RICHTER SHAKES LANCERS

Tuesday, January 30

Riverside

5:30 p.m.

California Baptist University

*Vanguard

1/30/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- The NAIA's No. 1-ranked Vanguard outrebounded California Baptist, 54-36, and Jessica Richter did the rest, to hand the Lancers a 96-81 GSAC loss Tuesday night.

The Lions grabbed 31 offensive boards, while holding CBU to just 7 follow-ups on the evening, as Richter put away 38 points and chipped in with 9 boards.

The loss is just the second in the Lancers' past 7 games, as they drop to 13-8, 5-7. The Lions stay undefeated at 17-0, 12-0 and stretch their winning streak over the Lancers to 24 games.

The teams combined to fire off a whopping 86 shots from beyond the arc?second-most in NAIA history. The 29 combined 3-pointers made is also just 3 shy of the NAIA record.

After ending the first half with a 46-40 advantage, Vanguard hit a trio of 3-pointers in a 19-6 half-opening rally. Richter notched a pair of treys among eight points in the run, as the Lions eventually led by 22 points, at 84-62 with 7:15 left on the game clock.

Adaobi Gwacham, who scored 12 points for CBU, tallied 4 points in the Lancers' string of 7 unanswered points to make the score 84-69 with 4:17 remaining. Erin Greenberg, who ended with a team-high 23 points?including a 7-for-11 effort from downtown?hit a pair of 3-pointers to bring the game within 11, at 89-78, with 2:11 left to play, but it was as close as the Lancers would get the rest of the way.

Richter shot 7-for-23 from beyond the arc, as Melissa Cook launched was just 3-for-12 in 3-point attempts, but ended with 20 points and 8 assists.

Nicole Davis posted a double-double for CBU, with 18 points and 10 dimes on the evening, as Brandie McCann scored 16 points in the loss.

Davis' trey gave the Lancers the lead, at 38-37, with just under 4 minutes in the first half, but consecutive CBU turnovers fueled a 7-0 run that brought the score to 44-38.

Richter knocked down a 3-pointer and a layup in the rally, finishing with 23 points?including 5 treys?in the half. After being outscored by 20 points headed to the break in Costa Mesa earlier in the season, the Lancers trailed just 40-46 headed to the half.

The Lions hauled down 19 offensive rebounds compared to just 2 offensive boards by the Lancers, capitalizing for 16 second-chance points while blanking California Baptist in that category during the first half.

The Lancers also handed out 12 turnovers in the half, as Vanguard scored 15 points directly off CBU giveaways.

Davis scored 11 points and dished out 8 assists in the first half, while Greenberg and McCann tallied 9 and 8 points, respectively.