California Baptist University
6-8, 0-2WAC
UT Rio Grande Valley
7-7, 1-0WAC
CBU Starts Strong In Close Game
1/5/2019 7:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Three Lancers: Britney Thomas, Caitlyn Harper and Delacy Brown scored in double figures in a 60-56 loss in the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Thomas scored 15 points and had five rebounds in 16 minutes, while Harper had 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Brown added 10 points, three steals and four boards.
CBU started the first and second quarters on 7-0 runs to take an early lead. Field goals from Ane Olaeta, Lexy Ram and Thomas helped CBU take a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game.
CBU starts the game on a 7-0 run against UTRGV, with Ane Olaeta, Lexy Ram and Britney Thomas all getting in on the scoring less than a minute into the game.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/hzyKsIE71F
— CBU W. Basketball (@CBUwbb) January 6, 2019
UTRGV fought back to take a 14-13 lead with 45 seconds left in the first quarter, but a three-pointer from Emma Meriggioli kept CBU ahead 16-14 going into the second.
Great ball movement finds Emma Meriggioli for an open 3⃣. It gives the Lancers a 16-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/8wRnkrqkrD
— CBU W. Basketball (@CBUwbb) January 6, 2019
Four points from Thomas and a three from Olaeta helped the Lancers go in front 23-14 about a minute and a half into the second quarter.
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— CBU W. Basketball (@CBUwbb) January 6, 2019
A three from Ane Olaeta gives CBU its largest lead of the game, up by nine (23-14) early in the second quarter. The Lancers have started this period on another 7-0 run.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/xUsdr3fST8
The Vaqueros then used a big run to take a 33-26 early in the third quarter. The Lancers responded with a 16-9 run over the next four-plus minutes to take back a 42-40 advantage with about three-and-a-half minutes left in the period. Brown scored eight of those points in the run, while Thomas and Caitlyn Harper added four each.
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— CBU W. Basketball (@CBUwbb) January 6, 2019
Delacy Brown with the four-point play! It pulls CBU back within three of UTRGV (35-32) early in the third quarter.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/8zkfo9hj3P
UTRGV closed out strong and took a 51-43 lead into the fourth. The Lancers tightened up on defense to pull within six (59-53) with less than a minute left on an 8-2 run highlighted by points from Brown, Ram, Meriggioli and Harper.
The Lancers move to 6-8, 0-2 in the WAC this season, while the Vaqueros improve to 7-7, 1-0. CBU returns home to host Kansas City on Thursday at 6 p.m. and Chicago State Saturday at 1 p.m.
