LAS VEGAS — After upsetting sixth-seeded Pacific on Friday afternoon, Saint Mary's Women's Basketball earned the right to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2021 UCU WCC Basketball Tournament. Their opponent this time around: third-seeded San Francisco, fresh off a stellar regular-season and featuring the Newcomer of the Year in the WCC. Saint Mary's came close to pulling off the upset, but fell just short in a 69-63 defeat at the hands of the Dons. Saint Mary's ends its season with a record of 7-19.
STARTING SLOW
As was the case in their last matchup, Saint Mary's came out of the gates slow against the Dons, putting up just ten points in the opening quarter and allowing 20.