SAN DIEGO - Daulton Hommes scored 33 points in his Point Loma debut and the Sea Lions hit the century mark in a 100-75 opening day victory over Montana State Billings at the Sea Lion Tip-Off Classic. (Nov. 9)
 
Hommes went 11-of-19 from the field and 7-of-12 from the 3-point line but it is was his first basket that has everyone talk. With PLNU struggling early, Hommes shot faked from the 3-point line, put the ball floor and took off just inside the free throw line to throw down a monstrous one-handed slam.
 
That play energized the crowd and his teammates as the Sea Lions would go on a 23-13 run in the next few minutes to take a 43-41 lead into halftime. In the second half, it was all PLNU. The Sea Lions shot .655 percent from the field and outscored the Yellowjackets 57-34 to cruise to victory.
 
In addition to Hommes, three other Sea Lions also reached double-figures in scoring. Sterling Somers came off the bench with 16 points and Preston Beverly had 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Ziggy Satterthwaite added 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Josh Rodriguez posted 11 assists to go along with his nine points. Tyler Green led MSU Billings with 19 points.
 
As a team, Point Loma hit 15-of-27 shots from behind the arc and won the rebounding battle by six (32-26).

The win was also the 300th Ryan Looney's head coaching career. He had 97 wins at Eastern Oregon, 164 wins at Seattle Pacific and has 39 wins at PLNU. 
 
Team Records
Point Loma (1-0), MSU Billings (0-1)
 
The Turning Point
After trading baskets early in the second half, Point Loma put together a 19-5 run over a six-minute stretch to extend a two-point lead to 16 with 6:18 remaining. MSU Billings would never get the deficit below 13 points again.
 
Words from Coach Looney and the student-athletes
 

News and Notes
> The 100 points were the most for PLNU since scoring 104 against Hawaii Hilo on Feb. 17, 2018
> The 33 points for Hommes are the most for a Sea Lion in a debut since joining NCAA Division II
> The 11 assists are a career-high for Rodriguez and is the first time he reached double-figures in assists since Mar. 2, 2017
> PLNU has won its past two season openers
> This was the first-ever meeting between MSUB and PLNU
 
Up Next
The Point Loma men's basketball team will face GNAC preseason favorite Saint Martin's to close out the Sea Lion Tip-Off Classic on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m.