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REDLANDS, Calif. – Saturday was not the Poets' night as Redlands ended the Whittier women's basketball team's three-game win streak with a 75-43 win at Currier Gymnasium in SCIAC action.
Whittier (9-7, 3-2 SCAIC) was limited to just 13 first half points and went into the intermission facing a 21-point deficit. The Poets were held scoreless for the first 9:08 of the opening stanza.
For the game, the Poets shot just 23 percent (15-for-66) and were held to a season-low in total points. Redlands was 29-for-55 (53 percent) from the field which includes a 7-for-11 effort from three-point range.
Monica Salazar led the purple and gold in points with 10 while Kourtney Zilbert had a team-high nine rebounds.
Whittier will look to get back on track on Thursday, January 27, as it hosts Cal Lutheran at 7:30 pm.