FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's basketball team wrapped up the 2019-20 regular season on Saturday, defeating Dominican 87-83 on Senior Day. The Sunbirds will play in the PacWest Conference Tournament next week on the campus of Azusa Pacific.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

• Final: FPU 87, Dominican 83  
• Records: FPU (16-12, 13-9 PacWest), Dominican (10-18, 7-15 PacWest)
• Location: Special Events Center | Fresno, Calif. 
• All-Time Series: FPU leads 18-8

 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Sunbirds and Penguins went back-and-forth for the bulk of the first half, with the Blue and Orange leading by four at the break.
• FPU outscored Dominican 21-15 in the third quarter, but the Penguins opened the fourth on a 12-4 run to get within a bucket.
• Ashley Cross made a layup and a three to push FPU's lead back to seven with just over seven minutes to play.
• Dominican's Jerusha Paine answered with five points of her own to again make it a single possession game, but the Sunbirds connected on five of their final eight shots to hold on for the win.    

 
STATS FROM THE GAME: 

• Paine turned in a remarkable afternoon, recording game-highs in points (45) and rebounds (23), while Cross posted a career-high 31 points to go with a team-high 14 boards.    
• Cassie Pisik also gave the Sunbirds a double-double with 11 rebounds and an even 10 points, and freshmen Felicia Dourva and Sara Lundqvist each gave the FPU 16 points off the bench.
• FPU won the turnover battle 13-10, while Paine's big night helped the Penguins claim a 46-43 edge on the glass.

 
BEYOND THE BOX:

• Cross reached 1,000 career points in the second half, becoming the third player on the team to do so this season.  
• The Sunbirds will be headed to the PacWest Conference Tournament for the second straight year.   

 
SOCIAL:

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

 
UP NEXT:

• Fresno Pacific will be the six-seed in the conference tournament next week and will match up against Concordia in the first round. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.