CARSON, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team ended their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) road trip with a 62-58 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday afternoon, February 9 in the Torodome.
 
East Bay swept their weekend So. Cal road trip to move to one game shy of .500 at 11-12 with an 8-9 in league play. CSUEB showed toughness down the stretch of the game as they battled back from an 11-point second half deficit.
 
The Pioneer defense was once again an anchor in the huge conference victory as they held the Toros to 28.6 percent shooting from the field and 16.7 percent from three-point land. The stout East Bay defense also converted 18 Dominguez Hills turnovers into 13 total points.
 
Cal State East Bay's reserves proved to be the true factor is the ball game is they accounted for 38 points which was 61 percent of the team's total. Sophomore Madison Schiller (Ridgecrest, Calif.) led the Pioneers with 14 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field as she grabbed a career best nine rebounds with three steals, both team-highs.
 
Courtenay Brown (Oakland, Calif.,) turned in another great effort off the bench with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting with a rebound, an assist, and a steal. Brown led the East Bay reserves with 23 minutes as she notched her third consecutive double figure scoring contest. She has been a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line through that span.
 
Regina Sankey (San Jose, Calif.) chipped in six points, three assists and five rebounds in 19 minutes of play. Sankey secured a game-high four steals while going 3-for-7 from the floor.
 
East Bay was outrebounded for just the seventh all season as the home team Toros pulled in 56 rebounds to 41 from the Pioneers. CSUDH was able to add 14 second chance points off 19 total offensive rebounds. But it was the Pioneers that held ground inside the painted area as they scorched Dominguez Hills for 44 paint points.
 
Kayley Hsiung (Bakersfield, Calif.) paced all CSUEB starters with seven points and a team-best four assists across 37 minutes of action. Elayshia Woolridge added six points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 24 minutes.
 
The Pioneers used the fast break as another catalyst in the win as they tallied 16 fast break points while not allowing any from the Toros.
 
Savannah McGill and Faith Turner each brought in five rebounds and one block each. McGill finished with five points and Turner score four for CSUEB.
 
The Pioneers will return to Hayward with games against SF State and Sonoma State scheduled for Homecoming.