SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The San Diego Toreros used a dominant second quarter and strong interior play to defeat the Seattle Redhawks 71-54 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

San Diego outscored Seattle 20-14 in the second period to take a 34-33 halftime lead and steadily extended its advantage, leading by as many as 17 points. The Toreros controlled the paint, outrebounding Seattle 16-2 on the offensive glass and outscoring them 38-20 inside.

Ella Brubaker led all scorers with 27 points for Seattle, which fell to 5-18. San Diego, now 9-17, was led by Eva Ruse and Olivia Owens, who each scored 20 points. Owens added seven assists. San Diego forced 20 Seattle turnovers but committed 20 of its own in front of an announced crowd of 866.