

WBB | Tough Shooting Night Leads to Loss Against Portland
1/19/2023 9:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Basketball couldn't get shots to fall against the Portland Pilots in a 64-41 loss on Thursday night.
The Gaels scored first on a Leia Hanafin basket right off the jump ball, but it would be SMC's only lead of the night.
Saint Mary's trailed by seven halfway through the first, but the Gaels went on a run and cut it to one on an Aspen Garrison layup with 3:29 to go in the first. But Portland would finish the quarter up by eight and extend their lead to 36-17 at the half.
The Pilots kept a 20-plus point lead the rest of the way, keeping the Gaels to 32.7% shooting on the night and 1 of 8 from three-point range.
UP NEXT
The Gaels will look to rebound and upset No. 16 Gonzaga this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in UCU Pavilion.
The Gaels scored first on a Leia Hanafin basket right off the jump ball, but it would be SMC's only lead of the night.
Saint Mary's trailed by seven halfway through the first, but the Gaels went on a run and cut it to one on an Aspen Garrison layup with 3:29 to go in the first. But Portland would finish the quarter up by eight and extend their lead to 36-17 at the half.
The Pilots kept a 20-plus point lead the rest of the way, keeping the Gaels to 32.7% shooting on the night and 1 of 8 from three-point range.
UP NEXT
The Gaels will look to rebound and upset No. 16 Gonzaga this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in UCU Pavilion.
Team Stats
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SMC
FG%
.414
.327
3FG%
.364
.125
FT%
.800
.667
RB
41
30
TO
14
18
STL
12
9
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