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Meaali'i Amosa
Morgan Davenport
Meaali'i Amosa
55
Loyola Marymount LMU 5-11,0-6 WCC
61
Winner Pepperdine PEP 5-8,1-3 WCC
Loyola Marymount LMU
5-11,0-6 WCC
55
Final
61
Pepperdine PEP
5-8,1-3 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Loyola Marymount LMU 16 10 18 11 55
Pepperdine PEP 16 11 10 24 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | by Athletic Communications

Waves Collect Win Over PCH Cup Rival LMU

MALIBU, California – Meaali'i Amosa had a career night with 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Pepperdine women's basketball team defeated PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount, 61-55, earning the team's first West Coast Conference win of the season. 

The Waves (5-8, 1-3) and Lions (5-11, 0-6) were neck and neck through most of the game, but Pepperdine finished with a six-point scoring run for the victory.

BIG WAVES 
 
  • Freshman Meaali'i Amosa (Garden Grove, Calif./Mater Dei HS) led the Waves with 14 points by shooting 7-for-9, brought down 11 rebounds and had a career-high three blocked shots. 
  • Senior Cheyenne Givens (Gardena, Calif./Serra HS/Los Angeles Trade-Tech) had 11 points, two assists and three steals. 
  • Freshman Helena Friend (Huntington Beach, Calif./Blair Academy) tied her career-high with eight points and collected one assist and two steals. 
  • Redshirt junior Becky Obinma (Menifee, Calif./Rosary Academy/Texas Christain) banked eight points, brought down three rebounds and had a career-high three steals.  

GAME RECAP 

After back and forth shots from both sides, Pepperdine went on a 10-point scoring run to take the lead 16-4. Loyola Marymount countered the Waves with a 12-point run of their own to tie the game heading into the second quarter, 16-16.

In the second quarter, Amosa hit a layup, but the Lions scored the next seven-straight to take the lead 23-18. Obinma hit the last shot of the half and took the Waves into the break with a one-point lead, 27-26.

The Lions went on an eight-point scoring run to take the lead back 34-27 early in the second. Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount then went back and forth in the third quarter, but the Lions had a seven-point margin, 44-37, heading into the final frame. 

LMU extended the lead 49-39, but the Waves went on a six-point scoring run to cut the deficit to four, 49-45. LMU scored on a layup, but Pepperdine had another eight-point scoring run to take the lead back 53-51. It was all Waves from there, as they closed out the game with another six consecutive points. 

STATS 
  • The Waves and Lions were even in shooting percentage at 45%. 
  • Pepperdine out rebounded LMU 33-30. 
  • The Waves forced 23 turnovers compared to the Lions 18.
  • Pepperdine had 25 points off of turnovers.
  • The Waves had 44 points in the paint. 
QUOTABLE 

Head Coach Kristen Dowling: 

Freshman forward Meaali'i Amosa:

HIGHLIGHTS

UP NEXT 

The Waves will continue the homestand and host Gonzaga on Thursday, Jan. 27. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on the WCC Network. 
 
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