HONOLULU, HI – Menlo Women's Basketball, the
Pacific West Conference Team of the Week, added to the momentum the Oaks had been building on the mainland, outscoring Chaminade in each of four quarters for the 78-66 win – Menlo's fourth in a row on Thursday inside McCabe Gymnasium. Senior guard
Alberte Frisch once again garnered the spotlight with a season-high 32 points in the victory.
Oaks Highlights
-Scoring the second-highest total of anyone in the PacWest this season,
Alberte Frisch dropped 3?2 points to move into the top 20 in NCAA Division II at 19.3 points per game
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Laila Saenz delivered 13 points off the bench while
Mehkia Applewhite also reached double figures with 10
-Six steals by
Jayonnah Carter, her third time with at least that total in a game this year, now has at least one theft in 13 of 15 contests
Over 66 Percent Shooting From The Field In Fourth Seals Win
Despite Chaminade's 10-6 lead early on, Menlo countered with a 14-4 run that featured points from five different Oaks including five off the hands of graduate student guard
Laila Saenz. Menlo had doubled up the Silverswords with a 12-6 start to the second quarter as Frisch provided eight of those points yet a late 8-0 push allowed CUH to cut the deficit to 35-31 at halftime.
That momentum for the home team carried into the third quarter during which Chaminade gained a six-point advantage after shooting over 58 percent from the field in the frame. The quarter ended, however, on a 12-3 surge by Menlo that was highlighted by seven points from Frisch, sending her team to the fourth up 58-51.
Doubling their margin three minutes into the final frame, the Oaks got back-to-back scores from sophomore forward
Zoe Carrillo and a transition layup by Saenz for a 6-0 run that was later supported by multiple high-percentage conversions from senior guard
Mehkia Applewhite. In the end, Frisch rose her individual total to 32 with the last five points to finish off the 78-66 triumph.
Up Next
One more stop remains for Menlo on its Hawaii road trip as the Oaks will rematch Hawaii Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 4:30 p.m. HT (6:30 p.m. PT).
