February 5, 2024
Warriors Lead Wire-to-Wire, Win Fourth Straight
The California Pacific Conference standings for the women's basketball teams are shaping to be a nailbiter as the season is nearing its last few weeks.
The Westcliff women's basketball team finished the month of January with two wins and has now extended that in February with another two wins.
Their most recent win came over the weekend against Cal Maritime, 74-46.
The Warriors took control of the game from the start, scoring 9 unanswered points after winning the jump ball.
The difference in levels was evident as the Warriors were never in trouble from that moment on and cruised to win their fourth in a row and improve to (11-8, Cal Pac 9-5).
With the win, Westcliff is sitting in a three-way tie for fourth place with Simpson University and Embry-Riddle.
They are just one game back from the third seed Park-Gilbert which they will face next.
Westcliff overpowered Cal Maritime in every category and had their largest lead of 39 in the latter stages of the fourth quarter.
Jalen Long continues to shine this season and had herself a game with 14 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Long was on target from beyond the arc as she went 4-for-4, never missing a beat.
Senior Valisa Millhouse had another strong game with 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Millhouse continues to be a pillar for this team and her veteran presence is felt in every possession.
Katie Nguyen was also in double figures with 11 points and was very active which helped her get four steals.
Off the bench, Maria Serrano knocked down a pair of threes and had a couple of assists and steals.
The team shot 42.6% from the field including 36% from long range.
They doubled the number of assists and steals of their opponent with 16 and 18 respectively.
Up next, the Warriors will hit the road as they go to Arizona to take on Park, Benedictine, and Embry-Riddle.