STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's basketball program was outscored 27-13 in the fourth quarter, leading to a 56-68 home loss inside the Alex G. Spanos Center on Sunday afternoon to Cal State Fullerton.

The Tigers (1-4) took a two-point lead into the final frame after largely solving the CSUF (2-4) press, outscoring the Titans 31-22 over the second and third quarters. Senior Sydney Ward was at her best during that stretch, scoring 12 of her team leading 16 points – a mark that also tied her career high. Like the last time Ward scored 16 points, she had a big day at the free throw line going 8-for-8 and nearly doubling her attempts at the line on the season (ten attempts entering today's game).

The senior left her mark on all other areas of the game as well by leading the team with eight rebounds while adding a block and two steals. The block was Ward's 71st of her career, bringing her into a four-way tie for tenth all-time in blocks in program history with Jane Romberg (1980-85), Sarah Yarbrough (1995-99) and Karen Dawkins (2005-09). If Ward tallies another block and claims sole possession of tenth place, she will be the first entrant since Valerie Higgins (2018-21).

Freshman Sophia Mindermann continued to produce offensively with another double-digit outing, this time scoring ten points. The Folsom native hit on 3-of-10 attempts and went 2-for-9 from the three-point line. She also recorded the first steals of her career, gaining three.

Pacific's next time on the court will be during the Tiger Turkey Tipoff where the team will welcome Milwaukee and Jacksonville State to the Spanos Center for the first series matchups with both of those schools. The two-day event will start on Friday, November 28 at 1 p.m. with UC Davis against Jacksonville State followed by Pacific's matchup with Milwaukee at 3:30 p.m. All four games will be shown on ESPN+.

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