FRESNO, CA – Leading for the final 22 minutes of Saturday's Pacific West Conference rematch with Fresno Pacific, Menlo Women's Basketball got significant contributions up and down the roster in what became a dominant 84-71 victory inside the Sunbirds' Special Events Center.

Oaks Highlights
-Leading Menlo with a game-high 26 points (4-6 3PT, 8-for-8 FT), Alberte Frisch added a career-high 10 rebounds plus five assists and three steals
-An extremely efficient 8-for-10 shooting from the field propelled Kimberly Ceron-Romero to a season-high 20 points with seven rebounds
-Frida Schmidt hit a career-high five 3-pointers en route to 15 points and seven rebounds
-Zoe Carrillo grabbed her second-highest rebound total of the year with 13 boards to go with a season-best four blocks
-Tying her season-high with five steals, Mehkia Applewhite added six points and seven rebounds as well

Menlo Outscores Sunbirds In Each Of First Three Quarters
A hot start for the Oaks featured a fastbreak layup for redshirt freshman guard/forward Kimberly Ceron-Romero and a 3-pointer from graduate student forward Frida Schmidt as a sign of things to come. Neither side led by more than the five points for Menlo out of the gate as it was just an 18-17 advantage for Menlo heading to the second quarter where extended runs by both teams eventually settled with Fresno Pacific in front 31-30. The final seven points of the half were scored by the Oaks, four from senior guard Alberte Frisch alone, making it 37-31 Menlo at the half.

Plenty of offense from Ceron-Romero pushed the Oaks' advantage further to start the second half before back-to-back Schmidt triples powered a 13-3 surge to close the quarter. The difference remained in double figures for the first six minutes of the fourth until a 6-0 comeback attempt by FPU that was countered with Frisch free throws in the final 51 seconds of the eventual 84-71 triumph.

Up Next
Another PacWest rematch is on the way as Menlo welcomes Chaminade to Haynes-Prim Pavilion for a 5:30 p.m. matchup on Feb. 24.