THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Cal Lutheran saw its six-game win streak snapped at the hands of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps dropping a 57-53 decision inside Gilbert Arena on Thursday night.

Box Score: CMS 57, CLU 53 - F

Cal Lutheran scored the opening eight points in large part to a pair of 3-pointers from Chelsey Hastigan. After the Regals opened the game shooting 3-of-5 from the floor, they made only 1-of-16 the remainder of the first half and finished the period shooting just 19 percent.

Meanwhile CMS chipped away and pulled even with 1:13 left in the half following a Kimberly Scamman 3-pointer. A free-throw by teammate Kalika Tullock, the only one of the half for CMS, provided the Athenas a 22-21 lead they would hold at halftime.

The CMS first half offense came from just three players, led by Scamman with nine. The Athenas missed several chances to extend their lead making just 1-of-8 free throws in the frame. In contrast Cal Lutheran connected on 11-of-15 from the charity stripe to keep pace.

The Athenas extended their second half lead to as many as 11 and never trailed over the final 20 minutes. Scamman scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and finished a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc.

Coming into the game CMS was the worst 3-point shooting team in the conference making less than 21 percent of its attempts from behind the arc. On Thursday the Athenas connected on 6-of-11 from downtown at a 54 percent clip. Meanwhile the Regals came in with the best SCIAC mark at 38 percent, but knocked down just 6-of-22.

CLU battled and Erica Whitley took the Regals on her back reeling off seven unanswered points to pull CLU to 46-42 with 5:17 to play.

With 22 seconds remaining Chelsey Hastigan connected for her third 3-pointer of the night to keep CLU within striking distance. Unfortunately, on the ensuing CMS possession, she was called for a foul, her fifth of the night. None of the final four shots by CLU fell as time expired.

Cal Lutheran shot better in the second half to finish at 28.3 percent overall and went 17-for-24 at the free-throw line. Whitley led the squad with 15 points and seven boards, and added a game-high four steals. Hastigan finished with 14 points for the Regals and teammate Meaghan Goodenough was credited with a game-high four assists.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (9-5, 3-0 SCIAC) finished the night 39.3 percent from the floor despite going just 7-for-21 from the free-throw line. Maddie Barns also finished in double figures for CMS with 13 points.

CMS pulled down 46 rebounds to CLU's 38 and grabbed five more offensive boards with 15. Frannie Hemmelgarn came away with a game-high 13 rebounds, which included five on the offensive end.

Cal Lutheran (8-5, 2-1 SCIAC) will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 5 p.m. against La Verne (2-11, 0-3 SCIAC).