Final Stats

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Despite a second-straight 20-plus point performance from Cheyanne Wallace, the LMU women's basketball fell late at Santa Clara, 71-64, Saturday afternoon at the Leavey Center.

Wallace poured in a game-high 21 points, including 14 in the first half, to go with five rebounds. Jackie Johnson contributed 14 points, hitting on 10-of-10 from the free throw line and hauled down six rebounds. Leslie Lopez-Wood added in 12 points, while Raychel Stanley chipped in with six points.

After holding a 30-26 command at the half, Santa Clara (8-7, 3-1 WCC) roared back in the third frame, outscoring LMU (6-9, 1-3 WCC), 19-11, and held the Lions to just one field goal in the quarter. The Lions came back and tied up the game at 49-49 midway through the fourth, but the Broncos closed out the game with a 22-15 run to hand the Lions the loss.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• Wallace came out of the gates on a mission, as she netted nine of LMU's 14 points in the first quarter. The sophomore hit on 3-of-5 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to give the Lions the early lead at the end of the first, 14-12.

• Johnson and Wallace opened the second stanza with back-to-back baskets before Lopez-Wood connected from mid-range to give the Lions their largest lead of the contest at 22-15 three minutes into the quarter. Santa Clara closed the gap to one possession at 22-20 midway through the frame, but the Lions held the Broncos without a field goal for the final 2:44 of the half to hold the upper hand at 30-26 heading into the break.

• After shooting just 30.8 percent (4-for-13) in the first quarter, the Lions heated up in the second as they hit on 50.0 percent (7-for-14). Wallace provided the bulk of the damage for LMU as she notched 14 points in the first half, connecting on 5-for-9 shooting and added in four points from the charity stripe.

• The Broncos opened the second half with a 10-4 run, while holding LMU to open 0-for-6 from the floor to hold a 36-34 edge midway though the third quarter. The Lions struggled shooting in the third, connecting on just 1-of-10 shooting, but were near-perfect at the free throw line, hitting on 9-of-10 to trail 45-41 heading into the last quarter.

• LMU put the game within one possession thrice to open the fourth until a putback layup by Wallace tied it up at 49-49 with just over four minutes to go. However, the Broncos spurted a 6-2 streak en route to a 22-15 run to close out the game.

• The Lions turned in their second straight performance shooting over 75 percent from the charity stripe as they connected on 21-of-27 attempts.

• LMU matched a season high with 14 steals.

UP NEXT

Up next for the Lions is a two-game stretch at Gersten Pavilion, starting with a matchup against Gonzaga on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m on Dad & Daughter Night.

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