Updated at 10:31 PM
STOCKTON - With a pair of previous close losses against Sacramento City, the Delta women's basketball team made sure they avoided a sweep by smothering the Panthers with defense in a Big 8 Conference victory Tuesday at Blanchard Gymnasium.
The Mustangs defeated Sacramento City 58-35 by allowing just eight points over the second and third quarters combined. In the men's game, the Mustangs lost 66-63 to the Panthers.
Delta's (19-8, 6-5 Big 8) women limited the Panthers (19-7, 7-4) to just nine field goals and an overall shooting rate of 23 percent.