Westmont women’s basketball masters The Master’s

By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Stefanie Berberabe tallied 17 points and Destiny Okonkwo pulled down 15 rebounds as #5 Westmont Women’s Basketball (18-1, 11-1 GSAC) defeated The Master’s (12-7, 6-6) by a score of 63-54 in Golden State Athletic Conference action.

The Warriors, who never trailed, started off the game on an 11-2 run. Freshman Bailey Fong (8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals), making her first collegiate start, opened the scoring with a triple before Sydney Brown (12 points, 5 rebounds) added a layup. Sage Kramer (6 points, 3 rebounds) followed suit with another layup before Okonkwo (8 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists) scored on a put-back. Kramer completed the run by knocking down a pair of free throws.

Westmont led 19-14 at the end of the opening frame. However, The Master’s battled back and pulled to within one (23-22) on a layup by Lexi Hernandez (15 points, 8 rebounds). The Warriors responded, however, by ending the second quarter on 6-0 run to take a 29-22 lead into halftime.

Kramer and Okonkwo scored two points each before Berberabe (17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists) hit a jumper in the final seconds of the first half.