IRVINE, Calif. – The road-weary Chaminade University women's basketball team completed the southern California portion of their road trip with a 73-33 loss Saturday to Concordia Irvine at CU Arena
Destiny Castro (Talofofo, Guam/Notre Dame HS) led the Silverswords with 15 points but saw her streak of consecutive 20-point games come to an end at six.
The 'Swords, who on Saturday were in Day 8 of their current trip, fell to 4-21 overall and 4-15 in the Pacific West Conference.
The Eagles (14-8, 12-5 PacWest) were led by Lainie James' 17 points.
Breann Nueku (Honolulu/Clark College/Kamehameha-Kapalama HS) had six points for the 'Swords.
Arianna Blowe (Monument, Colo./Lewis-Palmer),
Cheyenne Ardona (Mililani, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Mililani),
Kali Benavente (Tamuning, Guam/Academy of Our Lady of Guam) and
Ellyonna Bankofier (Happy Valley, Ore./Clackamas) each had two points.
Ardona and
Michaella Dean (Irvine, Calif./Orange Lutheran), making a return to her home down, each pulled down seven rebounds while Castro had two assists and three steals.
Chaminade's 33 points were the fewest since Jan. 14, 2012 when they put up 32 against Hawai'i Hilo. They scored in single digits in each of the first three quarters before getting 12 in the fourth.
Although they committed just 10 turnovers, the 'Swords shot just 16-of-62 from the field for 25.8 percent. Most of their attempts were inside the paint where the taller Concordia lineup were waiting to disrupt their shots.
The Eagles posted a 46.2 shooting percentage, making 30-of-65 shots while hitting eight 3-pointers. Chaminade went 0-of-6 from long range and were outrebounded 53-27.
The Silverswords will spend Sunday making the long drive to the Central Valley where they will wrap up their five-game road trip Monday at Fresno Pacific.
