REDLANDS, Ca. – The Pomona-Pitzer women's basketball team fell to Redlands 66-53 in a hard-fought battle. Madison Quan highlighted the team's efforts with 22 points. With the loss, the Sagehens are now 9-7 overall and 7-3 in the conference. The Sagehens will stay on the road as they travel to Chapman on Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m.

How It Happened 

The Sagehens struck first in a quiet first quarter as Madison Quan hit a jumper just over a minute into the game. Emily Church recorded the next four points with two free throws and a layup, but Redlands answered to tie the game at 6-6 with 3:29 left in the quarter. After the two teams traded buckets, Madison Quan hit a shot from beyond the arc to give the Sagehens an 11-8 lead, but a Redlands jumper made it 11-10 at the end of the first. 

Quan made the first layup of the second quarter, but the Bulldogs went on a 6-0 run to take a 16-13 lead with 6:12 remaining in the quarter. Charlize Andaya ended the run with a three-pointer, but Redlands made back-to-back three-pointers to regain the lead at 22-16. Pomona-Pitzer ended the second quarter on a 9-1 run with five points from Quan to take a 25-23 lead over the Bulldogs. 

Out of the halftime break, Emily Church hit a jumper just 24 seconds into the period, but Redlands quickly fired back, bringing the game to a 27-27 tie with an 8:22 on the clock. The quarter featured a back-and-forth battle as the two teams continued to work to a tie before a Kaitlyn Leung three put the Sagehens up 34-31 with 6:09 left in the third. The Bulldogs went on a quick 6-0 to take a 37-34 led Madison Quan hit the shot from downtown to bring things to a tie, this time at 37-37 with 3:35 left to play. The Bulldogs ended the quarter on a 4-2 run to take a 41-39 lead over the Sagehens heading into the fourth quarter. 

Redlands got to work quickly in the fourth quarter as they pushed their way to an eight-point lead at 49-41 with 7:46 left in the game, forcing the Sagehens to call a timeout. The game went scoreless for 2:52 before the Sagehens fought back within four at 54-50 after a 9-5 run with seven points from Madison Quan and two from Maison Yee. Charlize Andaya hit a late three, but the Bulldogs quickly pulled away, ending the game on an 12-3 run to defeat Pomona-Pitzer 66-53. 

What's Up Next

The Sagehens will stay on the road as they travel to Chapman on Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m.