Box Score

ST. GEORGE, Utah - Jessica Escorza scored a season-high 25 points and Erin Andersen added 18 points off the bench to lead the Point Loma women's basketball team to a 73-67 come from behind win over Dixie State on Saturday, Dec. 14.

The win evened the Sea Lions record at 4-4 on the season and at 2-2 in the Pacific West Conference. The loss dropped the Red Storm to 2-5 overall (1-2 PacWest).

Escorsa scored 17 of her 25 points after intermission to help PLNU outscore DSC by eight points in the second half. Point Loma scored 11 of the first 13 points after the break to quickly erase a two-point halftime deficit and take a 46-39 lead.

After the teams then traded baskets the Sea Lions would put the game away with a 13-1 run. Andersen scored eight points during the run, including hitting a shot behind the arc and a traditional 3-point play. She would finish the 7-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from behind the 3-point line en route to scoring her career-high 18 points.

Point Loma shot 45 percent in the contest and held Dixie State to 34 percent shooting and just 24 percent from 3-point range (6-of-25). The Red Storm received nearly all their offense from Haley Holmstead and Kaylah Miller. Holmstead went 9-of-18 from the field and scored a team-high 23 points. Miller hit six treys and scored 20 points.

"After a long trip we started slow but pulled together as a team," said junior guard Jessica Escorza. "We picked up our energy and hit some shots (in the second half). Callie hit a big shot and Erin really sparked us. Our guards worked really hard and this was a hard-earned win."

Point Loma will now return home to face Notre Dame de Namur next Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:00 p.m.