MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Basketball never trailed against the Niagara University Purple Eagles on their way to a 73-59 win in the Gaels' first game of the Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic.
SMC jumped out to a 10-point lead at 22-12 with 2:42 to go in the first quarter on a layup by Amy West, who saw her first action of the 2022-23 campaign after a shoulder injury last season.
The Gaels would get their lead up to 16 in the first half on a layup by Aspen Garrison to make it 36-20 with under three minutes to go in the second quarter, and went into the half up 38-28 after another layup by West.