Saturday, November 7
Santa Cruz, CA
1:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
0-1,0-0C2C
41
vs
51
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1-0,0-0SCIAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS | 19 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 11 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
11/7/2026 6:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz women's basketball lost in a battle versus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a 51-41 end. After being down as many as 20 points in the second quarter, UC Santa Cruz forced a tie at 39 apiece midway through the fourth quarter. Despite an impressive comeback, the Banana Slugs struggled to get shots to fall late in the contest. Emilie Ngo led all scorers in the contest in a 26 point opener to her junior year. Ngo is the reigning Coast-to-Coast Player of the Year after earning Rookie of the Year honors to open her career, and today showcased a perfect 12-12 day from the free throw line and 7-16 from the field to open her junior season. Bria Tate added six points on three field goals, and Sarah Reuter posted a team-high six rebounds including two offensive. UC Santa Cruz next will play in day two of the Slug Tip Off Tournament as they face George Fox University at 3:00pm at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday, November 7th.
How it Happened:
Ngo opened the game with a clean jumper to put the Banana Slugs ahead in what would be UCSC's only lead of the game. UC Santa Cruz opened the game taking clean shots, but struggled to convert early to get down against CMS at 19-11 after the fist quarter. Ngo continued to give consistent points to the Banana Slugs, but an 11-0 run for the Athenas midway through the second quarter put UCSC in a tough position with halftime drawing near. Ngo would eventually end the scoring drought for UCSC with a jumper in the paint and would score once more before halftime. Tate scored the final points for UCSC at the half as UC Santa Cruz cut the deficit to 13 despite ending the half at 7-36 from the field.
UC Santa Cruz began the half with more intensity than the first as Gabriela Clement immediately helped UCSC chomp back at the deficit. A couple jumpers and free throws from Ngo alongside the first career field goal by Sofia Fernandez cut CMS' lead to four with just under four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Layups by Clement and Tate would bring the Banana Slugs within two, and two free throws by Ngo tied the game at 39 with six minutes remaining. After missed shots and turnovers by UCSC, the lead expanded quickly for the Athenas with time running out for UCSC to comeback. Ngo scored the final field goal in the contest to end game one of the season for UC Santa Cruz.
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How it Happened:
Ngo opened the game with a clean jumper to put the Banana Slugs ahead in what would be UCSC's only lead of the game. UC Santa Cruz opened the game taking clean shots, but struggled to convert early to get down against CMS at 19-11 after the fist quarter. Ngo continued to give consistent points to the Banana Slugs, but an 11-0 run for the Athenas midway through the second quarter put UCSC in a tough position with halftime drawing near. Ngo would eventually end the scoring drought for UCSC with a jumper in the paint and would score once more before halftime. Tate scored the final points for UCSC at the half as UC Santa Cruz cut the deficit to 13 despite ending the half at 7-36 from the field.
UC Santa Cruz began the half with more intensity than the first as Gabriela Clement immediately helped UCSC chomp back at the deficit. A couple jumpers and free throws from Ngo alongside the first career field goal by Sofia Fernandez cut CMS' lead to four with just under four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Layups by Clement and Tate would bring the Banana Slugs within two, and two free throws by Ngo tied the game at 39 with six minutes remaining. After missed shots and turnovers by UCSC, the lead expanded quickly for the Athenas with time running out for UCSC to comeback. Ngo scored the final field goal in the contest to end game one of the season for UC Santa Cruz.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
CMS
UCSC
FG%
.360
.233
3FG%
.263
.000
FT%
.526
.867
RB
41
24
TO
21
12
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
12
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
3
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
1
