The Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team has yet not reached its goal, but the Cougars have put themselves in reach of it. With a thrilling 62-56 victory over stubborn No. 3 seed Western Washington, the second-seeded Cougars have advanced to the Division II tournament regional final for the second consecutive season.
, which on Monday will play the winner of host and top seed Azusa Pacific and No. 4 Montana State Billings in Saturday's late game. Ranson scored a game-high 23 points, while Charity Gallegos scored 12 and Jordan Vasquez 10 in the victory over Western Washington that puts them within reach of a major milestone for the program. The Cougars have been here before, and they entered the Division II tournament determined to take it the next level this time.
lost to Cal State Dominguez Hills last year in the regional final, but they're on a positive roll into Monday's game, which will be played at Azusa Pacific. As expected after the two teams battled to a 73-68 Cougars win in November, it was a tight battle most of the game, with leading by one point at halftime, 26-25. When
managed to gain some daylight late, the Vikings would not go away. The Cougars went on a 14-3 run to start the fourth period but the Vikings rallied to get as close as within four points at 60-56 with 57 seconds to play. WWU had two 3-pointers miss in the final seconds, and Ranson rebounded the second to head to the line for the clinching free throws.
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