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FRESNO, CA. -
Jessica Torrecillas netted 35 points, and nabbed 13 rebounds to help Fresno Pacific to a 70-66 GSAC win over San Diego Christian College Saturday afternoon in FPU's Special Events Center.
"Torrecillas was a force...35 points and 13 boards!" FPU head coach
Meredith Pulliam said regarding the junior forward. "She carried us offensively the entire way."
The Sunbirds led the majority of the first half, and established a 35-32 lead at the break.
The Hawks came out to score the first seven points of the second period to take their first lead of the game, but the Sunbirds weathered the storm to go on to the 4 point victory.
"We got good minutes from
Brandi Blackwell and
Kelly Thompson as well," Pulliam added.
Blackwell was solid with 13 points and 9 rebounds, while Thompson put up 4 points and 2 boards for FPU.
San Diego Christian's Torreya Edwards had a performance also worth noting with 30 points and 9 rebounds for the Hawks.
With the win, the Sunbirds improve to 4-13 in GSAC play (7-20 overall).