STOCKTON, Calif. – A 21-0 run in the first half created too much separation for San Francisco to come back from as the Pacific women's basketball program rode to a 76-64 win Saturday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.

The Tigers (9-10, 5-4 WCC) trailed 13-9 in the first quarter when a lay-up by Daria Nestorov got Pacific going. The Tigers connected on eight of its next 10 shots to catapult ahead 30-13.

Senior Anaya James and graduate Liz Smith played big roles in the first half spurt and led Pacific for the game. James finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 3-of-5 from long range, while Smith tallied 17 points on 7-of-12 from the floor. The duo also dished out five assists apiece.

The pair's efficiencies highlighted a Pacific team that shot 50.8% (31-for-61) from the field. This production extended to the defensive end of the court as well where the team held the Dons (8-10, 5-4 WCC) to just 34.4% (21-for-61) from the field.

Junior Sydney Ward led a defense that tallied 10 blocks by swatting five. She became the first Tiger with five or more blocks in a game since Dec. 27, 2014, when Kendall Kenyon blocked six shots, also against San Francisco. The 10 team blocks tied for the fifth most single game in program history and the first time Pacific has recorded 10 or more blocks against Division I competition since Jan. 19, 2013 against Cal State Northridge.

Smith grabbed seven of the team's 15 steals. Her seven steals were not only a new career-high, but she also now ranks tied for seventh in team history for most steals in a single game. She joins James as the only active Tiger with seven-plus steals in a contest and is the fifth Tiger in the head coach Bradley Davis era to do so.

Between the blocks and steals, it represented just the third time in program history Pacific has recorded more than 10 blocks and steals in the same game (last done Dec. 12, 2014 versus Cal Maritime).

It was Pacific's second straight win over the Dons after knocking them out of the WCC Tournament last season 76-71.

Looking ahead, Pacific is on the road for its next contest when it travels to Pepperdine on Thursday at 6 p.m. before returning home to celebrate Powercat's birthday next Saturday against Oregon State at 6 p.m.
 

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— Pacific Women's Hoops (@Pacific_Hoops) January 18, 2025

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