HONOLULU – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team scored another PacWest Conference victory on Saturday evening, defeating Chaminade 65-49 on the road. The Sunbirds have now swept their Hawaii trip for the first time since joining the league in 2012-13.
 
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"With all the travel that's involved on a trip like this, it becomes tough to stay locked in. I was proud that our girls kept perspective and remembered that this was a business trip. We showed resilience and mental toughness for both games, and we had lots of players step up and contribute to these wins. We are excited to head home with two road wins and to stay in the hunt for the postseason." – head coach Tim Beauregard
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Fresno Pacific 65, Chaminade 49
Records: FPU (11-13 9-7 PacWest), Chaminade (2-14, 2-12 PacWest)
Location: McCabe Gym | Honolulu   
All-Time Series: Fresno Pacific leads 4-3
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Fresno Pacific controlled the opening tip, and a second-chance bucket from Viviana Vasquez gave the 'Birds the first lead of the game.
• Jessica Malazarte and Megan Lee each gave the Sunbirds five first quarter points, but a late foul allowed the Silverswords to tie the game at 15-15.
• The Blue and Orange committed just three turnovers in the first half, carrying a 36-31 lead into the locker room at the intermission.
• FPU began to pull away in the second half, leading by as many as 14 on four different occasions in the final 20 minutes.  
 
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Malazarte tied Chaminade's Alicia Dugan for a game-high 12 points, while Lee and Ashley Cross each chipped in 11.
• Cassie Pisik hauled in a team-best eight rebounds, marking the 11th time this season she has tallied at least that many.
• Silversword guard Destiny Castro added 11 points and collected 15 rebounds to round out her seventh double-double of the season.
• The Sunbirds outrebounded their hosts 48-34 for the game and won the turnover battle by a margin of 13-8.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• The Sunbirds have forced more turnovers than they have committed in all but three PacWest games this season. Saturday night was the sixth game this year with less than 10 FPU turnovers.
• Lee is now tied with former All-American Jenay Herring for second on the school's all-time list in three-pointers.
 
UP NEXT:
• FPU returns to action on Saturday, when they host league-leading Hawai'i Pacific at the Special Events Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.