Overview
- Bethesda dressed exactly five players and kept them on the court for all 40 minutes one night after a 92-23 loss at San Diego in which it finished much of the game with only four.
- CSUN led 52-0 at halftime and did not allow a point until senior guard ShyAnn Morreo hit a deep 3-pointer with 4:22 left in the third quarter; she finished with nine points.
- The Matadors outrebounded Bethesda 79-17, forced 21 turnovers and held the Flames to 4-for-44 shooting, securing the largest margin of victory in CSUN program history.
- Coach Jamie Newman and athletic director Leo Balayon said players chose to compete to protect the university from potential forfeiture penalties and to honor appearance guarantees.
- Attention to the blowout surged online, with a clip of Morreo’s basket drawing 1.7 million impressions, and Bethesda’s next game is scheduled for Monday at San Jose State.