FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team was on cruise control early on Saturday afternoon, defeating Hawai'i Hilo 74-46 at the Special Events Center. The Sunbirds are in the middle of a five-game home stand and have now won two of their last three games.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: Fresno Pacific 74, Hawai'i Hilo 46 
• Records: FPU (9-8, 6-5 PacWest), UHH (6-6, 4-3 PacWest) 
• Location: Special Events Center | Fresno, Calif. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• After Vulcan forward Allie Navarette connected on a jumper to make it a 5-4 UHH lead, the 'Birds dominated the first quarter, following with a 17-0 run to put the game out of reach early.
• The Blue and Orange kept the foot on the gas in the second quarter, with Cassie Pisik dropping a layup just before the break to give FPU a 42-16 advantage.
• Ashley Cross was perfect from the floor in the second half, scoring 12 points on five shots to help FPU run away with the victory.

 
STATS FROM THE GAME: 

• Pisik turned in a team-high 18 points as one of three Sunbirds in double-figures, while Navarette  led the Vulcans despite shooting 4-of-14 for the game.
• Ashley Cross rounded out her first double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.  
• The Sunbirds outrebounded their guests by a margin of 43-31, but UHH won the turnover battle 14-11.

 
BEYOND THE BOX:

• The 28-point blowout is FPU's highest margin of victory since defeating Pacific Union 100-30 in December of 2018.   

 
SOCIAL:

• Twitter - @fpusunbirds
• Instagram - @fpusunbirds 
• Facebook - /FPUathletics

 
UP NEXT:

• The Sunbirds return to the Special Events Center on Tuesday, when they look to even the season series against Hawai'i Pacific. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m.