Fresno State Women's Basketball season ends in overtime

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Monday, March 6, 2023
Fresno State Women's Basketball season ends in overtime
The Fresno State Women's Basketball season has been one filled with struggle but had high hopes coming into the Mountain West Tournament.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State Women's Basketball season has been one filled with struggle, but the Bulldogs came into the Mountain West Tournament with hopes to finish on a high note.

Holding a six-point lead with 1:42 remaining in regulation, Fresno State saw its season end in overtime to Nevada, 65-53, in the first round of the conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Bulldogs were outscored 22-4 during the last 6:30 of the game.

Following a 3-pointer from Amiee Book with 4:15 in the 4Q, the Bulldogs found themselves up 45-41. But the 'Dogs missed their final 10 field goal attempts of the game, a span of nine-plus minutes.

Amaya West led Fresno State in scoring with 18 points in her final game as a Bulldog, losing to the team she played for prior to joining the program. Amiee Book, another of the Bulldogs' five fifth-year seniors, joined her in double figures with 15 points.

9th-year Head Coach Jaime White addressed the media after the loss. "Obviously, had a chance to win at the end there in regulation," White said. "And I thought our kids played hard. Not perfect."

White added that the end felt like much of the regular season. "Just a couple of free throws away from finishing it off," White said. "Thought we had a good lead there going into the last two minutes and just, kind of frustrating and similar to the way a lot of games went in our season.

Fresno State finishes the season with its worst record in more than two decades (10-22).