NEWBERG, OR -- The Slugs jumped into the deep end of the pool and faced the 10th ranked George Fox Bruins. The Slugs battled but eventually succumbed to the much taller Bruins 74-45.

The Bruins sent out a line-up that contained no player smaller than 5'9''.  The Slugs responded with a taller lineup that included all three post players Sarah Mackey, Leah Parrish and LaShay Alexander.  The Slugs battled the Bruins early and trailed only 9-7 with 5 minutes gone in the first half. Once the UCSC went to a smaller lineup, the Bruins ran away.     

Over the next 7 minutes, the Bruins used a pressure defense and excellent outside shooting to run off 17 straight points. Ryane Ortiz ended the run making a difficult in traffic layup but the Slugs trailed 26-9. The Bruins held the Slugs to 22% shooting on the night and built a 40-18 half time lead.

The second half started the way the first half ended.   The Slugs could not find the bucket. The Bruins ran off 13 straight points and the Slugs trailed 53-18. The Slugs could have completely folded but this is a gritty bunch.  Ortiz scored 7 straight points on her way to a game high.  Lashay Alexander banged home two buckets and Sarah Crane made a tough layup.  The Slugs battled to the end but the Bruins were just too good on this night.

The Slugs record dropped to 8-6 and travel next to Southern California to face long time rival Cal Lutheran.