WOU Women's Basketball Western Oregon 76, Cal State 63‏

Zahler did most of her damage in the first half as she scored 17 of the WOU's 39 points, as she shot 6-of-6 from the field including 5-of-5 from three-point range.

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POMONA, Calif. - Sara Zahler scored 20 points and went 6-of-7 from three point range to lead the Western Oregon University women's basketball team to a 76-63 win over Cal State LA, Saturday, Dec. 20.

The Wolves (4-4) shot 46 percent from the field in the game and limited the Golden Eagles to 34.6 percent shooting. WOU also had an assist on 18 of its 29 field goals as it recorded its second positive assist-to-turnover ratio of the season. As a team, Western Oregon was 9-of-15 from three-point range and held Cal State LA to 4-of-21 from behind the arc.

Zahler was one of four Western Oregon players in double-figures as Whitney Chase and Danielle Albus scored 10 apiece and Katie Torland added 18 points to go along with a team-best seven rebounds.

Down 25-20 with 6:38 remaining in the first half, the Wolves went on a 19-5 run to close half and take the lead for good. Cal State LA would close the Western Oregon's lead to four points at 62-58, but the Wolves went on a 14-5 run to end the game and seal the victory. WOU kept the pressure on throughout the second half as it converted on 15-of-29 shots.

"This was a good for us to come out and get a win against a tough, clawing team to close our road trip," said head coach Greg Bruce. "The women stuck together and we got contributions from everyone. I give credit to our kids for hanging in there, battling and closing the deal at the end."

Zahler did most of her damage in the first half as she scored 17 of the WOU's 39 points, as she shot 6-of-6 from the field including 5-of-5 from three-point range.

The Western Oregon women's basketball team will now play at Corvallis, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 28th, as it takes on Oregon State at 4:00 PM.

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