Hornets comeback falls short at home against UC Davis
Image: Comeback falls short, women beat by Causeway foe :Tyeisha Brown lets a shot fly in the second half versus UC Davis on Saturday. Brown had 13 points coming off the bench for Sac State.Photo by Hilda Wehe/State Hornet:
November 28, 2004
After winning its first home game in nearly three years, the Sacramento State Hornets entered Saturday’s game against UC Davis looking to establish a winning streak.
Unfortunately, the Hornet’s shooting went streaky and the Aggies beat Sac State 58-50 on the strength of center Ellen Porshneva’s 17 points and eight rebounds.
Despite an early lead and two near-comebacks in the second half, the Hornets (1-2) couldn’t make shots and free throws they needed to beat the Aggies (1-2) in the first of two matchups this season.
Missed shots were the biggest problem for Sac State, as the team shot only 26% from the floor and only 18.2% from beyond the arc. The Hornets made just 16 of 27 attempts from the charity stripe.
The Hornets were led by junior center Katelyn Ciampi’s 13 rebounds and were given a spark off the bench by guards sophomore Stephanie Cherry and senior Tyeisha Brown. Cherry scored 13 points in only 11 minutes, while Brown also scored 13 points with two assists and two steals.
During the first half, both teams played extremely close, with the Aggies leading by only three at the half 24-21, despite the Hornets shooting only 28.6%.
Coming out of the locker room, Sac State allowed Davis to establish control of the game with an 18-7 run, putting the Aggies up 42-28. However, the Hornets fought back and cut the lead to three points on the strength of two baskets from Cherry and two 3-point baskets from Brown. The lead was further cut to two points following a pair of free throws by junior guard Cindy Alldrin, who scored nine points for the Hornets.
However, Sac State just couldn’t get it done as Ashley Cadotte missed two critical free throws and Kim Sheehy missed a lay-in that would have tied the game with less than two minutes to go.
Davis held on down the stretch, making seven straight free throws to secure the victory and deal another blow to the Hornet hope for winning the inaugural Causeway Cup. The Cup standings are now 35-10 in favor of the Aggies, the only Sac State points coming in Hornet volleyball’s 3-0 dismantling of Davis back on Oct. 26.