HAYWARD, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team fell on Monday afternoon in its final home game of 2016 to Cal State L.A. by a final score of 78-67. 

The Pioneers (5-6, 2-2 CCAA) jumped out to an early advantage and led by three at halftime in front of a great Winter Break crowd at Pioneer Gym on "Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day." But the Golden Eagles stormed back in the third quarter, scoring 49 points over the final 20 minutes to pull away.

Cal State L.A., which sits atop the conference standings with a 4-0 CCAA record, out-shot East Bay 51 percent to 40 percent from the field. The visitors also attempted nearly three times as many free throws as the Pioneers (31-11), led by Rikke Fabricius with a game-high 24 points, half of which came at the foul line. 

CSUEB's offense was humming early, despite going up against an Los Angeles squad that had a lot of size on the front-court. They fed the ball down low to Remy Puou, who scored a season-high 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting.

Senior Shomari Harris had another stellar performance with 24 points and three assists in 37 minutes. The CCAA's leading scorer was red-hot from long range, going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. Unfortunately, the rest of the Pioneer squad struggled from deep, finishing 0-for-11 from three-point range. 

Shontalene Trudeau posted six points on 3-for-6 shooting and seven rebounds in 13 minutes, and Elayshia Woolridge added eight points and four assists in 27 minutes off the bench. 

Morgan Greene, the league's leading rebounder, had a big night on the glass with 11 boards, seven of which came on the offensive end.

This was East Bay's first home game in CCAA play this season. They opened the schedule by sweeping the first weekend on the road, but lost at Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday. The Pioneers take a break this week for the holidays, then return to the court Friday, Dec. 30 at Humboldt State.