Thursday, February 4
Provo, Utah
4:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
61
at
75
BYU
Cheyenne Givens
Photo by: Martin A. Folb
Pepperdine Falls to BYU in Provo
2/4/2021 6:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PROVO, Utah – The Pepperdine women's basketball team gave BYU a tough first half on Thursday, but ultimately fell 75-61 in a West Coast Conference matchup. Monique Andriuolo led the Waves with 17 points and five rebounds.
The Waves (3-11, 0-10 WCC) made a run at a comeback in the fourth quarter, but the Cougars (10-3, 6-2 WCC) had built up too great of a deficit.
BIG WAVES
The Waves got on the board first on a Givens jumper and were quickly answered by the Cougars in a common theme in the first. There were six tie scores in the period, but BYU made the last two shots to take a 16-12 lead going into the second. The Waves tied the game at 16, but BYU retook the lead at 18-16 and never relinquished it again. Andriuolo and Tara Dusharm (Foley, Minn./Saint Louis) each had four points in the second quarter as the Cougars led 34-28 at the break.
The second half was much of the same, as the Cougars led by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter. Pepperdine went on an 11-0 run in the fourth, but BYU answered with a 9-0 run of their own. Givens and Andriuolo scored 17 of the Waves' 33 points in the second half.
KEY STATS
The Waves are on the road again on Saturday, taking on San Diego with a 2 pm tip.
The Waves (3-11, 0-10 WCC) made a run at a comeback in the fourth quarter, but the Cougars (10-3, 6-2 WCC) had built up too great of a deficit.
BIG WAVES
- Senior forward Monique Andriuolo (Melbourne, Australia/Maribyrnong Secondary College) had one of her best scoring outputs of the season, scoring 17 points on 7-for-14 from the field. She also led the Waves with five rebounds.
- Junior guard Cheyenne Givens (Gardena, Calif./LA Trade Tech) scored 14 points, just one off her season high. She scored nine points in the second half.
The Waves got on the board first on a Givens jumper and were quickly answered by the Cougars in a common theme in the first. There were six tie scores in the period, but BYU made the last two shots to take a 16-12 lead going into the second. The Waves tied the game at 16, but BYU retook the lead at 18-16 and never relinquished it again. Andriuolo and Tara Dusharm (Foley, Minn./Saint Louis) each had four points in the second quarter as the Cougars led 34-28 at the break.
The second half was much of the same, as the Cougars led by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter. Pepperdine went on an 11-0 run in the fourth, but BYU answered with a 9-0 run of their own. Givens and Andriuolo scored 17 of the Waves' 33 points in the second half.
KEY STATS
- The Waves outshot the Cougars in the first half, but the Cougars ended up on top in shooting over the whole game, 47.2% to 43.3%.
- Pepperdine had 34 rebounds compared to BYU's 45.
- The Waves had 15 turnovers, while BYU turned the ball over just five times.
The Waves are on the road again on Saturday, taking on San Diego with a 2 pm tip.
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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