The Colorado State women’s basketball team downed Cal-Irvine 85-65 on Saturday in the Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational at Moby Arena.
The Rams (3-1) had five players score in double-figures, including Melissa Dennett and Lindsay Thomas, who both recorded double-doubles. Dennett scored a game-high 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Thomas hit 10 points and 11 rebounds. Liz Kramer and Marilyn Moulton each added 15 points for CSU.
Lauren Yadon led Irvine (0-3) with 16 points.
The Rams led 37-27 at halftime, but the Anteaters cut the lead to 39-35 less than three minutes into the second half. But CSU went on a 12-2 run that ended with a Sara Hunter 3-pointer for a 47-37 lead with 15:10 remaining. Hunter finished with 10 points.
With nine minutes remaining, CSU got its biggest lead of the game, 79-54, and coasted the rest of the way.
CAL-IRVINE (0-3)
Duda 1-7 1-1 3, Yadon 6-14 3-3 16, Forry 4-8 0-0 8, Ned 3-8 5-6 11, Jacob 0-1 2-2 2, Ishizaki 6-14 1-1 14, Mai 0-1 2-2 2, Tull 0-2 0-0 0, Davidson 1-7 0-0 2, Cochran 1-2 0-0 2, Martin 1-2 0-0 2, Autry 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-69 14-15 65.
COLORADO STATE (3-1)
Dennett 6-8 6-6 18, Thomas 5-13 0-0 10, Hunter 4-10 0-0 10, Espinoza 1-3 4-4 6, Nohr 0-7 4-4 4, Square 0-0 0-0 0, Kramer 4-5 7-10 15, Shepherd 2-6 1-2 5, Samuelson 1-2 0-4 2, Moulton 2-4 11-14 15. Totals 25-58 33-44 85.
Halftime – Colorado St. 37-27. 3-point goals – Cal-Irvinne 3-13 (Autry 1-1, Ishizaki 1-2, Yadon 1-3, Mai 0-1, Tull 0-1, Forry 0-2, Ned 0-3), Colorado St. 2-7 (Hunter 2-4, Thomas 0-1, Espinoza 0-1, Nohr 0-1). Fouled out – Tull, Cochran. Rebounds – Cal-Irvine 42 (Forry 9), Colorado St. 41 (Dennett, Thomas 11). Assists – Cal-Irvine 14 (Ishizaki, Mai 4), Colorado St. 13 (Nohr 4). Total fouls – Cal-Irvine 34, Colorado St. 21. A – 1,182.
