STOCKTON, Calif. – In the final road action of the regular season, Santa Clara women's basketball beat Pacific 61-51 Thursday night.
Santa Clara (14-14, 9-8 WCC) used its size advantage over Pacific (9-21, 5-12 WCC) to outscore the Tigers 36-18 in points in the paint. The easy buckets helped make-up for the fact that the Broncos were just 4-for-22 from beyond the arc.
The Tigers got within 55-49 with 2:23 left in the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run. GeAnna Luaulu-Summers knocked down a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer during the run. Santa Clara didn't make a field goal for the final five minutes of action but maintained their lead by scoring six points form the free throw line.