HAYWARD, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball program captured their first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) victory of the season with a 53-51 win over Cal State L.A. Saturday afternoon, December 1 in Pioneer Gymnasium.
 
Junior Regina Sankey (San Jose, Calif.) scored the game-winning layup with less than four seconds to play to secure the win for the Pioneers. Sankey received the inbounds pass from Savannah McGill (Lacey, Wash.) and weaved through the Golden Eagles traffic for the tough right hand finish. Cal State East Bay closed the game on an 11-0 run.
 
Sankey finished with six points and two steals in only 15 minutes of action. The win also improves East Bay's record to 4-4 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.
 
Savannah McGill led all scorers with 14 points and 14 rebounds on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor. For McGill, it was her third double-double of the season. She also added two assists and two steals while going a perfect 3-for-3 from the foul line.
 
The Pioneers used huge second and fourth quarters to take the lead at the half and then to pick up the home win. The Pioneer defense held the Golden Eagles to 33.3% (17-for-51) shooting accuracy from the field, including 33.3% (4-for-12) from three-point land.
 
Freshman Delia Moore (Merced, Calif.) notched a career best 11 points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field while knocking down her lone three-pointer on the night. Moore led CSUEB with three assists to go along with four rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench.
 
Moore's huge night off the bench helped the Pioneer reserves outscore the visiting Eagles 26-4 for the contest. East Bay narrowly won the battle in the painted area with a 38-37 rebounding advantage and outscoring CSULA 22-20 in points inside the painted area.
 
Both teams turned the ball over 22 times but Cal State East Bay was able to score 23 points off the visitor's mistakes.
 
Elayshia Woolridge (Oakland, Calif.) added eight points and four rebounds in 26 minutes of action.
 
The Pioneers will look to carry their momentum on the road for conference matchup's against Sonoma State and Chico State next weekend.