REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Women's Basketball team (9-5, 4-1 SCIAC) won their sixth-straight game following a lopsided 81-55 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday night.
Leila Hosn (Seattle, WA) opened with a quick four points for an early 6-4 lead. The Bulldogs then took a three-point advantage, 12-9, thanks to free throws by AJ Wick (Henderson, NV) and Sophie Christopher (Broomfield, CO).
Wick and Colbi Zorich (Kenmore, WA) scored the first four points of the second quarter before the Athenas drew within three, 16-13. Then at the 6:44 mark Zorich found Alex Facelo (San Jose, CA) who knocked down a triple before Leaya McKinney (Sedalia, CO) found Carly Hicks (Portland, OR) for a 22-13 lead.
CMS responded with a 12-9 run all the way down to the 1:41 mark of the first half. But Redlands would hold them scoreless the rest of the way coupled with Krista Karban (Murrieta, CA) knocking down a baseline jumper with :13 seconds left in the half giving UR an eight point lead at the break, 33-25.
After a competitive first 20 minutes, Redlands changed that with a big third quarter where they outscored CMS by 15, 21-6. They held the Athenas to less than 20 percent shooting and shot 57 percent. Kayden Sanders (Nipomo, CA) was a spark off the bench with five points and a perfect 2-for-2 mark from the field.
The second quarter was the highest combined scoring period with 37 total points. That total paled in comparison to the 51 points the two teams combined for in the fourth.
The Bulldogs' lead was as large as 26 inside of three minutes when Andrea Perkins (Seal Beach, CA) found Sanders for a fastbreak three. After a pair of Athena three-pointers Hosn then set up Perkins for her own triple.
Hicks made a free throw and then made a three pointer to give Redlands their first 30-point lead, which grew to as many as 33 on an Avery Shiring (Yorba Linda, CA) free throw.
Hicks finished with 15 points thanks to four made threes. Zorich and Hosn both had double-digit scoring nights. Zorich added eight rebounds and Hosn had seven assists. For the game Redlands shot 46.3% from the field, 58.8% from three-point territory, added 13 fastbreak points, 22 points in the paint, 23 points off turnovers and picked up 10 second chance points.
Redlands hosts Whittier College this Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. in game one of a doubleheader with the men's team.
