EL CAJON, Calif. --- Christina Barclay and Jessilyn Conicelli each tallied 22 points and Biola shot 53 percent in the game as the Eagles defeated San Diego Christian College 80-70 in a GSAC contest on Saturday afternoon.

Biola improves to 20-5 on the season with its third-straight win and to 12-4 in conference play. The Hawks drop too 7-17 and to 2-14 in GSAC action.

Conicellli nearly recorded her first 20-20 game of the season, scoring 22 points and adding 19 rebounds in the contest. It was good enough for her 19th double-double of the year. Concicelli hit 10-of-15 from the field and added four assists, two steals and a block.

Barclay continued her hot play since missing a game two weeks ago, scoring 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, adding six rebounds, three assists and two blocks all in just 28 minutes. The senior is averaging nearly 20 points per game over the last three games since her return to the floor after averaging 8.8 points in her previous 21 games.

The game proved to be another high-scoring affair thanks to solid shooting by both teams in the first half. The Hawks broke a 10-10 tie with a 10-2 run over a three-minute span to gake a 20-12 lead at the 8:16 mark. Biola slowly closed the gap and eventually took the lead back on a jumper by Conicelli at the 4:01 mark.

San Diego Christian answered right back with a three-pointer and Jasmin Thomas hit a pair of free throws with 28 seconds left to give the Hawks a 35-34 halftime lead.

Biola hit an impressive 55.2 percent (16-of-29) in the first half, but San Diego Christian--aided by four three-pointers and 11 free throws--managed to stay close despite shooting 45.5 percent.

in the second half, things stayed close through much of the period. Biola held a bit of a lead through the first 10 minutes, but the game was close after that with a three-pointer by Heather Serven tying the game for the 10th time at 63-63 with 6:06 to go.

But the Eagles clamped down from there, using a 12-3 run over the next five minutes to take a commanding 75-66 lead with 1:37 to play. Biola held the Hawks to just two field goals over the final six minutes to clinch the win.

The Eagles shot 53.4 percent in the game, the third-highest sports total this season, and the 80 points were one off Biola's season high. The Eagles had 79 points in a home win over the Hawks earlier this season.

Serven came off the bench to score 16 points to lead SDCC in the ontest while Jasmin Thomas added 13.

Biola returns to action on Tuesday, traveling to the other end of the GSAC map, traveling to Fresno Pacific for a GSAC game at 5:30 p.m.