SAN FRANCISCO -- Senior Kayla Konrad finished with a team-high 13 points and senior Cierra Hall nabbed a team-high 12 rebounds, but the UC Davis women's basketball team could not overcome a total of 26 turnovers on Thursday night, falling to host San Francisco, 73-46, at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center.
The Aggies dropped their second straight contest, falling to 1-2 overall on the season and limited to just 32 percent shooting from the field for the night. The Dons improved to 2-1, turning those 26 UC Davis miscues into 24 points.
Konrad's performance was a season high as the Valencia, Calif., native finished 5-of-10 from the field, including a pair of three-pointers, and added four rebounds on the night. It was her highest point total since finishing with 13 points against Missouri State in last year's NCAA Tournament opening round clash.
Hall, whose eight points moved her to within 63 points of 1,000 for her career, posted her first double-digit rebounding game of the season (and the 17th of her career), moving past Morgan Bertsch and Celia Marfone for sixth on the all-time list with 693 and closing to within 15 rebounds of Alyson Doherty's Division I program career record in that category.
UC Davis remains on the road next week, but it's a short trip across the Causeway for the Aggies, who take on rival Sacramento State on Tuesday (Nov. 23) at 5 p.m. at the Golden 1 Center. Tickets for the game are available online at UCDavisAggies.com.
How It Happened
UC Davis struggled out of the gate, falling behind 20-12 at the end of the first quarter.
San Francisco kept adding to that lead, building a 22-12 advantage before UC Davis went on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Sydney Burns, to narrow its deficit to 22-18. San Francisco responded and expanded its lead, leaving the Aggies trailing 37-23 heading into halftime.
San Francisco continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 42-23 advantage before UC Davis went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Sage Stobbart, to trim its deficit to 42-28 with 6:58 to go in the third. San Francisco countered and stretched its lead to 56-34 heading into the fourth. UC Davis played well near the basket, scoring six of its 11 points in the paint.
San Francisco kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 59-35 advantage before UC Davis went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Konrad's three, to shrink the deficit to 59-41 with 5:52 to go in the contest. San Francisco responded and outscored the Aggies the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 73-46. UC Davis fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down three shots to account for nine of its 12 points.
Game Notes
» The Aggies held the Dons to only 38.8 percent shooting from the field.
» UC Davis lost despite a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
» Kayla Konrad led the Aggies with 13 points.
» UC Davis got a game-high 12 rebounds from Cierra Hall.
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