Women’s basketball: UCI finished off by LMU

Loyola Marymount held the UC Irvine women’s basketball team to two

points in the last five minutes of the game to erase an eight-point

deficit and earn a 66-60 nonconference victory at the Bren Events Center

Sunday.

The Lions ended the game strong, going on a 16-2 run to improve to 7-2

overall. The Anteaters were not so hot in the second half. After taking a

36-34 lead at halftime, UCI shot 27.6% from the field.

Bryn Britton scored a game-high 22 points for Loyola Marymount while

Cindy Oparah had her sixth double-double of the year. She led the

Anteaters with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Lisa Woznick came off the bench to pile up 13 points for UCI. Kimberly

Martin and Kristen Green each added 10 points for the Anteaters (1-7).

In her second career game, UCI’s Ashley Biggins grabbed eight rebounds

in 12 minutes of play.

nonconference

Loyola Marymount 66, UC Irvine 60

Loyola Marymount - Murray 5, Britton 22, Slaughter 10, Self 8,

Bernasconi 11, Brown 1, Turner 6, Henry 3.

3-pt. goals - Murray 1, Britton 1, Self 1, Bernasconi 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

UC Irvine - Martin 10, Oparah 19, Hudson 4, Green 10, Woznick 13,

Ciperova 4.

3-pt. goals - Woznick 2.

Fouled out - Woznick.

Technicals - none.