LOS ANGELES – The Pepperdine women's basketball team got its fifth win in a row as they defeated West Coast Conference and PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount 77-66 in Gersten Pavilion on Saturday night. Malia Bambrick led all scorers with 21 points.

The Waves (14-10, 8-6 WCC) led the Lions (7-20, 3-11 WCC) by as many as 15 points during the contest.

BIG WAVES

·         Sophomore guard Malia Bambrick (Santa Clarita, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS) led all scorers with 21 points. She shot 7-14 from the field and 5-9 from beyond the arc.

·         Redshirt senior guard Hannah Friend (San Clemente, Calif./Sacramento State) had 16 points and four rebounds for the Waves.

·         Redshirt senior guard Paige Fecske (Studio City, Calif./Chaminade HS) put up 11 points and five rebounds.

·         Senior guard Barbara Sitanggan (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) scored six points and put up 10 assists.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Waves started off hot, scoring the first four points of the contest. After some back and forth scoring, the Waves got a three-pointer from Bambrick to take a 16-9 lead. The Lions scored the final four points of the quarter, and the Waves led 16-13 after 10 minutes.

In the second, the Lions took a small lead before the Waves went on a 15-point run midway through the quarter to take a 39-26 lead with 1:13 left in the half. Bambrick had 11 points in the quarter as the Waves led 40-29 going into the halftime break.

After the Lions got the game to within six points, the Waves stormed back to take an 11-point lead at 55-44 and never led by less than nine points the rest of the game. They matched their 15-point lead in the middle of the fourth quarter and secured the team's fifth win in a row.

KEY STATS

·         The Waves outshot the Lions 48% to 40% for the game.

·         Pepperdine shot incredibly well from beyond the arc, making 44.4% of its three-pointers. Loyola Marymount made just 31% of shots from three-point range.

·         The Lions controlled the boards, bringing down 44 rebounds compared to the 33 from Pepperdine.

UP NEXT

The Waves are back home next week, hosting Portland and Gonzaga on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Tip-off for Thursday's matchup with the Pilots is scheduled for 7 p.m.