SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Seattle University women’s basketball (2-1) dropped its first contest of the season, falling to future WCC opponent UC Santa Barbara (3-0) 92-48 inside the Thunderdome on Monday evening.
Junior Cristina Jones posted her second straight 20 point game after recording a season high 22 points on Friday evening. The junior guard scored 20 points shooting 57.1 percent from the field, combining for eight field goals. Jones ended the night with three rebounds, three steals, one block and one assist.
Sophomore Alanna Neale also scored in double-digits, posting 13 points, connecting for three triples, hitting 50 percent from three point land. Neale paced the team with six rebounds and three assists.
Junior Erin Sellers and freshman Gabriela Escorial combined for 10 rebounds, with Escorial leading the team with four offensive boards. Sellers handed out two assists, matching sophomore Sophie Buzzard.
The Redhawks combined for 32 percent shooting from the floor, recording four triples. Seattle U recorded 27 rebounds, 12 offensive boards, four steals and nine assists.
UC Santa Barbara opened with a 29 point first quarter, shooting 75 percent from the field. The Redhawks were led behind Neale, who scored four through the opening minutes. Seattle U came back in the second quarter with its most fruitful ten minutes, scoring 16 to the Gauchos’ 18. Both Jones and Neale scored six points before the half, but the Redhawks would trail 47-24.
Out of the break, UCSB put up 30 points, combining for six makes from three. Jones scored eight out of half, shooting 60 percent. Both Neale and junior Claire Fraser connected from downtown, as the Redhawks shot 66.7 percent from three. In the closing ten minutes, Jones collected two more buckets to grab her second straight 20 point game. The Redhawks would fall to the Gauchos 92-48 in their second road game of the season.
Seattle U returns to action on Wednesday evening, traveling to Cal Poly, before returning home to Seattle for Kids Day against Pacific Lutheran on November 18.
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