HAYWARD, Calif., -- The Pioneer women's basketball team collected a huge, 62-51 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills Saturday evening, February 10 in Pioneer Gymnasium.
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With the win East Bay Improves to 10-10 in CCAA play and 14-12 overall on the season. The Pioneers also evened the season series with the Toros with the Homecoming win.
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The Pioneers seemingly controlled the game from the opening tip as
Janae Chamois connected on back-to-back three-point jumpers to give East Bay an early 6-0 lead. The Toros would fight back into the game even taking a four-point lead midway through the second quarter. East Bay shot 66.6% (4-for-6) from long distance in the opening half and 6-for-14 (42.9%) for the contest.
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Despite the hot hand from deep, Dominguez Hills still carried a, 28-26 lead into the intermission.
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But the Cal State East Bay defense would stiffen up throughout the rest of the contest as they held Dominguez Hills to just 27.1% (19-for70) for the game including 23.5% (4-for-17) from three-point range. The Pioneers also forced the Toros into 18 turnovers and converted 10 points of those turnovers.
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Junior guard
Elayshia Woolridge (Oakland, Calif.) led the Pioneers with 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field, including a 2-for-3 clip from beyond the arc. Woolridge dished out a game high four assists with five rebounds and a career-best six steals.
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Sophomore
Morgan Greene (Phoenix, Ariz.) notched her 20th double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Greene dished out three assists and picked up a steal in 34 minutes on the floor.
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East Bay dominated Dominguez Hills inside the painted area outrebounding the Toros, 46-36. The Pioneers also held a, 24-16 points in the paint advantage over CSUDH. The East Bay reserves also outscored their opponents, 15-12.
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Majority of East Bay's bench scoring was provided by senior guard
Bri Guillory (Long Beach, Calif.) would finished with 11 points on 6-for-8 from the charity stripe. Guillory grabbed five rebounds and picked up two assists in 26 minutes of action.
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Senior
Janae Chamois (Eastvale, Calif.) completed the game with a 50% (3-for-6) shooting clip from three-point land. Chamois had nine points, two assists and a rebound.
Kayla Blair (Fairfield, Calif.) chipped in six points to go along with five rebounds, an assist and the Pioneers only block of the outing.
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The Pioneers will return to action Saturday night, February 17 for their final home game of the season against Cal State Monterey Bay It will be Senior Night as the Pioneers will honor their seniors in their last game in Pioneer Gymnasium. Tipoff will be at 5:30 p.m.
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