Box Score LAIE, Hawai'i — Five players scored in double digits and the Dominican University of California women's basketball team cruised to an 80-65 Pacific West Conference victory over BYU-Hawaii on Wednesday evening.
Salonika Quewon-Owens poured in 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead all players as the Penguins won their second consecutive game.
Carly Holboke and
Sarah Nelson each added 13 points while
Lauren Hyatt and
Noelle Roldan each chipped in 10 points apiece.
Danielle Yamauchi dished out eight assists.
Dominican (2-12/1-6 PacWest) had by far its best shooting night of the season, going 28-of-57 (49.1 percent) from the field. The Penguins also won the rebounding battle 41-33, with Hyatt leading all players with 11. That gave the senior center her second double-double of the season. Nelson and Quewon-Owens each pulled down eight boards apiece.
The first half was closely contested until Dominican took the lead, 19-17, with 6:43 to go. From there, the Penguins steadily built the lead to 42-32 at halftime. Dominican extended the lead to as large as 17 before the final buzzer sounded.
Danna Lynn Hooper led the Seasiders (0-10/0-4 PacWest) with 18 points.
The Penguins, who have had back-to-back winning road trips to Hawai'i, will return to California to face Azusa Pacific University on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff against the Cougars (7-4/5-0) is slated for 5:30 p.m.