College women’s basketball: Pilots overpower Anteaters

UC Irvine’s Wendy Gabbe made a 10-foot jump shot with five seconds

left in regulation to send the game into overtime, but the visiting

Anteaters lost to the University of Portland, 72-69, in a nonconference

women’s basketball game Sunday.

The Pilots took a 69-67 lead in overtime on Ashlee Giles’

three-pointer with 36 seconds remaining, but Brandy Hudson answered with

a layup to tie the score, 69-69.

UCI’s Cindy Oparah fouled Khalila O’Rielly-Williams, who made both

free throws to put Portland ahead and Portland’s Da’Love Woods made

another free throw to seal the victory.

Hudson had 18 points to lead the Anteaters (1-3), follwed by Gabbe (14

points) and Oparah (12 points, 17 rebounds).

O’Rielly-Williams scored 24 points while Woods had 19 points for the

Pilots (3-0).

Nonconference

University of Portland 72, UC Irvine 69 (OT)

UC Irvine - Hudson 18, Gabbe 14, Oparah 12, Faulkner 9, Green 6,

Woznick 6, Callaway 4.

3-pt. goals - Green 2, Woznick 2, Gabbe 1, Faulkner 1.

Fouled out - Green.

Technicals - None.

University of Portland - O’Rielly-Williams 24, Woods 19, Giles 14,

Standish 5, Medley 4, Felts 3, Seltzer 2, Asher 1.

3-pt. goals - Giles 2, Felts 1, Woods 1.

Fouled out - None.

Techincals - None.

Halftime - Portland, 30-28.