Final Stats

MORAGA, Calif. - In it's WCC opener, the LMU women's basketball team fell to Saint Mary's hot-shooting offensive attack, 74-59, Thursday night at McKeon Pavilion.

Saint Mary's (6-6, 1-0 WCC) shot 44.3 percent from the game, including a 51.7 clip (15-of-29) in the first half, while holding LMU (5-7, 0-1 WCC) to shoot just 37.5 percent (21-of-56) from the floor.

Jackie Johnson paced the Lions with 16 points and five rebounds. Leslie Lopez-Wood followed with eight points, while Makenzie Cast and Brittney Reed chipped in with six points apiece. Saint Mary's had a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Stella Beck with a game-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• Saint Mary's used a pair of runs to sandwich the first quarter, starting the game with an 8-2 streak before it closed the quarter with a 7-2 spurt to hold a 22-12 advantage after the opening stanza.

• The Gaels took their largest lead of the half at 38-23 midway through the second quarter before LMU turned in an 8-0 run, led by five points from Lopez-Wood, to put the Lions within striking distance at 38-31. Saint Mary's closed out the quarter with four straight points to take a 42-31 adverting into the intermission.

• The Gaels forced 10 turnovers in the first half and tallied 10 points off LMU miscues, while their bench chipped in with 15 points. Saint Mary's shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the floor and 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from beyond-the-arc in the opening half.

• The Lions went cold in the third quarter, shooting just 20.0 percent (3-of-15) from the field, while Saint Mary's continued to have the hot stroke with a 50.0 percent mark (9-of-18) shooting from the floor.

• LMU outscored Saint Mary's, 20-12, in the final frame, but it was not enough to overcome a 23-point deficit as it fell, 74-59.

• Saint Mary's outscored LMU in the paint, 34-12, and held a 45-31 rebound advantage.

UP NEXT

LMU will stay on the road as it travels to Provo, Utah to square off against BYU on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m.

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