TURLOCK, Calif.---  Chico State shot 54% from the field including 50% from three-point land to key its 86-63 road win over Stan State this afternoon at The Fitz.  With the loss, the Warriors finish the weekend 1-1 and are one game out of sixth place in the CCAA regular season standings.  The top six teams after February 29 will receive a berth to the CCAA Basketball Championships, March 7-9 in San Bernardino, Calif.
 
FIRST QUARTER:  Jordan Allred's jumper gave Chico State (19-7, 14-5 CCAA) an early 9-3 lead four minutes into the game.  Stan State finished the quarter outscoring the Wildcats 13-10 as the hosts cut the deficit to 19-16 heading into the second quarter.
 
SECOND QUARTER:  Jiana Creswell's lay-up five minutes increased the Wildcats' lead to 34-25.  Back-to-back jumpers by Taylor Pilot cut the Warrior deficit to 34-29.  Chico State came right back and went on a 12-2 run to take a 46-31 with just 43 seconds left in the half.  Stan State (14-15, 9-10 CCAA) scored the half's final five points capped by a Liliana Marques trey off a Pilot pass as the Warriors cut the deficit to 46-36 heading into the half.
 
THIRD QUARTER:  Stan State kept its run going as the hosts scored the first five points of the half to cut the Chico State lead to 46-41 just a minute into the new half.  Jadence Clifton's trey off a pass from Zhane Duckett capped a 21-8 run by Chico State as the visitors took a 67-49 lead.  A Liliana Marques lay-up cut Chico's lead to 67-51 heading into the final quarter.
 
FOURTH QUARTER:  Liliana Marques' lay-up made it 67-53, Chico State.  The Wildcats went on a 14-2 run as they increased their lead to 81-55 with 5:48 to go in the game.  A Brandy Huffhines three gave Chico State an 86-57 lead at the 2:24 mark of the quarter.  Taylor Pilot's jumper capped a 6-0 run by Stan State to end the quarter, but the Wildcats took the 86-63 victory.
 
STILL IN HUNT:  Stan State is still in hunt for one of the six spots for the 2023-24 CCAA Basketball Championships, which will take place March 7-9, at Coussoulis Arena on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino in San Bernardino.  Cal State San Marcos (15-4), Chico State (14-5), and Cal Poly Pomona (13-6) already have clinched their spot in the post-season tournament.  Cal State L.A. (11-8) is fourth while Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State San Bernardino are tied for fifth each with their 10-9 conference records.  The Warriors, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Sonoma State are tied for seventh each at 9-10.  Cal State East Bay is still alive at 8-11 which place the Pioneers in tenth place with three games left in the regular season.
 
1,000-POINTS:  Mya Blake scored her 1,000^th point in her collegiate career this afternoon on her trey at the 8:20 mark of the first quarter.  She finished the afternoon with 14 points. Blake has scored 1,011 points in her three-year career at San Francisco State (611 points) and Stan State (400 points). 
 
12/7:  Taylor Pilot scored 12 points to go with her seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one blocked shot for the Warriors.  Pilot was five-for-nine from the field and a perfect two-for-two from the line in 34 minutes.
 
ANOTHER 14:  Liliana "Cookie" Marques scored 14 points this afternoon.  Marques was six-for-11 from the field and made one of her two attempts from beyond the arc to go with her three rebounds.  She also was one-for-one from the line.
 
10-FOR-11:  The Warriors were nearly perfect from the line today as they went 10-for-11.  Talia Maxwell, Taylor Pilot, and Iman Addison each were two-for-two.  Mya Blake and Liliana Marques was one-for-one and Joia Armstrong was two-for-three.
 
UP NEXT:  Stan State will have its final road trip of the season this Thursday and Saturday, February 22 and 24.  The Warriors will travel to San Bernardino for a 5:30pm scheduled tip-off with Cal State San Bernardino on February 22.  Their final road game will be in Pomona at 1pm against Cal Poly Pomona on February 24.  Stan State's final game of the regular season will be Thursday, February 29 at 5:30pm on Senior Night against Cal State Monterey Bay.  Prior to the game, Stan State will recognize its two seniors in Joia Armstrong and Liliana Marques.