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San Diego, CA - Kymberly Ooten scored 27 points and Krystal Urzua had 15 to lead Cal State San Bernardino to a 64-48 victory over Alaska in the first game of the UC San Diego Women's Basketball Classic Friday. The Nanooks could not overcome a poor first half which saw Alaska hit only four field goals.
Ooten, who connected on 12 of 20 shots, scored 18 of her 27 points in the first half to guide San Bernardino to a 33-21 advantage at the break. The junior forward also finished with a game-high nine rebounds, a blocked shot, and four steals in 33 minutes.
Urzua finished four of 10 from the floor, including 3 of 4from the three-point line. She also and hauled down nine boards and finished with six steals.
Lakeshia Levi (Warner Robins, GA) scored 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting to pace the Nanooks, while
Nicole Bozek (Mukilteo, WA) added 11 points. Levi and
Jessica Harrison (Las Vegas, NV) each pulled down a team-high seven rebounds in a game where Alaska turned the ball over 26 times.
Cal State San Bernardino capitalized on the 26 Nanook turnovers by scoring 23 points off turnovers, while also leading the game in second chance points (19-9) and points in the paint (26-18).
The Nanooks will return to action tonight when they finish out play in the UC San Diego Classic as they match up against the host school, UC San Diego. Tip off is set for 6:00 p.m. Alaskan time.
