Pacific 53, at Pepperdine 71

MALIBU, Calif. (Interstat) — Lina Falk scored 26 points and Pepperdine used a dominant first quarter to set the tone for a 71-53 victory over Pacific in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves, improving to 11-7 overall, opened the game on a 17-2 run and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire to hand the Tigers their third consecutive conference loss. Pacific fell to 7-10. The most critical phase of the game was its inception. Pepperdine established immediate control, holding Pacific scoreless for nearly the first five minutes while building a double-digit lead. Falk,… Read more...