MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Basketball controlled the second half against UC Irvine on Tuesday night, defeating the Anteaters 52-37 in UCU Pavilion. Addison Wedin led all scorers with 15 points and the Gaels kept UCI to just 27.5% shooting on the night.
The Gaels opened the game on an 8-0 run and finished the first quarter up 19-8. They extended their lead to 13 points in the second quarter on a layup by Maia Jones after a spin move into the lane, and again on Nadia Bernard's first collegiate bucket with 5:09 to go in the first half.