ARCATA, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team won the third California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament championship in program history, defeating No. 1-seed Cal State San Marcos 80-66 on Saturday evening at Lumberjack Arena.

It's the second CCAA Tournament championship for head coach Shanele Stires, who also led the Pioneers to the title in 2017. 

CSUEB (22-2) is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA West Region, and is slated to host the regional tournament at Pioneer Gym in Hayward next weekend beginning on Friday, March 11. 

Zhane Duckett finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists en route to being named CCAA Tournament MVP.

Delia Moore scored a team-high 15 points with four rebounds and three assists, and joined the CCAA All-Tournament Team.

Senior guard Madison Schiller had a spectacular all-around game with 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks, Taylor Linzie recorded nine points with eight rebounds, Grace Campbell had seven points with eight rebounds, and freshman Christiana Bacci made four 3-pointers off the bench and finished wit 11 points. 

East Bay led the entire game and built an 18-point advantage in the third quarter after a short jumper by Duckett with 6:20 left in the period.


2022 CCAA All-Tournament Team

Zhane Duckett, Cal State East Bay (MVP)
Delia Moore, Cal State East Bay
Akayla Hackson, Cal State San Marcos
Lily Buggs, Cal State LA
Charity Gallegos, Chico State