Shaw Leads Gauchos Past Aggies in Big West Showdown

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Zoe Shaw scored 29 points to propel UC Santa Barbara to a 69-61 victory over UC Davis in a Big West women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Thunderdome.

The Gauchos (16-5) used a 19-9 second-quarter advantage to build a lead the Aggies (16-7) could not overcome, despite a 23-point fourth-quarter rally. Shaw, a guard from Melbourne, Australia, hit six 3-pointers for UC Santa Barbara, which shot 11 for 35 from beyond the arc.

Ryann Bennett led UC Davis with 17 points. Avery Sussex added 16 points and six assists for the Aggies, who shot just 31.7% from the field. The game drew an attendance of 701.