Women's basketball falls to Bulldogs

ORANGE, Calif. - The Chapman University women's basketball team fell to the SCIAC first-place Redlands Bulldogs 75-57. Senior Julia Strand dominated the offensive effort for the Panthers and served up 26 points on the night. 

The Panthers found momentum early in the first quarter and were ahead 10-6 five minutes in. A Zoe Mazakas shot from the field secured a 20-15 lead heading into the second. Zoe Zurasky set the score at 25-19 with seven minutes left in the second securing a safe Chapman lead but the Bulldogs ate away at the deficit and tied the score 31-31 with less than two minutes left in the half with a Monique Carrasco shot from behind the arc. 

The Panthers entered the second half trailing for the first time in the game 33-31. Juliana Campas hit a three less than a minute in, one of her two on the night, but the Bulldogs took off and were ahead 54-42 by the end of the third. Redlands shot 46.2% from the field compared to the Panthers 38.8%.

A Chyanne Pagkalinawan shot from the arc made it a 20-point game with five minutes left, Strand put up six points in the fourth and Campas hit another three but the effort was not enough and the Bulldogs sailed into victory. 

Campas was second to Strand's 26 with 10 points in the night followed by Sammie Inana's seven. Brittany Mcpherson led the defensive effort and tallied seven rebounds trailed by Strand's five. The Panthers were only able to put up four points off the bench compared to the Bulldogs 21. 

Hannah Jerrier tallied a team-high 17 points for Redlands while Angelina Roque served up 16 and Julia Balestreri totaled eight off the bench. Balestreri also dominated the defensive effort with 12 rebounds on the night. 

Chapman hits the road next Wed., Feb. 9 to face the last place Occidental Tigers at 7:00 p.m. and the travels to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday to face the fifth place Athenas at 4:00 p.m.