Box Score Nov. 17, 2009
Final Stats
DAVIS, Calif. - Sophomore Cortney French went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc on her way to a game-high 14 points, Paige Mintun added 10 and the UC Davis women's basketball won its home opener at The Pavilion on Tuesday night with a 69-47 nonconference win over San Francisco.
The Aggies improved their early season mark to 2-1 while San Francicso fell to 0-1. Katy Keating scored nine points to lead the Dons while Rheina Ale, Donnisha Taylor and Mel Khlok each had eight. UC Davis improved to 11-2 in home openers under 13th-year head coach Sandy Simpson.
French helped lead the Aggies on Tuesday night, coming off the bench to can all four of her three-point opportunities. She made 5 of 7 from the field overall while also contributing a pair of steals. Mintun also had five field goals, added a game-high tying five rebounds and finished with two assists, two steals and a block.
Eleven of the 12 Aggies who played in the game scored and the one player who didn't - post Ashley Curry - had a game-high five assists and four rebounds.
UC Davis never trailed against the Dons, opening a 10-2 lead just five minutes into the game when guard Hana Asano converted a layup. San Francisco got to within a bucket at 14-12 but a 13-3 run over a 7-minute span made it 27-15 with three minutes before half. The Aggies led 31-21 at halftime.
French made her only three-pointer of the first half and then scored nine of the Aggies' 12 points over a three-minute span in the second that turned a 37-29 lead into a 49-31 advantage. UC Davis didn't let the lead get below 15 points the rest of the way while opening it to as much as 24.
"Cortney was ready each time she got the ball and she had her shooting stroke tonight," said Simpson. "I was really pleased with us being able to adjust to USF's defensive game plan and taking the open perimeter shot when available. But tonight was a night when everybody contributed."
The Aggies shot 48% from the field for the game, including 5 of 11 from three-point, while also shooting well from the line (16 of 19). They also benefitted from 24 Dons turnovers, 16 which came from steals. Asano and Haylee Donaghe each had four.
UC Davis also held scoring advantage in the key (30-16) and off turnovers (22-9). The Dons held a 41-35 rebounding advantage, including grabbing 18 off the offensive glass.
The Aggies will take a break until returning to the court on Sunday against No. 2 Stanford, the highest ranked NCAA Division I opponent to visit The Pavilion in program history.
