Feb. 21, 2008
(San Francisco, CA) - San Francisco Women's basketball returned to War Memorial Gym, but not to the win column, as it fell to Bay Area and West Coast Conference rival Saint Mary's 86-73 on Thursday night. The Dons (13-13, 4-7 WCC) fall to 0-5 in the month of February as the Gaels (13-14, 5-6 WCC) even up the season series at one each. SMC scored the first basket of the contest and never looked back as it led the entire game. Coming out of the break down 34-26, the Dons had the game within two (55-57) with nine minutes remaining in the second half, but couldn't capitalize. Saint Mary's led in categories from the field, including field goals (.500/28-56), 3-point field goals (.636/7-11), and free throws (.885/23-26). USF shot .422 (27-64), managed only 5-16 (.313) from behind the arc, and made 14-25 (.560) from the line. The Dons had 18 turnovers compared to SMC's 17, but did manage to out-rebound the Gaels 38-35. Sophomore forward Heidi Heintz led Dons scorers with 17 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Senior center Necolia Simmons had 16 points, nine rebounds and one assists. Rounding out USF's double figure scorers, junior guard Shay Rollins scored 12 points had nine rebounds, and three assists. For Saint Mary's, junior guard Jontelle Smith scored a career high 30 points, sophomore guard Sierra Chambers scored 16 with seven rebounds, and freshman forward Louella Tomlinson scored 13 with six rebounds and three blocked shots. USF returns to action at home on Saturday versus Santa Clara. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM with senior day festivities beginning at 6:50 PM.
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