The Lady Ags will be looking to get back on track today at 2 pm today against CSUN in the Pavilion after not playing well against in their loss to Long Beach State on Thursday and the Matadors are coming off a surprising loss themselves against UC Irvine.
The Aggies uncharacteristically missed way too many lay ups and close shots in the paint and turned the ball over at inopportune times against Long Beach. They will likely see the Matadors try to bottle up Bertsch and Anderson in an effort to make the Ags shoot from the outside and will probably use their athleticism to apply pressure defense early and often. The Ags will need to knock down some shots from the perimeter to open up the middle and, most importantly, play within themselves and take care of the ball.
The Aggies are locked in an entertaining, fast-paced game with CSUN and are leading the Matadors 46-40 at the half. The Ags are shooting 56% overall but the Matadors have kept pace with good 3 point shooting. The Aggies need to tighten up their defensive pressure in the second half.
The Aggies win 81-65 and are now 3-1 in the BWC and 12-5 overall. This was a nice win for the Aggies over a very competitive CSUN team. Dani Nafekh led the Ags with 20, Morgan Bertsch had 18 and 6 boards, Pele Gianotti had 14 and 6 rebounds and freshman Sophia Song had 10.
The Aggies hit the road next week for games at Fullerton and a big rematch with Long Beach State.