SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Interstat) — UC Santa Barbara used a decisive second-quarter surge to defeat Cal Poly 61-51 in a women’s basketball game Thursday night at Robert Mott Gym.

The Gauchos, who led 15-16 after the first quarter, outscored the Mustangs 23-6 in the second period to take a commanding 38-22 halftime lead. Cal Poly could not recover from the deficit despite winning the second half.

Zoe Borter led all scorers with 24 points for UC Santa Barbara. Teammate Zoe Shaw added 13 points. Katie Peiffer scored 15 points for Cal Poly, and Dulci Vail contributed 14.

The victory improved UC Santa Barbara to 14-3 overall. Cal Poly fell to 3-15. An announced crowd of 459 attended the Big West Conference game.