After a disappointing showing in Santa Barbara on Thursday the Aggies need to get back on track against the last place Mustangs.
Cal Poly is led by Vanessa McManus (18.7). The #2 scorer in the Big West. McManus gets support from Charish Thompson (13.8). Thompson and McManus also lead SLO on the boards, at 54. And 5.1 rpg, respectively. Nora Perez chips in with 4.4 rpg as well. As a team, the Mustangs are next to last in the conference both offensively and defensively. Cal Poly averages 57 ppg and allows 73.
Davis continues to have four players averaging double digits: Ryann Bennett (15.2) ppg, Megan Norris (12.6), Nya Epps (12.5), and Avery Sussex (11.4). Norris also paces the Aggies in rebounding at 12.3 rpg, leading Big West, while Tegan Young and Nya Epps each add 4.3 boards a contest. The Aggies’ problem continues to be consistency. If one of the big 4 have an off shooting night, as Norris did on Thursday, one of the other three needs to go off. None of the other players have shown the ability to step up.
Aggie squeak out a win 59-55 after a costly Epps turnover allowed SLO to tie the game up with about 30 seconds to go. Tegan Young scored her only field goal on the ensuing possession, putting Davis up three. SLO came down and missed a FG, fouling Bennet on the rebound. Ryann made one of her two FTs, and the Mustangs failed to score with zeros on the clock.
Norris with a cool 15 rb, but only 8 points. Bennett lead the Aggie scoring with 20.
Epps had a pretty brutal road trip; finished today with 9 pts on 2-12 shooting, and five turnovers.