NAMPA, Idaho – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team earned a huge victory on day one of the CCAA-GNAC Crossover Friday afternoon thanks to a pair of big performances from freshman
Amaya Jarvis and
Fiona Snashall who made her season debut to help the 'Cats defeat the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
- Final: Central Washington (75), Cal Poly Humboldt (66)
- Records: CWU (3-1), CPH (0-2)
- Location: Johnson Sports Center (Nampa, Idaho)
QUOTING CWU HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH RANDI RICHARDSON:
"I'm happy with our team's consistency and composure to withstand Humboldt's runs and get a very high-quality win verses a very well coached good team. We showed growth from our first weekend which is most important right now. Fiona and Amaya had big nights for us offensively and on the boards which were big in helping us pull this one out. Now it's onto the recovery and prep battle for another great opponent in East Bay."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Baylee Maldonado put the 'Cats on the board 14 seconds into the game with a layup, and 31 seconds later Jarvis snatcher her first points of the game with a three but the 'Jacks responded with a layup from Kaitlyn Beall only to see Jarvis drain a second three to make it an 8-2 CWU lead and forced CPH to call a timeout with 8:36 left in the first.
- Coming out of the timeout, the Lumberjacks pulled within one before a layup by Capri Sims was backed by a three from Maldonado to make it a 13-7 CWU lead with five minutes to go in the first.
- Once again Cal Poly Humboldt answered and pulled within two points before Snashall answered with a three sparking a back-and-forth between the two teams for the remainder of the first with a pair of threes from Sims and Snashall capped the first quarter with CWU leading 26-17.
- The two squads began the second exchanging a bucket each but a layup and a three by Jarvis with a free-throw by Snashall made it a 34-19 CWU lead with 4:45 left in the second.
- The Lumberjacks earned their first points since the 7:40 mark of the second with a pair of free-throws by Riley Sanz that were backed by a layup from Shade Satica, but a layup by Kayla Thornton started another bucket-for-bucket battle between the teams over the final three and a half minutes as the 'Cats took the 39-27 lead heading into the half break.
- A three by Rylee Leishman started the third quarter, but the Lumberjacks responded with a 13-6 run to make it a single-digit lead for the 'Cats at 48-40 with 6:03 left in the quarter.
- A tipin by Snashall and a pair of free-throws by Jarvis extended the 'Cats lead back to doubled digits and then saw the teams battle basket-for-basket the next couple of minutes until the 2:45 mark when an and-one by Jarivs started a 12-4 run by the 'Cats to end the third with CWU in a commanding 69-51 lead.
- The Lumberjack defense stifled the 'Cats to begin the fourth quarter, now allowing the 'Cats to score until the 4:04 mark and in the process allowing the Lumberjacks to climb back to a 69-59 deficit until Snashall's layup to put the 'Cats on the board for the fourth.
- Cal Poly Humboldt applied the pressure, but another tipin and a pair of free-throws by Snashall helped the 'Cats keep the 'Jacks at bay as a last second three by Alyssa Kem wrapped up the game and gave the 'Cats the 75-66 victory.
STATS FROM THE GAME:
- Snashall led the game with 27 points and 18 rebounds while adding two assists in her season debut.
- Jarvis tacked on a career-high 26 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and a steal.
- Sims added nine points, eight rebounds, and four assists while Maldonado finished with five points, one rebound, and an assist.
- Leishman added three points while both Thornton and Nicole Wertenberger finished with two points each with Thornton adding two rebounds and an assist and Wertenberger adding two assists.
- Lauren Burnside added one point, three rebounds, an assist, and a steal while Mackenzie Schulz added three rebounds and an assist.
- The 'Cats finished the day shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, 36.4 percent from three, and 75 percent at the free-throw line.
- Humboldt was led by Kem with 21 points while Beall and Satica added 13 and 12 points, respectfully with Satica adding nine boards.
- The 'Jacks shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 18.8 percent from three, and 68.8 percent at the free-throw line.
- The Wildcats dominated the boards by a 43-19 margin.
SERIES HISTORY:
- The 'Cats lead the all-time series 16-3.
- CWU is on a two-game streak over the 'Jacks.
- The teams are now 1-1 in neutral site games against each other.
UP NEXT:
- The crimson and black will wrap up their time at the CCAA-GNAC Crossover with a battle against the Cal State East Bay Pioneers tomorrow at noon PST from the Johnson Sports Center in Nampa, Idaho.
