FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Fresno State women's basketball falls to Colorado State at Moby Arena on Wednesday night, 68-48.
How it happened
Mia Jacobs opened the scoring for the night off her own board. Rams played on a 6-0 run before Mariah Elohim dropped in the next basket for th 'Dogs. An 11-5 run by the Rams closed out the first ten.
Fresno State worked to get back within reach but Colorado State held the 'Dogs to seven points. Kylee Fox with the only baskets from the field on a deep three and jumper. Danae Powell added an extra two points after a trip to the line. Rams played with an 8-0 scoring run for a 16 point lead. Another eight points hands the Rams their largest lead of the half to close, 34-16.
Saga Ukkonen led the charge on the court coming out of the half dropping seven points with two three-pointers. Colorado reached a peak with a 23 point lead on a 8-0 run in the final two minutes.
Fresno State dropped in an immense 23 points in the final period with nine different players making their way to the basket. Powell saw as much as five points as Malaya LeSueur and Laney Amundsen put up two each right of the bench. Colorado State continued to tease their 20 point lead throughout the final ten. Bulldogs worked cutting the lead to as low as 16 by Fox on a driving layup.
Notable
Fresno State drops to 17-11, 8-7 MW
Bulldogs are now 6-5 on the road
Fresno State shot 30% (17-57) from the field, 30% from the three (7-of-23) and 78% from the charity stripe
Kylee Fox led the team with 12 points Fresno State saw 10 or less turnovers for the third time during conference play
Bulldogs were held to less than 10 points in the first three quarters, then scored 23 in the final (9, 9, 7, 23)
Mia Jacobs has been held to single digits for the fourth time this season Colorado extends their series win streak to six games
Mia Jacobs led the team in rebounds with 12
Up next: Fresno State returns home for a rematch against Air Force (15-11, 5-9 MW) on Saturday, Feb. 22. Tip off is slated for 2 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.