SAN FRANCISCO -- Cal State East Bay outscored San Francisco State 27-4 in the fourth quarter and 44-15 in the second half to win handily 70-39 Friday. The win gives the Pioneers a 2-0 season sweep over the Gators and improves their CCAA record to 8-2 and 14-4 overall. The Gators fall to 2-8 in conference play and 4-12 overall.

Down 7-4 in the first quarter, Shannon Bland hit a three-pointer to tie the game and that launched a 12-0 run to close out the quarter with Cal State East Bay leading 16-7. The second quarter saw the Gators fall behind by as many as 13 points, but fight back to go to the locker room trailing 26-24.

The game was close going into the third quarter, but wasn't close for long. The Pioneers scored 13 of the first 17 points of the second half to open up a 39-28 lead and weren't threatened the rest of the way.

Cal State East Bay carried a 43-35 lead into the fourth quarter and then slammed the door on the game with the 23 point advantage in the final quarter.

"We played a very solid second half. We defended as one solid unit and that fueled our offense", said Cal State East Bay Head Coach Suzy Barcomb.

The Pioneers played well on both ends of the floor seeing four players score in double-figures, holding the Gators to 29.8 percent (14-47) shooting, and winning the rebounding battle 41-26.

"When we have balanced scoring and everyone hitting the glass, we are playing our type of basketball," said Barcomb.

Bland led all Pioneer scorers with 16 points. Bland also had six rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a block.

Tori Breshers had 13 points, nine rebounds, and a game-high four steals. She also notched two blocks, adding her to program record total. Ashleigh Anderson tied Breshers with nine rebounds and also had three assists.

Laci Effenberger contributed in multiple categories with 14 points, a game-high five assists, and three steals.  Madison Craig had 12 points, five rebounds, and three steals.

Katrina Bacovcin had four points and five rebounds in 16 minutes.

The Pioneers shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the field and hit 14-16 from the charity-stripe (87.5 percent). They had one of their best night of the season shooting from long distance, making 42.1 percent (8-19) of their three-pointers. 

A big factor in the win was the Pioneers converting 21 Gator turnovers into 34 points, while the Gators were only able to score nine points off 15 Pioneer turnovers.

Cal State East Bay returns to the court Saturday at Sonoma State, with tip-off set for 5:30 P.M.