By Jarred Davis
November 10, 2018
 
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Gabriella Stoll scored 17 points, grabbed 10 boards and shot at 66 percent from the floor (8-12) to lead eighth ranked Westmont Women's Basketball (3-0) to an 86-35 victory over the Warriors of Westcliff (0-4) Saturday night.
 
"It was Gabriella Stella's birthday today," said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. "She had a double-double and played great. In a game like tonight we really wanted to try to stay discipline and continue to work on the things we've been working on."
 
Along with Stoll, three other Warriors scored in the double digits. Krissy Miyahara had 16 points while Kaitlin Larson and Stefanie Berberabe added 14 and 10 points, respectively. Defensively, Berberabe and Miyahara combined for seven steals.
 
Westmont had a team shooting percentage of 46.6, while Westcliff shot at 25.0. The Warriors also lead on the boards with 38 rebounds, while Westcliff had 28.
 
The Warriors played stifling defense to start game and jumped out to an 18-0 lead at the end the first quarter. At halftime, the Warriors nearly doubled their lead and held a 46-16 advantage.
 
"I thought our start to the game was fantastic, especially on the defensive end when we held them scoreless in the first quarter added Moore,"
 
Ultimately, Westmont forced Westcliff into 24 turnovers as well as only allowing six made three-pointers on 25 percent shooting (6-24).
In the fourth quarter, the Warriors lead skyrocketed to as many as 51 points. Miyahara and Berberabe converted four free-throws in a row, taking an 86-35 advantage with 27 seconds left.
 
Westmont had a plethora of Warriors who also nearly reached double digits, as Iyree Jarrett added eight points, while Roberta Hays, Taylor Rarick and Sydney Brown all chipped in with six points apiece.
 
"I'm just proud of the performance. A lot of different people stepped up tonight and had great games off the bench," said Moore.
 
Up next, Westmont will travel to Great Falls, Montana to play two tough opponents in the Providence Tournament. On Friday, November 16, they will face #18 Providence (Mont.) (5-0) at 6:30 p.m., and on Saturday they will play Montana State Northern (3-0) at 5:30 p.m.
 
Before coming home, the Warriors will take on another NAIA top ranked team in Helena, Montana against #7 Carroll (1-1) on Monday, November 19, at 6:00 p.m.
 
"It's a difficult road trip coming up but we're just seeing it as a huge exciting challenge for us, especially for how young we are," said Moore. "I think the fact that we played two Pac-12 schools early on in exhibition games was helpful. We were on the road and had a little bit of that experience. The Montana teams are really good. We know we have to play at a very high level to win those games, so we're trying to get our young team ready both mentally and physically."