Box Score CARSON, Calif. --- Biola's defense was on display, but the offense could not keep up as the Eagles suffered a 40-32 loss at NCAA Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday night at the Toro Dome in Carson.
The Eagles drop to 2-3 on the season while the game was counted as an exhibition for Cal State Dominguez Hills.
It was a tough shooting night all around as Biola managed to shoot just 24.1 percent, hitting 13 of 54 on the night. Meanwhile, the Toros had an equally hard night, hitting 24.6 percent by connecting on just 16 of 65 field goal attempts.
Adijat Adams and Hailey Vaccher were the leading scorers for the Eagles with seven points each. Adams had 10 rebounds as well.
Biola fell behind early in the contest, as the Toros jumped out to a quick 11-4 lead nearly seven minutes into the game. Both teams went through a scoring drought for a large stretch of the half and Cal State Dominguez Hills continued to lead by eight at 17-9 with 2:53 to go before halftime. But Biola rallied with a bucket by Elias and two from Vaccher to pull within two at 17-15 at the break.
The run continued to start the second half with Amy Freet hitting a jumper to tie the score at 17-17. However, the Toros answered back with five-straight points to go back up 22-17. Biola tied the score with a five-point run of its own and kept within one possession of Cal State Dominguez Hills much the rest of the way. However, a second-chance outback by Jamie Robinson with 5:07 left made it a 36-30 game.
Vaccher answered back with an easy layup on a very well-run play to cut it back to four, but that would be the final points for Biola as Cal State Dominguez Hills pulled away late for the win.
The Eagles struggled from the field and were out-rebounded by the Toros 51-44 with Cal State Dominguez Hills recording 19 offensive rebounds, leading to 12 second-chance points. Biola also committed 15 turnovers which the Toros converted into nine points.
Biola returns to action on Saturday, closing out a five-game road trip with an exhibition of its own at former GSAC foe Point Loma Nazarene on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The Eagles return to Chase Gymnasium on Monday, hosting Bethesda University at 7:30 p.m.
