Saturday evening the Gilbert Arena will be the site of a collegiate
basketball game, but the message being sent to fans in attendance will be much greater
than the outcome of that contest.
The Cal Lutheran women's basketball team controlled the boards and played
solid defense throughout Thursday night's 54-34 conference road win over
Pomona-Pitzer.
There are still a few weeds that sprout in the garden and some cracks
that develop in the paint, but Roy Dow believes the Cal Lutheran
women's basketball team has a strong foundation in place.
It was the tale of two halves tonight on the
road for Cal Lutheran who led 35-32 at halftime. A poor shooting effort in the
second half doomed the Regals as they fell, for the second time this winter to
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 61-52 in league action.
Cal Lutheran never trailed during a 70-37 Thursday night home win over Caltech.
Senior Chelsey Hastigan returned to form against the Beavers knocking down four
3-pointers while scoring a game-high 16 points in the victory.
For the final time as non-conference opponents, Cal Lutheran welcomed Chapman
to Gilbert Arena where the Regals used a six-point halftime lead en route to a
65-59 victory over the visiting Panthers.
Cal Lutheran became the first conference team to defeat Occidental this
season earning a 54-50 home victory on Saturday night. The Regals used solid
defense to end a 10-game losing streak to the Tigers.
Cal Lutheran never fully recovered from an early 17-point blitz in suffering
a 67-54 road conference loss to Redlands. Mariah Barbetti-Cort paced the
Bulldogs with 26 points and 13 rebounds against the Regals.
A full-ride scholarship led Jazmyne Porter to Long Beach State out of
high school. But once Porter decided to transfer, it was a family
legacy that guided her to Cal Lutheran.
Cal Lutheran overcame a five point second half deficit to earn a 75-70 road
conference victory over La Verne on Saturday night. Channing Fleischmann was
one of three Regals to score in double figures and led all players with 25
points.