Women’s Basketball splits home-road week

Photos by Joanna Cabalquinto

Pepperdine Women’s Basketball split two games, defeating Portland on Thursday, Feb. 1, 83-79 for their eighth win, but fell to Pacific for the second time this season Saturday, Feb. 3, 84-73.

Against Portland, junior forward Yasmine Robinson-Bacote led the offense with 31 points and posted a double-double with 10 rebounds. Senior guard Kim Jacobs added 21 points and junior guard Paige Fecske followed with 20.

The Waves battled the Pilots in a close one to begin, with the score tied at 19 after the first quarter. By the end of the second, the Waves led, 39-36 before falling behind in the third quarter by five, 63-58. The deciding fourth quarter came down to the…