Lady Mocs Edge Hornets in Tight Finish

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Interstat) — Caia Elisaldez scored 21 points, including the game-winning free throws with no time remaining, to lift the Chattanooga Lady Mocs to a 59-57 win over the Sacramento State Hornets in a women’s NCAA basketball game Friday at Riverside Sports Complex.

Sacramento State led by eight points at halftime, but Chattanooga used an 18-9 third-quarter surge to take control. The Hornets’ Rubi Gray, who led her team with 19 points, hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to tie the game, setting up Elisaldez’s late-game heroics. Kalifa Ford added 18 points for the Lady Mocs. Chattanooga improved to 4-4, while Sacramento State fell to 5-3.