SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Looking to complete the Bay Area road sweep, the Pacific women's team (6-8, 4-7) could not find the momentum they needed in the closing minutes of Saturday's contest against San Francisco, falling to the Dons, 75-67, at the War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
 
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• Knocking down an early triple to take the lead, sophomore Sam Ashby put the Tigers on top early, 3-2, with her first three of the evening at 8:33.
• As the two teams traded baskets through the opening minutes, the Dons would ultimately use a 10-14 run to end the first quarter as USF held a 18-12 advantage heading into the second.
• Trimming their deficit, Pacific cut the San Francisco lead to just three on a layup in the paint at the 8:37 mark in the second.
• Following a hot stretch from senior Brooklyn McDavid to close out the first half, the Tigers would keep within striking distance of USF at the half, trailing 37-29 heading into the locker room.
• Climbing back to even the contest, McDavid would convert on a layup at 6:10 in the third quarter to knot the score at 39. 
• Less than two minutes later, the Tigers would regain the lead on a layup from redshirt senior Valerie Higgins at the 4:20 mark. Unfortunately, the Dons would respond with a run of their own, taking back their advantage as USF was on top 53-48 through three quarters of play.
• Keeping stride, Pacific got to within three points again (55-52) on a jumper from redshirt freshman Rosie Schweizer at 6:45 in the fourth.
• Despite one last push for a comeback down the stretch, the Tigers were ultimately fended off by the Dons, as USF buckled down to defend their home court for their sixth consecutive victory, defeating Pacific by a final score of 75-67.

• Turning it up to the next level, Higgins was named the Hardworking Player of the Game after finishing with 19 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal. Overall, this marked a season-high on the glass for the versatile guard, which helped Higgins notch her third straight double-double as well.
• Tallying double figures to join Higgins, McDavid would finish one rebound shy of a double-double (15 points, 9 rebounds) while senior Lianna Tillman added 11 points on 5-of-11 from the floor.
• Although the result was not ideal, Pacific did lead San Francisco in points in the paint (38-24), points off turnovers (15-14) and second chance points (14-8) 
  

UP NEXT:
Pacific will close out their road trip this upcoming week with a matchup at Portland on Monday, Feb. 8 before returning home to the Spanos Center for two contests against BYU (Thursday, Feb. 11) and San Diego (Saturday, Feb. 13). Live stream, live stat and radio links will be available via pacifictigers.com.

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