BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team was tripped up on Tuesday night, falling 74-63 on the road against NCAA Division I CSU Bakersfield.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: CSU Bakersfield 74, Fresno Pacific 63
Records: CSUB (1-1), FPU (0-3)
Location: The Icardo Center | Bakersfield, Calif.  
Series: CSUB leads 8-0
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QUOTABLE:
• "This team is big and physical and talented, but our team battled from start to finish tonight. If a couple of shots bounce differently, the ending of this game is different. We kept bouncing back all night, and that's what you want to see. Our last four games have been a gauntlet, and we've been excited to challenge ourselves. We feel like we are prepared for our next stretch of games.  – head coach Tim Beauregard
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Sunbirds jumped out to a 10-4 lead, highlighted by an early three-point play from Cassie Pisik.
• Fresno Pacific shot 43% from the floor in the first half knocked down five threes, but the Roadrunners carried a slim four-point lead into the locker room at the intermission.
• CSUB posted the most lopsided quarter of the night in the third but still only outscored their guests by a total of five points for the frame.
• Jessica Malazarte knocked down a pair from behind the arc in the fourth quarter, but the Runners answered every time the Sunbirds got within striking distance.  

STATS OF THE GAME:
• Landynn Munster came off the bench to match CSUB's Kate Tokuhara for a game-high 14 points, while Pisik and Malazarte each chipped in 11.
• Pisik pulled in a team-best eight rebounds, one shy of Jerice Fears nine that led all players.
• Julia LoCastro was a force down low for the Blue and Orange, tallying all four of the team's blocks for the night.
• The home team controlled the glass, outrebounding the Sunbirds 46-40.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• FPU's 24 turnovers were the most the Sunbirds have committed in a game this season.
• Tuesday was the first time Fresno Pacific has committed more turnovers than they forced.
 
UP NEXT:
• Fresno Pacific returns to action on Saturday evening, when they hit the road again to take on UC Merced. Opening tipoff is schedule for 5:30 p.m. from the Bobcats' Hostetler Court.