SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Pacific women's basketball team (8-5, 1-1 WCC) bounced back in a major way on Monday afternoon, putting together one of its most cohesive and dominant performances of the season in a resounding 84-61 win over San Francisco (7-7, 0-2 WCC) at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
 
First Half

• Pacific went on a 13-2 run in the first quarter and made five of their last seven field goals in a span while forcing the Dons to cough up the ball six times in five minutes. 
• Momentum came in a variety of ways for the Orange and Black on the Hilltop, including a charge taken by Kaylin Randhawa down low that resulted in a Lianna Tillman layup on the ensuing Tiger possession. 
• Pacific's inside presence and intensity came to play on Monday afternoon with both in points in the paint (24-16) and bench point (13-10) advantages going to the Tigers. 
• Valerie Higgins went off in the first half, dumping in 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting with two rebounds and three assists while turning the ball over just once.
• Pacific's offense continued to click as the game progressed, as the Tigers the Dons 23-15 in the second quarter and ended the half on a 10-2 run to take a 41-33 lead into halftime.

Second Half

• Pacific's offense clicked out of the break and didn't skip a beat, going 3 for 5 from the floor in the first two minutes of the second half followed by a 7-0 run while converting five of seven from the field. 
• The jets really turned on though with Pacific outscoring San Francisco 18-3 midway through the third quarter. Pacific shot a game-high 58.8 percent from the floor in the third, torching the Dons with a 26-15 overall scoring advantage in the frame. 
• The Tiger defense held San Francisco to just 3 of 13 from the field in the fourth quarter and 6 of 23 for the half.
• Higgins almost posted a double double in the second half alone with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Randhawa put up 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 3-of-4 from deep.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Higgins posted a near triple double in the win with a season-high 29 points to augment 10 rebounds and a career-high nine steals. The redshirt junior's 29 points were her second season high in as many weeks (scored 25 last week against St. Francis) and earned her City of Stockton Human Resources Hardworking Player of the Game honors.
• Higgins was one of four Tigers in double figures scoring Monday afternoon, joining Tillman (10), Randhawa (season-high 15) and Brooklyn McDavid (11).
• 50 of Pacific's 84 points came in the paint, more than doubling that of San Francisco (22).
• Pacific reached the 80-point mark for the third time this season and first since downing Indiana State 83-66 on November 29 in the Tiger Turkey Tip-Off. The Tigers also eclipsed 50 percent shooting for the second time this season, shooting 52.4 percent against Dons after torching UMKC in the November 8 season opener for 54.7 percent.

UP NEXT:
The Tigers return home to the Alex G. Spanos Center after a month on the road, continuing WCC play with a weekend homestand beginning with LMU on Thursday, January 2. Don Gubbins will have the call on Pacific All-Access and the game will be streamed live on The WCC Network.
 
FOLLOW US:
For more updates and more information on the 2019-20 Pacific women's basketball team, be sure to follow @Pacific_Hoops on Twitter, @pacificwbb on Instagram and @PacificWomensBasketball on Facebook.