Whitney Rodriguez
56
Winner San Diego Christian SDCC
54
Simpson (Calif.) SIMP
Winner
San Diego Christian SDCC
56
Final
54
Simpson (Calif.) SIMP
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
San Diego Christian SDCC 14 19 15 8 56
Simpson (Calif.) SIMP 5 18 17 14 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Rallies but Drops Home Opener to SDCC

REDDING, Calif. - The Simpson women's basketball team rallied from down double digits in front of its home crowd Friday night at the Heritage Center to take a lead late, but San Diego Christian scored the game's final four points and escaped with a 54-52 win over the Red Hawks in the Simpson Basketball Classic.

SU trailed by as many as 16 points midway through the third quarter before Esther Wofford, Whitney Rodriguez, and Fallon Greenhaw led a furious comeback. Wofford's steal and coversion of a three-point play on the ensuing layup gave the Red Hawks a 54-52 lead with 1:58 to play. The visiting Hawks put together their own rally to secure the victory.

Whitney Braeutigam's offensive rebound and putback tied the game, and Berika Egberuare scored the eventual game-winner with half a minute remaining. 

Simpson had a final look at a tie, but Wofford's driving layup as time expired was blocked.

Wofford led the Red Hawks with 16 points, and Greenhaw added 14. Rodriguez recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-best 17 rebounds. Defensively, Wofford recorded six steals.

In the first game of the Classic on Friday, William Jessup defeated Northwest Chrsitian 59-48.

Saturday's lineup includes NW Christian vs. SDCC at 5:30 p.m. followed by rivals Simpson and William Jessup at 7:30.
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