Pacific 56, at Saint Mary`s 53

MORAGA, Calif. (Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive struggle where points were at a premium, the Pacific Tigers executed a final, decisive stand to edge the Saint Mary’s Gaels 56-53 in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at McKeon Pavilion. The victory avenged a five-point loss to the Gaels just over a month prior and snapped a two-game skid for Pacific, which improved to 10-14 overall. Saint Mary’s, which had won two of its last three, fell to 14-12. The most critical sequence unfolded in the game’s chaotic final ten seconds. With Pacific clinging to a 54-53… Read more...