REDDING, Calif. - The women's basketball team continued to stay hot as they defeated Pacific Union College last night 79-34. 

Zara Dumatol got the scoring started on the Red Hawk's first offensive possession of the game as she drained a three-pointer followed by a layup by Anna Marshall to give Simpson the early lead. 

Simpson outscored the Pioneers 11-2 to close out the first half with three straight layups from Dumatol, Cerina Nguyen, and Tessa Kinney to give Simpson the 22-13 advantage. 

The Red Hawks blew it open in the second quarter as they outscored the Pioneers 20-3 to take the commanding 42-16 lead into the half. 

Simpson got contributions from the entire team as Kinney and Marshall posted four points, Nikki Thompson and Dumatol notched three points, and Deja Ortiz, Mariah Napoleon, and Nguyen each picked up buckets. 

But Simpson kept it rolling as they dominated the third quarter by outscoring the Pioneers 24-4 with Thompson posting a team-high nine points in the third. 

The Red Hawks closed out the game in dominant fashion as they took the 79-34 victory to win its fourth straight conference game. 

Kinney had herself a night as she posted a double-double with a team-high 18 points and 12 rebounds. 

Marshall followed close behind with 17 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals. 

With the win, Simpson remains in control of second place as they trail UC Merced by one game as they improve to 6-1 in conference play. Their only blemish coming against a tough loss to the Bobcats. 

Simpson looks to keep it rolling as they play a nonconference game on Tuesday against UC Santa Cruz at 5:30 pm. This is going to be the women's senior night as they celebrate four of its seniors. 
 

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