SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco women's basketball team (10-11, 7-5 WCC) dropped a West Coast Conference decision to LMU (9-11 3-9 WCC), falling 73-68 Thursday evening at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
- Holding LMU to without a field goal through the first three minutes of the opening quarter, San Francisco jumped ahead, 6-1, following two free throws from Emma Trawally Porta at 7:42.
- After Naudia Evans knocked down a mid-range jumper, trimming the Lions' deficit to 6-3, Freja Werth kickstarted an 8-2 scoring run with a three-pointer as the Dons pushed their lead to nine, 14-5, at the 5:08 mark.
- The Dons continued to build their margin during the remainder of the first quarter, reaching double-digits at 3:17, 18-7, after Cami Fulcher knocked down two free throws.
- Finishing the quarter strong, San Francisco scored five of the final seven points as Mia Vuksic connected on a three-pointer with 27 seconds left to give the Dons a 23-12 advantage.
- The momentum continued to be in the Dons' favor at the start of the second quarter, as a 6-0 run from Werth and Emma Trawally Porta gave the green and gold a 29-12 lead at 6:05.
- Later in the quarter, Trawally Porta cashed in on a straight-away three-pointer to extend the lead to 19, the Dons' largest of the game, 43-24, with 11 seconds left.
- Shortly after, Evans ended the half with a buzzer-beating three-point basket, bringing the Lions to within 16, 43-27, at the break.
- LMU took charge in the third quarter as momentum shifted, using a 12-2 scoring run to trim San Francisco's edge to nine, 45-36 with two minutes off the clock.
- The Lions continued to score, bringing the deficit to within three, 48-45, at 1:56.
- Following a Marina Hernandez corner three-pointer for a six-point advantage, Mari Somvichian's second-chance layup for the Lions cut the deficit to four, 51-47, at the end of 30 minutes.
- LMU dominated the final quarter of play, edging out San Francisco, 26-17, to earn the five-point victory on the road, 73-68.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Trawally Porta recorded a team-best 16 points on five-of-nine shooting in 29 minutes of action. She was also perfect from the free-throw line, knocking down all five of her attempts from the charity stripe.
- Despite fouling out of the game, Werth added 15 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
- Angeliki Ziaka posted 11 points on 50 percent (five-for-10) shooting and secured a season-best six rebounds, one steal, and three assists.
- As a team, San Francisco shot a season-high 93.3 percent from the free-throw line, knocking down 14 of its 15 attempts.
POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:
UP NEXT:
San Francisco concludes its two-game home stretch at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 when it hosts Santa Clara at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
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