RENO, Nev. – The Fresno Pacific University women's basketball team opened their season with an exhibition against Nevada on Sunday afternoon, as the Sunbirds got their early-season reps in as the game went 73-49 to the Wolfpack. 
 
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 "It was a perfect first game for our team. Our defense showed up and proved that it can be the strongest part of our identity this year. In the first half, we played exactly how we want to play going forward. The third quarter got away from us a little bit, but we still got quality shots that could've kept us in the game, but they didn't fall. We rested who we needed to in the fourth quarter and got reps for those who we needed to as well. We are excited about the challenge of taking on Fresno State next week. Many things to work on and many things to be excited about. That's all you can hope for in October basketball." - head coach Tim Beauregard. 
 
STATS FROM THE GAME

• The Sunbirds outscored the Wolfpack 19-16 in the second quarter. 
• Rachel Berry led the Sunbirds with 11 points while adding five rebounds in a solid all-around performance. 
• Bre Hurt tied Berry with a team-high five rebounds. 
• Sara Lundqvist was incredible offensively, knocking down all three of her three-point attempts on her way to scoring 10 points. 
• FPU shot 41.7 percent from three-point range. 
• The Birds did a nice job of getting to the basket, scoring 22 points in the paint while the bench supplied 15 points during the game.

UP NEXT

• The Blue & Orange play another exhibition on Friday, Nov. 5th against Fresno State inside the Save Mart Center. Tip-off is 6 p.m. 

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