SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Interstat) — Madison Butcher scored 16 points and Cal Poly held off Seattle 57-55 on Wednesday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Robert Mott Gym on the California Polytechnic State University campus. Butcher, a 5-foot-10 guard, added four rebounds for the Mustangs, who improved to 3-1. Seattle fell to 2-2. The game drew 548.

Seattle’s Alanna Neale scored a game-high 17 points, including a late 3-pointer that kept the Redhawks within reach. Shelley Duchemin added 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in 27 minutes, and Cristina Jones finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. Claire Fraser also scored 11 points for Seattle and hit two 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter as the Redhawks surged into the lead.

Cal Poly answered with a balanced effort. Sumer Lee had 12 points, three rebounds and four assists, while Maddy Tauro scored 11 points to go with two rebounds and three assists. Dessirae Ulmer added 10 points and three rebounds, and Gabby Robinson contributed four points and five rebounds in 37 minutes. The Mustangs made 21 of 47 shots from the floor, including 8 of 18 from 3-point range, and shot 7 of 14 from the free-throw line.

Seattle shot 19 of 50 from the floor, 8 of 20 from beyond the arc and 9 of 19 from the free-throw line. The Redhawks finished with 10 offensive rebounds, 12 assists and four blocks, but committed 20 turnovers. Cal Poly had four offensive rebounds, seven assists and 18 turnovers. Seattle held a 20-16 edge in points off turnovers, while Cal Poly finished with a 24-20 advantage in points in the paint.

The Mustangs opened with early 3-pointers from Butcher and Tauro and built a first-quarter lead. Seattle stayed close behind Jones inside and Neale from the perimeter, then used a third-quarter push to erase a deficit. Gabriela Escorial Ferrero’s layup with 2:14 left in the third tied the score at 39, and the teams went to the fourth quarter separated by two points after Robinson made free throws for Cal Poly.

Seattle took control early in the fourth. Fraser made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, the second coming with 7:35 remaining, and the Redhawks led 47-41. Cal Poly responded with a 9-1 run. Ulmer made two layups, Tauro hit a jumper and Lee connected from 3-point range to put the Mustangs ahead 50-48. Fraser answered with another 3-pointer to give Seattle a 51-50 lead, but Butcher made a 3-pointer with 3:06 left to push Cal Poly back in front.

Ulmer’s layup with 1:29 remaining gave the Mustangs a 55-51 cushion. After Tauro made free throws in the final minute, Neale made a 3-pointer with 24.5 seconds left to pull Seattle within 57-54. Sophie Buzzard made one free throw with 17.9 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to two, but the Redhawks could not complete the comeback.

Cal Poly finished with 68 possessions and an offensive rating of 84.3. Seattle had 69 possessions and an offensive rating of 79.7. The Mustangs’ late execution in the closing minutes helped them secure the home victory after Seattle had taken a six-point lead in the fourth.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Seattle 56, Cal Poly 55. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Cal Poly with a 70.3 percent probability to win.