Box Score Jan. 25, 2018

Final Stats

LOS ANGELES, Calif. " The Pepperdine women's basketball team fell to PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount on Saturday in the Gersten Pavilion, 75-60.

The Waves (7-12, 3-6 WCC) faced an early deficit against the Lions (13-7, 5-4 WCC) with a 39-25 score at half. Despite a late second half comeback attempt, the Waves were unable to overcome en route to the road loss.

BIG WAVES

• Paige Fecske led the Waves with 14 points on six from the field and two from long.
  
• Yasmine Robinson-Bacote, Rose Pflug, and Tylinn Carter also saw double figures with 13-, 11 and 10 points respectively.
  
• Robinson-Bacote and Carter each had 6 rebounds, leading the Waves.
  
• Fecske led with four assists and Robinson-Bacote added three steals.

KEY STATS

• The Lions outshot the Waves 28-22 from the field (43%-32%).
  
• The Waves made more three pointers than the Lions with a 5-2 ratio.
  
• LMU posted 20 assists, while Pepperdine marked 12.
  
• The teams were very similar in turnover numbers; the Waves had 14, and the Lions had 12.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Waves started off strong in the first quarter, with Yasmine Robinson-Bacote getting five quick points for the game. The Lions fought back and with an 11-0 run and a 7-0 run, led the Waves by 12 at the end of the first. Pepperdine had a stronger second quarter, at one point going on a 7-1 scoring run, but another 10-0 run from LMU kept the lead in hand. LMU led by 14 going into halftime with a 39-25 score.

The Lions never gave up the lead, eventually pulling away by as many as 21 points in the second half. Pepperdine started to inch closer to the opposition in the fourth quarter outscoring the Lions 26-22, but Loyola Marymount was able to put the game away with a 75-60 final score.

UP NEXT

The Waves take on Santa Clara in a WCC matchup on Saturday, Jan. 27 in Santa Clara at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on theW.tv. Make sure to follow the team on Facebook and Twitter (WavesHoops) for the most up to date information.