(IRVINE, Calif.) Just as it did on Friday, PLNU Women's Basketball's offense exploded in the second half on Saturday against Simon Fraser.
 
Point Loma outscored SFU by nine points in the second half, 49-40, but it wasn't enough to overturn an 11-point halftime deficit as the Red Leafs prevailed 85-83.
 
Four Sea Lions scored in double figures, led by Ellie Turk's second 20-plus point game in her last three. Turk led all scorers with 24, followed by 15 apiece from Eiley Tippins and Tavia Rowell, as well as 12 from Hannah Golan.
 
PLNU shot 50% or above from 3-point range for the second-straight game, with Turk sinking five triples and Rowell shooting a perfect 4-from-4 from behind the arc.
 
Point Loma led by as many as eight in the first quarter after a Tippins basket, before Turk's 3-pointer in the final seconds put PLNU up by five heading into the second period.
 
The Red Leafs then outscored the Sea Lions 28-12 in the second quarter to go into the break up by double digits.
 
Point Loma stormed back in the third, as Turk's triple with 3:20 remaining in the quarter restored PLNU's lead momentarily, with SFU leading by two entering the fourth.
 
Simon Fraser then scored the first six points of the final period to change the momentum before stretching its lead back up to 11 with 2:41 to play.
 
A late flurry of 3's got the Sea Lions back in the game late, as Rowell's triple got PLNU to within two with a second remaining, but the Red Leafs managed to hold on in the end.
 
Point Loma (2-4 overall) returns to the court on Saturday when PLNU hosts Hope International at 2 p.m. for its home opener.