WBB | SMC Brings the Thunder to the Thunderdome, Defeats UCSB 80-55

Thursday, November 29

Santa Barbara, Calif.

Noon

Saint Mary's College of California

4-2

UC Santa Barbara

1-6

Saint Mary's

UCSB

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

WBB | SMC Brings the Thunder to the Thunderdome, Defeats UCSB 80-55

11/29/2018 3:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Gaels took advantage of dominant second and fourth quarters and a career-high, 14 points from freshman Taycee Wedin on Thursday afternoon. As a result, SMC went on to a record their largest point differential of the season with an 80-55 win over UC Santa Barbara.

HOW IT HAPPENED

QUARTER 1 | Saint Mary's took an early, 5-2 lead, but a 5-1 Gauchos run gave UCSB their first lead of the game (7-6). Both sides went back-and-forth until a layup by junior Jasmine Forcadilla tied the game at 10 points apiece with 5:07 to play in the quarter. With 1:33 on the clock, SMC led the tightly-contested first quarter 19-17 and then took a 5-point advantage thanks to a 3-pointer from Wedin. The Gaels ended the quarter with a 26-19 lead.

QUARTER 2 | Wedin was on absolute fire to get the second period going, hitting three triples and a pair of free throws after a technical foul to boost the Gaels' lead to 13 (37-24). The freshman was the only scorer for SMC in the first five minutes and brought her game total to 14 points at the point (a new career-high). The Gaels continued to dominate the quarter and entered the half with a 19-point, 47-28 lead.

QUARTER 3 | SMC maintained their double-digit lead in the third quarter with their advantage never dipping below 14. Saint Mary's finished the third with a 65-51 lead.

QUARTER 4 | The Gaels went on a 15-2 run to begin the fourth quarter that lasted until the Gauchos made a pair of free throws with 41 seconds left to play. SMC ultimately only allowed four points in the final period for an 11-point differential which gave them an 80-55 victory.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

58.5: The Gaels' shooting percentage this afternoon – their second-highest mark of the season
11: Amount of SMC 3-pointers which is tied for the most this season.
14: A career-high in points for Wedin
31: The Gaels' second-most field goals this year.

QUOTABLE

"Today was a collaborative effort for each member of our team," said head coach Paul Thomas. "We were more consistent in our efforts this afternoon."

COMING UP

Saint Mary's will now head to Cal Poly for their next game which will take place on Saturday, December 1 at 2:00 p.m.