SAN DIEGO - Five Sea Lions scored in double-figures to lead the Point Loma women's basketball team to a dominant 75-55 Homecoming victory over Biola on Saturday, Nov. 19.
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The victory allowed PLNU to remain perfect on the season at 4-0. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Eagles and dropped them to 4-2 on the season.
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Sydney Tonack went 7-of-12 from the field to pace Point Loma with 17 points in her final Homecoming game. Tonack also grabbed six rebounds. Fellow seniors
Kassidy Gengenbacher and
Madison West also reached double-figures with 12 and 16 points, respectively. West was 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range. She is just nine 3-pointers from breaking the school's career mark.
Alex Brunk added 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.
Roya Rustamzada chipped in with 10 points, including two treys.
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DeMoria White had 20 points for Biola, to lead all scorers. She was 7-of-17 from the field. Joclyn Kirton also reached double-figures for the Eagles with 10 points.
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The Sea Lions never trailed after the opening minute. They used a 15-2 run, that stretched from the first to the second quarter, to extend their lead from two points to 15 and Biola was never able to get the lead back to single-digits. PLNU went up by as many as 28 (48-20) in the second half before setting on the 20-point margin of victory.
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PLNU finished the game 8-of-15 as a team from 3-point range. The Sea Lions also outrebounded the Eagles by nine (35-26) and held them to 8-of-24 shooting from beyond the arc.
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After opening the year with four straight home games, Point Loma will now have to head on the road next week. The Sea Lions will face a pair of CCAA foes at the Thanksgiving Classic in Carson, Calif., on Nov. 25 and 26. PLNU will play Cal State LA on Friday, Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. and Cal State Dominguez Hills for the second time this season on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m.Â