After falling behind in the first quarter, Biola’s women’s basketball team turned on the jets against the Menlo College Oaks to win their tenth conference game in the regular season, a feat they last managed during the 2011-2012 season. Senior forward Joclyn Kirton led the effort with a career-high 30 points and 14 rebounds, her ninth double-double of the season.
The Oaks, who sit at 2-10 in the Golden State Athletic Conference, got out to a fast start, but could not come back after being outscored in the second quarter 26-12 by the Eagles. The second half featured closer scoring between the teams, but Biola still came out on top with the 35-32 advantage.
Junior guard DeMoria White and senior guard Annie Park remained their usual productive selves in the game, putting up 17 and 12 points, respectively. Sophomore Sara Dougan also had a quality night, putting together nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
Biola has three regular season GSAC games remaining to try and beat their single-season GSAC win record of 11 wins set in the 2011-2012 season. They face the unbeaten Vanguard University Lions inside Chase Gymnasium on Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m., and will look to grab a huge upset over the No. 5 Lions.