Thursday, January 2
Moraga, Calif.
6:30 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
7-6,1-2WCC
78
at
85
Saint Mary's
8-6,3-0WCC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 18 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 78 |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 85 |
Barbara Sitanggan
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Waves Fall to Saint Mary’s in Moraga
1/2/2020 10:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. – Despite having one of its best shooting games of the year, the Pepperdine women's basketball team fell 85-78 to Saint Mary's on Thursday night. Barbara Sitanggan led the Waves with 20 points.
The Waves (7-6, 1-2 WCC) shot 41.1% from the field, and 38.7% from three, but were met by fire power from the Gaels (8-6, 3-0 WCC), who shot 50% from the field and 57.1% from beyond the arc.
BIG WAVES
The first quarter of play was very evenly matched, with the teams trading baskets throughout. The Gaels hit a couple of threes toward the end and took a 19-16 lead into the second quarter.
The second was more of the same, as the teams traded the lead back and forth. The Waves took a 37-33 lead with four minutes to play in the half, but Saint Mary's went on a 10-point run to end the half with a 43-37 lead.
In the third, the Waves caught fire. To start the quarter, Pepperdine was 7-7 from beyond the arc, and took their largest lead of the game at 58-51 with 5:26 left in the quarter. The Gaels caught up, making a number of threes of their own, and led 65-60 to end the third. Both Sitanggan and Bambrick had three three-pointers in the third.
Saint Mary's pulled ahead in the fourth, never leading the Waves by less than three points. Pepperdine did have a chance to get within three with just seconds left on the clock after Sitanggan drew an offensive foul, but a three-pointer got blocked as time wound down, giving the Gaels the victory.
KEY STATS
The Waves head to Stockton to take on Pacific on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Waves (7-6, 1-2 WCC) shot 41.1% from the field, and 38.7% from three, but were met by fire power from the Gaels (8-6, 3-0 WCC), who shot 50% from the field and 57.1% from beyond the arc.
BIG WAVES
- Senior guard Barbara Sitanggan (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) led the charge for the Waves, scoring 20 points and shooting 5-9 from beyond the arc. She also had four rebounds and two assists.
- Sophomore guard Malia Bambrick (Santa Clarita, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS) put up 17 points, including shooting 3-8 from three.
- Senior guard Deezha Battle (Albuquerque, N.M./Cochise College) had 10 points.
- Junior forward Monique Andriuolo (Melbourne, Australia/Maribyrnong Secondary College) had eight points and eight rebounds, which led the Waves.
The first quarter of play was very evenly matched, with the teams trading baskets throughout. The Gaels hit a couple of threes toward the end and took a 19-16 lead into the second quarter.
The second was more of the same, as the teams traded the lead back and forth. The Waves took a 37-33 lead with four minutes to play in the half, but Saint Mary's went on a 10-point run to end the half with a 43-37 lead.
In the third, the Waves caught fire. To start the quarter, Pepperdine was 7-7 from beyond the arc, and took their largest lead of the game at 58-51 with 5:26 left in the quarter. The Gaels caught up, making a number of threes of their own, and led 65-60 to end the third. Both Sitanggan and Bambrick had three three-pointers in the third.
Saint Mary's pulled ahead in the fourth, never leading the Waves by less than three points. Pepperdine did have a chance to get within three with just seconds left on the clock after Sitanggan drew an offensive foul, but a three-pointer got blocked as time wound down, giving the Gaels the victory.
KEY STATS
- The Waves did not reach the free-throw line at all until the fourth quarter, where they shot 6-8 from the line. Saint Mary's shot 19-22 from the foul stripe.
- The Gaels out-rebounded the Waves 41-30.
- Pepperdine got a lot of help from non-starters, as they got 17 points on the night.
The Waves head to Stockton to take on Pacific on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
PEP
SMC
FG%
.411
.482
3FG%
.387
.571
FT%
.750
.864
RB
30
43
TO
4
16
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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