(SAN RAFAEL, Calif.) PLNU Women's Basketball led by as many as 29 points on its way to a 77-64 road victory over Dominican to open up PacWest play on Thursday night.
 
"We played several quarters of really good basketball tonight," Head Coach Charity Elliott said. "I'm really proud of how this team is competing and staying focused on their roles."
 
Point Loma never trailed in the game and dominated from the opening tip, with Kaylee Byon's personal 4-0 run to start the first quarter getting the Sea Lions off to a good start.
 
Byon then assisted on Eiley Tippins' layup that put the visitors up by double digits late in the opening quarter.
 
PLNU held DUC to single digits in the second, as Point Loma extended its lead to 17 at the half after shooting 64% from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
 
Tavia Rowell scored all seven of her points in the third, as the Sea Lions scored 25 points in the quarter. Rowell closed the period with a fastbreak layup to put PLNU up by a game-high 29.
 
Point Loma maintained that advantage four minutes into the final stanza after Hannah Golan's basket off an offensive rebound, before PLNU closed out a double-digit victory to begin its conference schedule.
 

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Byon led all scorers with 17 points and was joined by three other Sea Lions in double figures – Alli McDonald (13 points), Tippins (12 points), Golan (11 points).
 
"Kaylee got off to a hot start tonight and we had some huge contributions from multiple players," Elliott said. "Eiley and Mac continue to lead so well and I thought Hannah was huge off the bench for us."
 
Point Loma (6-3 overall, 1-0 PacWest) takes its four-game winning streak to San Francisco on Saturday for a road game at Academy of Art. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
"It's a long season and we have to stay focused on one game at a time," Elliott said.