By John Parker, SacStateSports.com Staff Writer
Home, sweet Hornet’s Nest.
After a rough four-game road stretch over the past 2 1/2 weeks that included one victory, the Sac State women’s basketball team returned to its own cozy confines. Once again, it staged a valiant comeback on the home floor, dispatching Cal State Bakersfield 87-84.
Sophomore guard Alle Moreno, who has had a hand in the Hornets’ two previous home comebacks, once again came through in the clutch, picking Roadrunners guard Amber Williams’ pocket at the top of the key with seven seconds left, a null shot clock and a one point lead.
Moreno took two dribbles down court before alertly stopping, secured the ball with both arms and waited for the imminent intentional foul, rather than risk coughing the ball up – something that haunted the Hornets early on. She calmly drilled two free throws, setting up Sac State’s final defensive stand.
The Hornets (5-7) erased second-half deficits of 14 and 11 points, by ratcheting up the defense and tightening their grasp on the basketball, both areas that allowed short-handed Bakersfield to more than stay in the game. Continue Reading →
