Bulldogs fall at BYU

Saturday, November 13

Provo, UT

3 P.M. PT

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BYU

November 5, 2021, Fresno California; Women's Basketball vs Fresno Pacific University (Exhibition)

Photo by: Keith Kountz

11/13/2021 8:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Hanna Cavinder scores 1,000th career point.

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

PROVO, Utah – The Fresno State women's basketball team split its opening week of play after falling 80-64 to BYU on Saturday at the Marriott Center. During the fourth quarter, Hanna Cavinder scored the 1,000^th point of her career

Like the Bulldogs (1-1), it was also the Cougars' second game of the year (2-0) after they reached the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, losing to eventual runner-up Arizona.

Hanna led the Bulldogs in scoring with 14 points. Amiee Book (13) and Wytalla Motta (10) joined her in double figures. Haley Cavinder pulled down a team-high eight rebounds dished out 10 assists.

How It Happened
Fresno State opened with a 7-4 lead but a 9-0 BYU run forced the Bulldogs to call a timeout after three turnovers led to seven points. Late in the period, a pair of 3-pointers from Book, with an and-1 from Imani Lacy sandwiched in between, got the 'Dogs back within one at 17-16 with just over a minute to play in the period.

Shaylee Gonzales and Lauren Gustin helped the Cougars build up a 12-point lead late in the second, the Cougars' largest of the half but free throws from Daylee Dunn and Wytalla Motta brought the deficit back into single digits shortly before the break. A charge taken by Motta at the other end half kept score at 37-29.

Fresno State got it back to six in to open the third through a Maria Guimaraes layup. A 3-pointer from Paisley Harding, followed, her first of three during four-minute stretch in which the 'Dogs were outscored 16-6. The Bulldogs responded with six unanswered of their own to pull the score back to 53-43. BYU scored eight of the final nine points to take a 17-point lead after three (61-44).

The Bulldogs got the deficit down to as much 14 with fives minutes to play but back-to-back 3-pointers from Tegan Graham and Harding started an 8-0 spurt. Fresno State closed the night scoring the game's final six points.

Team Notes

Fresno State was held to 35.8 percent shooting (19-of-53), 25 percent from 3 (5-of-20).
The Bulldogs were 21-of-24 (84%) from the free throw line and drew 23 fouls on BYU.
Fresno State was outscored 19-6 in points off turnovers.

Player Notes

Hanna Cavinder became the 27^th player in Fresno State history to reach 1,000 career points. She is the third-fastest to accomplish the feat, doing so in 62 games.
Hanna led the Bulldogs with 14 points.
Amiee Book was in double figures for the second straight game to start her Bulldog career, scoring 13 points.
Wytalla Motta saw her first action of the season, scoring 10 points while going 8-of-10 from the free throw line.
For the second consecutive game, Haley Cavinder dished out 10 assists. The junior also had nine points and eight rebounds.
Haley averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists through the opening week of the season.
Imani Lacy scored seven points in just over 10 minutes on the floor.

Up Next
Fresno State will return to the Save Mart Center on Wednesday to host Stanislaus State in its home opener. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. PT.

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