers in the period.
- UAA led by as much as 19 points three different times in the second quarter, including on a layup from Kian McNair with nine seconds left to go up 37-18. It would be the largest advantage that the Seawolves would get for the rest of the contest as Nautica Morrow nailed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. CSUDH trailed 37-21 at halftime.
- The Toros started the third period with an 8-2 run to get within 10 points. It would be the closest CSUDH would get for the remainder of the game as UAA pulled away and led by 13 points, 52-39, with one quarter left.
- Both teams started the final period cold as neither side scored a point for the first 4:25. The Toros got to within 11, but the margin was insurmountable and ultimately fell by 16 points.
 
UPCOMING
The Toros will have some 12 days off before opening up conference play at Cal State East Bay on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m.