On Feb. 16, California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) basketball teams played against San Francisco State University (SFSU) in the Otter Sports Center.
The CSUMB women’s team were ahead with a score of 21-13 by the end of the first quarter. They kept playing equally strong offense and defense throughout the rest of the game and won 74-55. They maintained at least an eight-point lead over SFSU throughout the game.
“It was a great game,” said Uchenna Faumuina-eze, one of the coaches for CSUMB women’s basketball team, “It was a much needed win. They played with heart and total effort.”
CSUMB men’s team lost against SFSU 85-63. They put up a good fight but in the end, SFSU was able to keep on scoring off of rebounds and gained a significant point lead. After tying the score 7-7 during the first quarter, CSUMB was not able to catch up. After the second quarter, SFSU was able to hold the lead by at least nine points.