MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon women's basketball team used a dominant fourth quarter to rally and beat Saint Martin's 72-63 Saturday afternoon at New PE Building.
WOU (9-9 overall, 3-7 GNAC) trailed the Saints (7-11, 3-7) 52-45 heading into the fourth quarter before a 10-0 run to open the third punctuated with a
Cali McClave steal and basket at the 6:56 mark gave the Wolves a 55-52 advantage.
WOU wouldn't trail again as the Wolves allowed just two SMU points in the first five minutes of the quarter to build a 62-54 lead after an
Amber Winkler bucket at the 3:03 mark.
"I was really proud of our composure and patience in that fourth quarter," WOU coach
Holli Howard-Carpenter said.
The Wolves after shooting 26.7 percent from the field in the first half bounced back to shoot 56.3 percent in the second half.
Princy Paaluhi-Caulk led WOU with 22 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists.
Cali McClave finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, five teals and two assists,
Erika Glenn had 12 points,
Kiylynn Dawkins had eight points and seven rebounds and
Ana McClave had a team-high nine rebounds and four assists to go along with two steals and two points.
WOU hits the road next week as it travels to take on MSU Billings on Thursday and Seattle Pacific on Saturday.