SAN DIEGO – The Point Loma women's basketball team sent their three seniors away happy as the Sea Lions earned a 56-51 victory over Notre Dame de Namur in its final game of the 2019-20 season in Golden Gym. (Feb. 22)
 
The win did not come easy as the Argonauts fought the Sea Lions throughout the entire 40 minutes. The game was tied 14-14 at the end of the first quarter. NDNU then scored the first seven points of the second quarter to go up 23-17. The Sea Lions responded by outscoring the Argonauts 11-1 the rest of the quarter to take a 27-23 lead into the locker room.
 
PLNU went up by as many as eight (34-26) in the third quarter but led by just two (38-36) heading into the fourth quarter. NDNU would tie the game at 51-51. The senior Carol Schroeder then hit a jumper and made a steal to help put the Sea Lions in front by three (54-51), and they would hold on for the 56-51 win.
 
Six Sea Lions scored at least eight points in the contest. Alix Henderson led the way with 12 points. Kennedi Byram scored all 10 of her points in the first half. Isabel Turk added nine points, and Onjalise Carley-Hilliard, Carol Schroeder and Cara Liggins all chipped with eight points apiece. Sharon Roldan paced NDNU with 10 points.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (16-10, 12-8 PacWest), Notre Dame de Namur (8-18, 6-14 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The win secures a spot in the PacWest Conference Tournament for the Sea Lions. They are currently in possession of the sixth and final seed but are just a half-game behind Fresno Pacific for the No. 5 spot and 1.5 back of Biola for the No. 4 seed. NDNU is in 10th place in the conference and has been eliminated from postseason play.
 
Turning Point
Carol Schroeder's jumper and steal on the subsequent possession with less than two minutes turned a tied game into a three-point lead for the Sea Lions, and the Argonauts would not score again.
 
Words from the seniors

News and Notes
> PLNU has won 15 straight games over NDNU and has not lost to the Argonauts since 1986
> The 12 points for Alix Henderson were two short of her career-high
> The 56 points are the least PLNU scored in a victory all season
> Schroeder is the only student-athlete to be with coach Lisa Faulkner for all four years that she's been at Point Loma
> The Sea Lions have now earned a berth in the PacWest Tournament in every season they were eligible
 
Next Game
Point Loma will go on the road to close out the 2019-20 regular season. PLNU will play Academy of Art on Thursday, Feb. 27 and at Holy Names on Saturday, Feb. 29. PLNU will then play in the PacWest Tournament beginning on Thursday, Mar. 5.