Pepperdine University
6-10, 2-4WCC
Saint Mary's
12-5, 5-1WCC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 13 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 62 |
| Saint Mary's | 20 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 75 |
Pepperdine Drops 75-62 Decision at Saint Mary's
1/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. " The Pepperdine women's basketball team played close with second-place Saint Mary's for most of the afternoon, but Megan McKay's 28 points for the Gaels were too much to overcome as the Waves fell 75-62 on the road.
Pepperdine falls to 6-10 overall and 2-4 in West Coast Conference play, while Saint Mary's moves to 12-5, 5-1. The Waves stayed within single digits for most of the game, but a run in the fourth quarter put the game just out of reach.
 | BIG WAVES |
• Tylinn Carter was 3-for-4 from the field for eight points.
• Freshmen Monique Andriuolo and Rose Pflug each had two threes for six points.
| KEY STATS |
• Saint Mary's edged Pepperdine in the shooting column, 50%-42%.
• The Waves hit eight threes (8-for-17) in the game for the third time this year.
• The Gaels held a 39-28 rebounding edge and a 12-7 advantage on the offensive glass.
| PLAY-BY-PLAY |
The Gaels jumped out to a quick lead and pushed it to a 12-point advantage midway through the second quarter. Pepperdine came back, using an 11-4 run, courtesy of a pair of threes by Pflug and one by Paige Fecske, to cut it to a 35-30 game with 2:48 left in the half. Saint Mary's would take a 41-33 lead into the break.
Carter hit a three and a two-point jumper to spark a run early in the second half as the Waves cut it back to a four-point game, 48-44, midway through the third quarter. The teams traded three-pointers in the final 10 seconds of the quarter and the Gaels took a 56-50 lead into the fourth. Pepperdine hung close into the final period, but Saint Mary's used an 8-0 run to open up a 68-43 lead and force a Wave timeout with 4:25 to play. Pepperdine cut it to a 10-point game twice down the stretch, but that was as close as they would come.
| UP NEXT |
The Waves return home next week to host Pacific and San Francisco for a pair of WCC games.
