TURLOCK, Calif. – A strong second quarter and a dominant fourth quarter made all the difference for the Cal State East Bay women's basketball team on Friday for a 64-47 win over Academy of Art in the Warrior Classic.  
 

GAME SUMMARY

 
The first quarter finished even at 13-13, but the second quarter was filled with several small runs by the Pioneers. They built a lead, which grew to as much as 10 points, and ultimately finished as an 11-point lead at halftime when Taylor Linzie hit a jumper at the buzzer to take the game into the break with Cal State East Bay leading 36-25.
 
Cal State East Bay's lead dwindled to two points on a couple of occasions in the third quarter, with one as late as recent as the 5:08 mark. While the Pioneers were outscored 16-10 in the third, they led 46-41 going into the final quarter.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Pioneers took control, scoring the first 12 points of the quarter. It was not until the 3:15 mark when ART U answered with any points. With the early run in the quarter, the Urban Knights were held to six points, as Cal State East Bay went on to a 64-47 victory on Friday.
 

NOTABLE STATS

 

• Grace Campbell led the Pioneers in scoring with 15 points, which was the most for her during her career at CSUEB. She went 7-for-18 from the floor and made one free throw.
• Also scoring in double figures for the Pioneers was Jaela Richardson with 12 points.
• Linzie scored seven points, had a team-high eight rebounds and had two blocks and a steal.
• Delia Moore, Kelsey Valencia and Michaella Dean had three steals each.
• The Pioneers as a team had 15 steals.
• From the floor, Cal State East Bay went 27-for-65 while Academy of Art went 18-for-53.
• The battle on the boards went in favor of the Pioneers, 44-31.
• For the Urban Knights, Jadence Clifton led all scorers with 17 points.

 

POSTGAME QUOTES

 
Cal State East Bay head coach Jenny Thigpin on Friday's game:
"Good team victory. Kids bought into the game plan and executed it down the stretch. We had some players in foul trouble early and each kid we called on was able to step up and make an impact."
 

RECORDS

 
Cal State East Bay: 2-1
Academy of Art: 0-3
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

 
The Pioneers will look for a third straight victory on Saturday afternoon. They take on Holy Names at 1 p.m. from Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena on the Stanislaus State campus. Cal State East Bay has won the last five games against the Hawks.