TURLOCK, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team completed the season sweep over Stanislaus State with a 49-44 victory on Saturday evening, January 27 in Turlock. East Bay defeated Stan State 63-48 on January 3rd in Hayward.
 
With the win the Pioneers improve to 5-8 in California College Athletic Association (CCAA) action and an 8-11 mark overall.
 
East Bay used to tremendous defense effort to come away with the road victory as they held the hometown Warriors to just 26 percent shooting from the field for the ball game with only 14 made field goals. Stan State went 23 percent from three-point range for the game as they carried a 24-22 lead into the intermission.
 
Cal State East Bay forced Stan State into 22 turnovers that accumulated into 17 points. The Pioneers recorded a shutout as they allowed no fast break points nor second-chance buckets from the Warriors.
 
Senior Savannah McGill (Lacey, Wash.) notched her team-leading seventh double-double of season wit 12 points and 16 rebounds. McGill knocked down two-three pointers to go along with two assists and two steals on a team-high 36 minutes of action.
 
The Pioneers outscored the Warriors 21-11 in the final quarter after only scoring six in the third quarter. East Bay began to catch fire as they went 9-for-19 in the second half including 3-for-7 from beyond the arc.
 
A key component in the victory for CSUEB was their bench production. The Pioneer reserves outscored the Warrior bench 23-14 led by 11 points from Regina Sankey (San Jose, Calif.). Sankey added seven rebounds and paced the Pioneers with four steals. She now has four consecutive double-figure scoring games.
 
Madison Schiller (Ridgecrest, Calif.,) compiled nine points in 20 minutes as a reserve. Schiller tallied two rebounds, two assists with three made free throws in the contest. Kayley Hsuing (Bakersfield, CA) scored nine points on a team-high three made three-points field goals.
 
The Pioneers also scored 22 paint points while outrebounding the Warriors 43-33. Elayshia Woolridge (Oakland, Calif.) dished out a team-best four assists to add with her six rebounds and three points across 31 minutes. Faith Turner (Auburn, Wash.) also grabbed six rebounds with a team-high three blocks and two points.
 
Cal State East Bay will return to action next week in Pioneer Gymnasium to host CCAA opponents Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona for their home slate.