VALLEJO, Calif. - The women's basketball squad earned a season-opening victory against Cal Maritime last night on the road in Vallejo, CA. 

The first points of the young season came from junior transfer Destiny Nichols on a fast break layup. 

Simpson continued to roll as they opened the game with nine straight points as Andrea Perez picked up her first points as a Red Hawk, while last year's All-Conference selections, Cerina Nguyen and Anna Marshall, posted their first buckets in their senior campaigns. 

The Red Hawks held the commanding 28-7 lead at the end of the first quarter as junior Lupe Lemus finished a three-point play following a jumper that drew a foul. 

Marshall extended Simpson's largest lead of the first half to 27 points at the end of the second quarter as she created a huge turnover to finish it with a fast break layup. 

The Keelhaulers earned the final points of the first half, but Simpson held the commanding 51-26 lead. 

A layup by Lemus began the second half scoring for the Red Hawks, followed by back-to-back buckets by Marshall to make it a 57-30 Red Hawks lead. 

Simpson grew its largest lead of the game to 30 points as Bowles posted back-to-back buckets, followed by a three-pointer by Te'Niyah Lindsey. 

Protecting a 21-point lead, Lindsey and Marshall anchored the fourth quarter with a combined 10 points to secure the 85-71 victory. 

Marshall led the team with 25 points and five steals while Nguyen and Bowles combined for 35 points to round out the double-digit scorers. 

Simpson looks to hit the road on Monday to take on DII opponent Cal Poly Humboldt at 5:30 pm at the Lumberjack Arena. 
 

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