By Nathaniel Lastrapes |Staff Writer| The Coyotes handily defeated the San Francisco State Gators 80-53 on Thursday night, in an exciting game for the home team at the Coussoulis Arena. This victory improves the Coyote's conference record to 9-4, with junior guard Briana Harden scoring 18 points and an impressive 15 rebounds in the rout of the Gators. Excited from the win, senior guard Briana Baker said, "Our focus was to take them serious. We didn't, but we need to take things one game at a time. We've beaten them before and we knew we could beat them again." The Coyotes appeared locked in from warm-ups, prepared to avenge their recent loss against Cal Poly Pomona, and take … [Read more...] about Coyote Women Defeat Gators
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Coyote women shutting it out
By Brandon Landrum |Staff Writer| The CSUSB women's basketball team cruised to their third straight victory against Sonoma State University. On Friday, Feb. 21, the Coyotes hosted the Seawolves in the Cossoullis Arena with a welcoming crowd on Military Appreciation night. Military Appreciation night is an event that CSUSB holds for all of the active and retired military veterans to show them that we appreciate their service to our country. The Coyotes wanted to focus and earn the victory for their teammates and the military veterans. In the first half, the Coyotes opened up the game playing aggressively on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. The Coyotes' … [Read more...] about Coyote women shutting it out
Last minute come back gives Coyotes the win
By Brandon Landrum | Staff Writer Coyotes bring in another win against the Eagles. Sophomore guard Alexcia Mack’s last second shot lifted the Coyotes to a 47-46 victory over the Otters of CSU Monterey Bay on Friday, Jan. 10. “At the moment I didn’t really see it as a game winning shot. It was a great win for us and a real turning point,” said Mack. In the first half, the Coyotes were in a battle starting off sluggish but quickly changed their gameplay throughout the first half. The Lady Coyotes played it close with Otters, causing turnovers and playing team defense. Senior guard, Tayllor Gipson and sophomore forward, Adriana Brodie, gave a great effort on the defensive end by … [Read more...] about Last minute come back gives Coyotes the win
Lady ‘Yotes need stars to shine and succeed
By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| In the women’s basketball team recent loss to Monterey Bay, freshmen Briana Baker and Shayna Stuart did all they could for the Lady Coyotes. Baker and Stuart both had their season highs in points as Baker contributed 11 points along with 5 rebounds, while Stuart added 10 points and 5 rebounds of her own. Coach Kevin Becker said he believed this was a tough game for his team. Briana and Shayna are both freshmen who are learning the system, but continue to make solid contributions. Becker expressed his excitement over the fact that both freshmen played with great hustle and effort throughout the entire contest. Although he was content with … [Read more...] about Lady ‘Yotes need stars to shine and succeed