Brynna Maxwell threes silence the Waves, 67-49

The Pepperdine Waves had the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Brynna Maxwell figured out for the first half, but unfortunately, a basketball game is 40 minutes long, and the Zags toppled Pepperdine 67-49.

It was a huge second half explosion from the Zags, led by Maxwell and her 26, including six threes. Twenty-one of those points and five of those threes all came in the second half.

Esther Little earned the start for the Zags, replacing Eliza Hollingsworth in the starting lineup after Hollingsworth to a hard fall on Thursday. Without Hollingsworth ability to help stretch the floor, the Pepperdine defense completely smothered the Gonzaga shooters, denying any decent shot from the outside for much of the…