Callaway leads UCI to 74-59 victory

FULLERTON -- UC Irvine’s Christina Callaway notched a game-high 21

points and Kristen Green added 15 points to help the visiting UC

Irvine women’s basketball team to a 74-59 Big West Conference victory

at Cal State Fullerton.

The Anteaters were in control almost all the way, giving way to a

brief 15-14 deficit in the early going.

Fullerton’s last fling was at 23-23 before the Anteaters pulled

away for good.

The Anteaters used a 12-0 run to go up at halftime, 35-23, and

pushed the advantage to as many as 21 points late in the game.

UCI shot 52% from the field, including just under 58% from the

floor in the first half.

Callaway’s 21 points came on 7 of 14 from the field, and she was 7

for 11 at the line. She also had six boards.

Green was 6 for 13 from the field, hit both free throws and had

eight rebounds.

Lisa Faulkner had 12 assists as the Anteaters improved to 13-8,

6-4 in the Big West. Fullerton is now 5-15, 3-6.

The Anteaters continue in the Big West hunt on Thursday when they

host Idaho at the Bren Events Center.