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Three observations: Women’s basketball falls to Cal Baptist, 75-71, in home opener

San Diego State women’s basketball lost 75-71 to Cal Baptist in its first home game of the 2020-21 season.

With the loss, the Aztecs fall to 1-2 after playing their first two games against Washington and Lamar.

Here are three observations from the game.

1. Mercedes Staples gathered 10 rebounds for an all time career high

Junior guard Mercedes Staples said her coaches have been helping improve her rebounding game.

“It’s good, I’ve been working on (rebounding),” Staples said. “Coach Marsha (Frese) has been getting on me about rebounding and she is still continuing yelling at me just to get those rebounds.