SAN DIEGO - The Sea Lions' five-game home winning streak was snapped on Saturday (Feb. 6) in a 94-84 loss to Azusa Pacific.
 
Kayla Shaw led six Cougars in double-figures with 30 points. Point Loma never had the lead again after going up 3-2 to start the game. APU built a 45-34 halftime advantage and pushed it all the way to 20 points early in the fourth quarter. Despite the deficit, the Sea Lions did not go away easily.
 
An and-1 layup by Alix Henderson cut Azusa Pacific's lead to 11 points with just over four minutes remaining. PLNU got it down to seven with 23 seconds left, but APU hit 12-of-17 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to keep the Sea Lions at bay.
 
Haylee Saurette led Point Loma with 19 points and eight rebounds. Ellie Turk added 13 points, including four 3-pointers. Kennedi Byram, Alix Henderson, Madison Williams, and Cara Liggins posted 10 points apiece.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (5-2, 4-2 PacWest), Azusa Pacific (3-3, 3-3 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The Sea Lions dropped to 4-2 in conference play but so did Concordia after losing to Biola on the road. Both teams remain tied for first in the PacWest SoCal Pod standings. The win puts APU one game back of the conference co-leaders.
 
Turning Point
Despite trailing all game it looked like the Sea Lions were going to be able to close the gap to single digits to start the fourth quarter. A 3-pointer by Madison Williams with 2:48 left in the third cut the lead to 11 (62-51), but the Cougars closed the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 19-point lead into the final period.
 
Words from coach Lisa Faulkner

 News and Notes
> Shaw's 30 points matched the most the Sea Lions have yielded to an opponent this season
> The 94 points allowed are a season-high
> Point Loma matched a season-high with 14 3-pointers made (14-of-33)
> The Cougars outscored the Sea Lions by 10 points at the free throw line
> In the two-game series, PLNU's bench outscored APU's 97-38
> The Sea Lions' two-leading scorers, Cara Liggins and Ellie Turk, combined to shoot 7-of-31, the rest of the team shot 22-of-41
 
Next
The Sea Lions will begin their second round of PacWest play next week against conference co-leaders, Concordia. The teams will first meet in Irvine, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 12 before returning to play in Golden Gym on Saturday, Feb. 13. Both games will tip-off at 2 p.m. Saturday's contest will also be virtual Homecoming for PLNU.