THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's basketball played two matches in the Tina Finali Tournament on Saturday. In the morning, the Pioneers defeated the host team, Cal Lutheran, 15-8, and lost Saturday's later match to No. 11 Loyola Marymount, 18-6. After four tournaments to start the 2024 season, Cal State East Bay is 5-7.
Cal State East Bay 15, Cal Lutheran 8
Goals in the first quarter by
Lola Gill,
Bailey Barlow,
Hope Grantham,
Luna Sarmiento and
Alex Andrist contributed to a 5-2 score after the opening quarter. Six more goals were added to the Pioneer tally, with three of them by Grantham alone. CSUEB led 11-4 at halftime.
Although the second half was even at 4-4, the Pioneers finished with a 15-8 victory to start the day.
- Grantham finished with five goals, a career-high during her two seasons with the Pioneers.
- Andrist added three goals.
- Grantham had three assists, as did Jordan Jarandson.
No. 11 LMU 18, Cal State East Bay 6
Over the course of the first quarter and more than three minutes into the second quarter, the Lions scored the first eight goals of the match. At the 4:37 mark of the second quarter, the Pioneers got on the scoreboard on a goal from Sarmiento. At halftime, LMU led 10-2.
Although the Pioneers found the net three times in the third, LMU doubled that tally to take a 16-5 lead into the fourth quarter. Cal State East Bay only had one more goal in the fourth quarter, which was scored by
Alex Andrist. LMU finished with an 18-6 win.
- Sarmiento finished with a hat trick, while Rachel Heredia scored two goals and an assist.
- Loyola Marymount outshot Cal State East Bay 34-25 and the Lions had three more power play goals (4-1) than the Pioneers.
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The final non-conference tournament for the Pioneers takes place March 1-2 from Whittier College in the Convergence Tournament. On Friday, the Pioneers face VMI and California Baptist, followed by a non-conference match on Saturday against McKendree, followed by a matchup against Azusa Pacific.
