Pepperdine University
2-1
Nevada
1-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 77 |
| Nevada | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 72 |
Pepperdine Beats Nevada 77-72 on the Road
11/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
RENO, Nev. " The Pepperdine women's basketball team moved to 2-1 on the year thanks to a hard-fought 77-72 victory on the road against Nevada on Wednesday night.
Pepperdine had four players score in double-figures in the game, including a double-double from Yasmine Robinson-Bacote. The Waves will now return home for two games after starting with three contests on the road.
 | BIG WAVES |
• Junior guard Paige Fecske had 16 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter.
• Senior forward Peyton Langston posted a season high 16 points, her third straight game in double-figures.
• Freshman guard Rose Pflug had her second straight game with 10 points.
| KEY STATS |
• The Waves' defense held Nevada to 36.7% shooting.
• Pepperdine had its best offensive quarter in the fourth, scoring 25 points and shooting 66.7% from the field and three.
• The Waves had a 32-24 points in the paint advantage and 31-25 bench point advantage.
| PLAY-BY-PLAY |
The Waves went up 16-5 early in the first quarter, but Nevada ended the period on a 7-2 run to cut it to an 18-16 Pepperdine lead at the break. The Wolf Pack would tie it up early in the second quarter, but the Waves would later go on a 10-point run and build a double-digit lead. Nevada again closed the quarter strong, cutting it to a 35-31 lead at the half.
The teams traded buckets throughout most of the third quarter, with the Waves taking a 54-49 lead into the final quarter.
In the fourth, Pepperdine pushed it back to an 11-point lead, 66-55, midway through the period, thanks to back-to-back threes from Fecske. Nevada again had a run in them, cutting the Waves' lead to just four with 2:24 to play. Robinson-Bacote hit a layup and then Langston followed with two free throws to make it 75-67 in favor of Pepperdine with just over a minute to go. A late three cut it back to a four-point game with 12 seconds to play, but that was it for Nevada, as the Waves got a free throw from Fecske and held on for the 77-72 win.
| QUOTABLES |
"Tonight's victory was hard-fought and one that we needed to endure through," said Head Coach DeLisha Milton-Jones. "They really gave us a run for our money. It's never easy beating a team on their home court and Nevada kept the game close, allowing them to always have a chance to come back. We learned a lot about ourselves tonight and we will continue to build and grow. Each game we've had so far has presented different obstacles for us to face. Tonight I was proud of our ability to weather Nevada's runs and answer them with some timely rebounds and solid defensive stretches."
| UP NEXT |
Pepperdine comes home for the first time this year, playing their home opener on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Seattle. The Waves then host Idaho State on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
