REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Women's Basketball team (1-0) opened their 2025-26 season with a dominant 36-point win, 83-47, over Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Saturday evening.
The first point of the season came on a Leila Hosn (Seattle, WA) free throw. AJ Wick (Henderson, NV) then converted on a three-point play that sparked a 12-0 Redlands run. During this stretch Andrea Perkins (Seal Beach, CA) made two three-pointers and Colbi Zorich (Kenmore, WA) scored in the paint after grabbing her own offensive rebound.
After leading by as many as 11, the Bulldogs were only ahead by four, 13-9, with 2:13 remaining in the first quarter. A pair of Wick jumpers, though, stretched the lead to eight, 17-9, after 10 minutes.
Teagan McIlroy (Phoenix, AZ) began the second quarter with six points in :51 seconds. At the 6:01 mark Carly Hicks (Portland, OR) fed Olivia McIntyre (Spokane, WA) for the first two points of a 7-0 run that included a Kayden Sanders (Nipomo, CA) three-pointer to cap off the run stretching the lead to 17, 34-17. At the half Redlands led by 14, 36-22.
In the first five minutes of the third, the Bulldog defense allowed only seven points, while scoring 13 to claim their first 20-point lead, 49-29. Their largest lead of the game came after McIlroy found Alex Facelo (San Diego, CA) for a three with only seven seconds on the clock to send the U of R into the fourth quarter up 31, 66-35.
With the game in hand the Bulldogs turned to their bench in the fourth. McIntyre had seven points and five rebounds and Libby Oxciano (Santa Clarita, CA) had five points, three rebounds, and two assists with a perfect shooting line and no turnovers.
Preseason All-American Wick posted a solid double double of 15 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, two steals, and two blocks. Perkins was the only other Bulldog in double figures with 10 points.
For the game the Maroon and Grey totaled 36 points in the paint, 15 fastbreak points, 12 second chance points and picked up 19 points off turnovers.
Redlands hosts the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor next Saturday, November 15 at 5:00 p.m.
