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Hope International University

WBB vs MC
Liza Rosales
66
Hope International HOPE INT 13-8, 5-6
73
Winner Menlo MENLO 18-6, 9-2
Hope International HOPE INT
13-8, 5-6
66
Final
73
Menlo MENLO
18-6, 9-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hope International HOPE INT 19 9 19 19 66
Menlo MENLO 20 23 15 15 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Robert Nilsen

Royals Can't Complete Comeback Fall 73-66 to Oaks

Atherton, CA - The Hope International University women's basketball team (13-8, 5-6 GSAC) dropped their third game in a row as they fell 73-66 to the Menlo College Oaks on Saturday afternoon on the road in Atherton, CA.

It was a battle in the first quarter as the teams traded the lead multiple times with a layup by Casey Fust putting the Royals up 9-7. The Oaks came right back to take the lead but the Royals would regain at as Amira Austin fought her way to the rim to give the Royals a 17-16 lead with 2:48 to go. The Royals would then go up 19-16 but the Oaks closed out the quarter to take a 20-19 lead. The Oaks continued their momentum into the second quarter as they took a 26-19 lead with 7:01 remaining. Shiane Talley quickly answered with a layup to spark a 4-0 run as the Royals got within 26-23 but the Oaks had all the answers as they ran away to a 43-28 halftime lead. 

The Oaks continued to score to start the third as they went up 46-28 but the Royals fought back as Casey Fust nailed a three to spark a 9-2 run to pull the Royals within 48-37 with 6:18 to go. The Royals kept battling from there as Fust hit another big three to make it 55-47 but the Oaks quickly answered with one of their own to regain a 58-47 advantage at the end of the third. The Royals tried to continue their comeback in the fourth as they got within 60-53 on a layup by Shailissa Jarret with 6:22 to go but they couldn't hold the Oaks off the board as they stretched their lead back to 66-53. The Royals put up one last effort but ran out of time as they fell 73-66. Fust led the Royals with 18 points

The Royals continue GSAC action at home as they host The Master's on Saturday, February 17 at 12:00 PM in the Darling Pavilion.
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