FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific University women's basketball team hosted Biola on Saturday afternoon, as streaky offense and turnovers doomed the Sunbirds, as they dropped the game to the Eagles 56-47. 
 
QUOTABLE
"For the most part, our defense was really good tonight. Our offense is really disconnected. That's on me. I must do a better job of putting our team in positions to be successful without turning the ball over. Our inability to protect the basketball in a multitude of areas today did us in. Not only could we not make a shot, but we also continuously gave them extra possessions with turnovers and allowed them to get 18 points off those turnovers. We have a long way to go, but we'll go together. Our mental toughness and togetherness will be tested this next week as we travel to four straight road games. Still a lot of belief in our locker room." – head coach Tim Beauregard
  
 HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sunbirds opened the contest on fire, as Anisa Rillo knocked down a jumper for the first points of the game. 
• Joleen Corona launched a 3-pointer, followed by a four-point play from Sara Lundqvist.
• Bre Hurt knocked down free throws that put the Birds up 11-2 in the first quarter. 
• In the middle of the first quarter, Olivia Garcia made a layup, followed by a 3-pointer from Felicia Dourva and another three from Rillo that resulted in an 8-0 run that put the team up 19-7.
• Julie Ramirez netted three free throws, while Rillo knocked down two more that made up a 5-0 run to close out the opening quarter, as the Sunbirds owned a 24-12 lead. 
• The scorching first quarter carried FPU to a 24-23 lead at halftime. 
• The Blue and Orange were hot to open the third quarter, going on a 6-0 run to go up 30-23.
• The Eagles pulled to within three, but the Sunbirds once again found a 7-0 run to go up by 10 with 5:27 left in the third quarter.
• A layup from Ramirez at the end of the third quarter gave the team a 42-37 lead heading into the final period.
• Unfortunately for the Sunbirds, the offense went cold down the stretch, as the Eagles capitalized to sneak out of the Special Events Center with the game by a score of 56-47. 

STATS FROM THE GAME

• Ramirez led the team with 10 points, on for 4-for-5 shooting from the field. 
• Rillo scored nine points and had six rebounds, while Dourva scored eight points with seven boards as each turned in a solid night for the Birds. 
• Lundqvist was two points and two rebounds away from a double-double, as she tied Maesyn Rix with a team-high eight boards. 
• Turnovers proved costly for the Sunbirds, as they finished with 26. 
• The Eagles turned 26 turnovers into 18 points. 

UP NEXT

• FPU embarks on a road trip that features four games in seven days, as it starts with a game against Concordia on Wednesday at 5 p.m. 

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