SEASIDE, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball entered back into the win column with a 64-55 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) road victory over Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday afternoon, December 30 at the Kelp Bed.
 
The Pioneers wrapped up the 2018 calendar year by picking up two points in the "Battle of the Bays." With the victory CSUEB improves to 6-7 on the season with a 3-4 mark in conference action.
 
East Bay turned in a solid performance as they outscored Monterey Bay in three of the four quarters. The tough CSUEB defense held the Otters to just 37.5% (18-for-48) shooting from the field including 33.3% (4-for-12) from three-point range.
 
East Bay forced the home team Monterey Bay into 23 turnovers. The Pioneers did great job a capitalizing on the Otters mistakes as they scored 23 points off those turnovers.
 
Senior Savannah McGill (Lacey, Wash.) notched her sixth double-double and third double double in as many games as she finished with 15 points on 7-for-13 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds. Ten of her rebound came on the defensive end as she added a block and three assists.
 
Fellow senior Elayshia Woolridge (Oakland, Calif.) also tallied 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor through 35 minutes of action. Woolridge dished out a game-high five assists while adding two steals and a rebound.
 
Despite being outrebounded 39-29 for the game, the Pioneers did find success in the painted area outscoring the Otters 28-22.
 
Junior Kayley Hsiung (Bakersfield, Calif.) tied a season-high with 11 points while leading East Bay with 3-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Hsuing three made three-pointers also tied a season best mark as she added five rebounds, two steals and an assist.
 
The Pioneers shot 48.1% (26-for-54) from the field for the game. Sophomore Faith Turner (Auburn, Wash.) had a lot to do with the good field goal percentage as she shot 4-of-6 from the field in 23 minutes. Turner scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds with a block.
 
Regina Sankey (San Jose, Calif.) led the CSUEB reserves with five points, two steals and two rebounds. Courtenay Brown (Oakland, Calif.) chipped in four points on 2-for-3 shooting.
 
The Pioneers will return to action in 2019 with a home matchup against Stanislaus State on Thursday evening, January 3 at 5:30 in Pioneer Gymnasium.