MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine women's basketball team had three players in double digits in Thursday's 83-60 loss to West Coast Conference-leading Gonzaga. Barbara Sitanggan was just two assists shy of a triple-double.

The Waves (19-9, 12-5 WCC) were within nine points with just one quarter to play, when a 20-3 run gave the Bulldogs (26-3, 13-4 WCC) the victory.

BIG WAVES

• Barbara Sitanggan (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) nearly had her first triple-double of the year as she scored 10 points, brought down 11 rebounds and had eight assists.
• Yasmine Robinson-Bacote (Hillside N.J./Hillside HS) had 11 points, keeping her 10-point streak alive, as she has scored in double-digits in every game this year.
• Deezha Battle (Albuquerque, N.M./Cochise College) led the Waves with 13 points, including two three point baskets.

 
GAME RECAP
The Waves started hot in the first quarter after Gonzaga scored the first four points of the game. A 9-1 run for the Waves gave them a 19-9 lead with just two minutes left in the first. Pepperdine eventually led 21-15 going into the second quarter. With six minutes left in the half, the Bulldogs took the lead at 26-25, a lead that they would never relinquish. An 8-0 run for Gonzaga led to a 38-30 lead with just a minute and a half left in the half, but the Waves kept close, scoring the final four points of the half to go in to the break trailing just 38-34.

Pepperdine pulled to within three points multiple times in the third, but could not pull all the way back to even. The Bulldogs took a 57-50 lead into the final ten minutes. The fourth quarter was all Gonzaga, as the Waves scored just 10 points in the final 10 minutes. A 20-3 run to end the game solidified Gonzaga's 23-point victory.

UP NEXT
The Waves finish of the regular season on Saturday, taking on Portland at 2 p.m. Pepperdine looks to secure their first 20-win season since the 2009-10 season. They also look to take at least the third seed in next week's WCC tournament, held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.