Thursday, December 29
Riverside, Calif.
6 PM
California Baptist University
5-7,1-0WAC
67
vs
61
UT Arlington
6-7,0-1WAC
1
2
3
4
F
UT Arlington
17
13
15
16
61
California Baptist
16
22
14
15
67
Photo by: Elijah Hickman
Lancers Take Down Mavericks Behind Career Games by Wu and Schmidt
12/29/2022 8:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University women's basketball team opened Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play against the UT Arlington Mavericks inside the CBU Events Center. It marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Lancers won their WAC opener for the third straight season and defeated the Mavericks 67-61.
The Mavericks entered the season ranked #2 in the preseason poll and were 6-6 to begin the year.
In the first quarter, the Lancers missed 11 of their first 12 shots before rallying to take a brief lead and trailed by one at the end of the opening period. CBU led by as many as 11 and dominated the second period, outscoring the Mavericks 22-13 and taking an eight-point halftime advantage. The Lancers found their stroke from deep, shooting 50%. Dorcas Wu stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds, and three assists, while teammate Grace Schmidt had 12 points and seven rebounds.
In the second half, the Lancers extended the lead to 11 before the Mavericks cut it back to as few as five. Nae Nae Calhoun had a career-high with six steals, and her defensive intensity wore off on the team, with CBU forcing 18 turnovers in the game.
After a career-high 20 rebounds last game against Western Kentucky, Dorcas Wu erupted for a career-high 18 points to go along with 13 rebounds and four assists to help lead the Lancers to an early statement win over UT Arlington. Grace Schmidt also had a career-high in points (21) and rebounds (11) to form a deadly dynamic duo to upset the Mavericks.
Next up for the Lancers will be a New Year's Eve trip to Phoenix to take on the Grand Canyon Antelopes at 2 p.m.
The Mavericks entered the season ranked #2 in the preseason poll and were 6-6 to begin the year.
In the first quarter, the Lancers missed 11 of their first 12 shots before rallying to take a brief lead and trailed by one at the end of the opening period. CBU led by as many as 11 and dominated the second period, outscoring the Mavericks 22-13 and taking an eight-point halftime advantage. The Lancers found their stroke from deep, shooting 50%. Dorcas Wu stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds, and three assists, while teammate Grace Schmidt had 12 points and seven rebounds.
No hesitation triple by Dorcas to take the first lead of the game. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/17pSjRtemq
— California Baptist Women's Basketball (@CBUwbb) December 30, 2022
In the second half, the Lancers extended the lead to 11 before the Mavericks cut it back to as few as five. Nae Nae Calhoun had a career-high with six steals, and her defensive intensity wore off on the team, with CBU forcing 18 turnovers in the game.
After a career-high 20 rebounds last game against Western Kentucky, Dorcas Wu erupted for a career-high 18 points to go along with 13 rebounds and four assists to help lead the Lancers to an early statement win over UT Arlington. Grace Schmidt also had a career-high in points (21) and rebounds (11) to form a deadly dynamic duo to upset the Mavericks.
Wu and Schmidt with career nights punctuated by this play. 🏀👀#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/bhnof9iIwm
— California Baptist Women's Basketball (@CBUwbb) December 30, 2022
Next up for the Lancers will be a New Year's Eve trip to Phoenix to take on the Grand Canyon Antelopes at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
UTA
CBU
FG%
.297
.390
3FG%
.238
.368
FT%
.643
.519
RB
42
50
TO
18
22
STL
10
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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