Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco State scored 21 points off 23 Stanislaus turnovers as the host Gators defeated Cal State Stanislaus, 58-46, Saturday night at The Swamp.

Katie Busi had 14 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals, but it wasn't enough for the Warriors as they dropped to 0-2 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play (1-3 overall). Samantha Bertomen scored nine points and Jeanette Rowe had seven.

San Francisco State (4-4, 1-1 CCAA) was led by Donisha Tate with 14 points and 14 rebounds, her second double-double of the season.

CSUS, which connected on 19 of its 54 field goal tries (35.2 percent) for the game, was just 4-for-11 from the free-throw line, compared to SF State's 15-for-24 clip from the charity stripe. The Gators also owned a 40-35 advantage in rebounds, as well as a 12-9 edge in steals.

After intermission, where SFSU led 34-20, the Warriors were able to narrow the gap down to single digits in the first four minutes of the second period as a Busi layup drew the visitors to within 35-26 at the 16:06 mark. The Gators responded with an 8-0 run, however gave the Purple and Gold its biggest lead of the night at 43-26 with 14:02 left.

The Warriors threatened to make a game of it late as a layup by Bertomen capped a 7-0 run, pulling CSUS to within 49-42 with 4:23 left.

But the Gators held off the Stanislaus rally for the win.

The Warriors will next participate in the Humboldt State Classic in Arcata next weekend when they face Northwest Nazarene for the second time in three weeks and Notre Dame de Namur.