Jan. 10, 2004
Box Score
PORTLAND, Ore. -- For the first time since the 1995-96 season, the Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team started West Coast Conference play with two losses after falling to Portland 84-68 at the Chiles Center tonight. The Pepperdine starters managed just 29 points in the game.
Off the bench, reserve center Shannon Mayberry scored a season-high 16 points to pace the Waves in scoring, and Jennifer Lacy went 7-for-10 from the field for 14 points, respectively. Freshman guard Kerra Wodarski added a team-high six rebounds while Shandrika Lee dished out a season-high seven assists and zero turnovers.
With the win, the Pilots snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Waves dating back to the 1997 season. Portland improves to 5-8 overall, 1-0 in the West Coast Conference. Pepperdine falls to 6-9 on the season, 0-2 in the WCC.
Portland sophomore point guard Whitney Grant played all 40 minutes and recorded a career-high 22 points and added seven assists. Five Pilots reached double-figures.
Pepperdine had the early energy, jumping out to a 17-10 lead seven minutes into the game. Portland answered with a persistent, 25-9 run over the next nine minutes to gain their largest first half lead at 35-26. The Waves closed the gap to 37-34 heading into halftime.
Lacy came off Pepperdine's bench for eight first half points.
The first five minutes after halftime was a seesaw battle as the Waves bounced back to take the lead, 43-41 on a Lacy lay-up with 16:29 on the clock. Pilot junior Ashlee Orndorff tied it back up with a lay-in of her own. Portland then gained control with 16-6 run for a 10-point lead with just under 11 minutes remaining.
Pepperdine would get no closer than seven points from there on out, as the Pilots converted 18-of-22 second half free throws to seal the win. Seltzer and Grant combined for 22 second half points to pace Portland.
The Waves finished at 40 percent (24-60) and 29 percent (5-17) from three-point range. All eight Pilots scored, as the team shot 51 percent (28-55) from the field and 36 percent (5-14) from beyond the arc.
Pepperdine will begin a three-game home stretch on Thursday against Santa Clara at 7 p.m.
