Friday, December 3
West Field House
5:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
5-1,0-0CAC
64
vs
54
UC Merced
0-2
1
2
3
4
F
UC Merced
11
20
13
10
54
UC Santa Cruz
14
12
15
23
64
Kowack (22) led UCSC in scoring for the third time in six games to key the comeback over UC Merced
Big fourth quarter keys Banana Slugs' comeback win over Merced
12/3/2021 9:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Three UC Santa Cruz players hit double figures in 64-54 home win
A big fourth-quarter comeback was the difference as UC Santa Cruz rallied for a 64-54 win over UC Merced Friday afternoon at the West Field House.
The Banana Slugs improved to 5-1 with their fourth-straight win, outscoring the Bobcats 23-10 in the final quarter. Ashley Kowack scored nine of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as UC Santa Cruz controlled every facet of the game in the last ten minutes.
Kowack also had a season-high 9 rebounds. Tess Oakley-Stilson had a career-high 16 points and Amanda Inserra scored 12. Kaylee Murphy finished with 8 points along with team highs of 14 rebounds and 5 assists, despite playing a quarter with four fouls. Aubrey Wagner had a career-high six steals. The Banana Slugs pulled off a 13-0 run in the first 3:34 of the quarter to take back the game from their scrappy UC rivals.
Cierra McClain led the Bobcats (6-6) with 12 points. However the visitors were just 1-13 from the field in the pivotal fourth quarter.
UC Santa Cruz finishes the weekend taking on Division III Colorado College Sunday afternoon at KP Arena.
The Banana Slugs improved to 5-1 with their fourth-straight win, outscoring the Bobcats 23-10 in the final quarter. Ashley Kowack scored nine of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as UC Santa Cruz controlled every facet of the game in the last ten minutes.
Kowack also had a season-high 9 rebounds. Tess Oakley-Stilson had a career-high 16 points and Amanda Inserra scored 12. Kaylee Murphy finished with 8 points along with team highs of 14 rebounds and 5 assists, despite playing a quarter with four fouls. Aubrey Wagner had a career-high six steals. The Banana Slugs pulled off a 13-0 run in the first 3:34 of the quarter to take back the game from their scrappy UC rivals.
Cierra McClain led the Bobcats (6-6) with 12 points. However the visitors were just 1-13 from the field in the pivotal fourth quarter.
UC Santa Cruz finishes the weekend taking on Division III Colorado College Sunday afternoon at KP Arena.
Team Stats
UCM
UCSC
FG%
.300
.368
3FG%
.148
.280
FT%
.667
.652
RB
44
41
TO
21
16
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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