Box Score LA MIRADA, Calif. --- The biggest takeaway from this one may just be the simple reminder that making shots is key to winning. The No. 16 Westmont Warriors drained open threes, and even guarded threes, en route to a 67-49 win over the Eagles. Biola missed multiple wide-open layups, making It just one of those games.
 
This disparity was most evident in the first half where the Warriors hit a demoralizing seven three-point field goals, including three straight to start the game and another four during a 23-7 run to end the first half. Westmont's Kristin Karr and Esther Lee were unstoppable at the helm of the blistering Warrior offense, navigating the sea of pick and rolls, finding shooters and punishing late defenders with their own shooting. Karr would finish with a game-high 25 points, including six made three-pointers, while Lee chipped in an additional 11 points and five assists.
 
"They've got a great guard crew of veterans. We adjusted too late. We needed to work harder to get through their screen sets," said Head Coach Dr. Bethany Miller. "In the second half we did a much better job, but we needed to make adjustments much sooner than we did."
 
Meanwhile, the defining sequence for the Eagles would be Annie Park making a great defensive play to intercept a Warrior's outlet pass, only to see her uncontested layup slip off the rim. Against a talented team like Westmont, the Eagles simply did not get the rolls and finishes that they needed to have a chance. They played better in the second half behind 10 points from Park, who came out firing after the half, but it was still a 25-22 half in favor of the Warriors.
 
"It was just too late against a program like Westmont to come out behind in the second half," said Miller. "We have to put two good halves together, put a good 40 minutes together, to win against the No. 16 team in the nation."
 
Biola would finish with just a 30.6 percent clip from the floor. In its nine losses this season, the Eagles have shot just 32.7 percent from the floor, compared to 45.9 percent in wins and 38 percent on average for the season. Inconsistency on both ends has been a theme so far for a mostly young Eagles team, and a theme that needs to be resolved if a late Golden State Athletic Conference run, still very possible, is to be made.
 
The Eagles have a chance to start that run on Saturday when Biola plays its fourth NAIA Top-25-ranked opponent in its last four games, No. 14 the Master's College, at Chase Gymnasium. Biola will also be looking to snap its three-game losing streak, the longest losing streak of this season.