THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Cal Lutheran never trailed during a 70-37 Thursday night home win over Caltech. Senior Chelsey Hastigan returned to form against the Beavers knocking down four 3-pointers while scoring a game-high 16 points in the victory.
Box Score: CLU 70, CIT 37 - F
Cal Lutheran rested three of its primary starters and four active players creating opportunities for several individuals to provide major contributions to Thursday's result. All 11 active members of the CLU roster saw floor time and contributed to the scoring column.
Cal Lutheran senior point guard and floor general Meaghan Goodenough sat out Thursday's game leaving a leadership role temporarily unfilled. Fellow senior Shana Moore was one teammate who focused on trying to fill that void.
While Hastigan did damage from outside, the Regals offense was able to pound the boards and score from close range. A 32-6 points in the paint advantage came courtesy in large part to 16 offensive rebounds and snatching 15 more boards overall than the Beavers.
Cameron Jones and Keeley Anderson combined for 17 points and 18 rebounds. Jones finished with 10 points and 10 boards to earn her second double-double this season.
In her first start of the season Starla Wright made an immediate impact scoring the opening four points of the game. She played an efficient 13 minutes scoring 12 points and provided an early lead the Regals would hold throughout the contest.
Cal Lutheran dished out 15 assists as a team and were lead by four courtesy of Hayley Jensen. Teammate Natalie Stone recorded three points, three assists and three steals in her first action of the season.
Caltech's Marlyn Moore scored 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor. She was the only Beaver to attempt a shot from beyond the arc making 2-of-4 from downtown. Moore, along with Rachel Hess and Sarah Wright played the full 40 minutes.
As a team Caltech knocked down 11-of-14 free throws on the night. An early 10-2 scoring run came courtesy of a Moore 3-pointer and seven free throws which cut the lead to eight points early in the first half.
Cal Lutheran (12-6, 5-2 SCIAC) will be on the road Saturday, Jan. 28, against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (11-7, 5-2 SCIAC).