SRJC 57, Modesto Junior College 51

​For their third road game in a row, the Bear Cubs (15-3, 5-1) spent over three hours on a bus with their men's team to Modesto to battle the Pirates (11-7, 3-3). On the opening jump ball Jordan Washington tipped the ball to Elle Picard, who caught the ball and took a couple of dribbles before passing ahead to a streaking Kaia Eubanks for a layup. Ninety seconds later Eubanks passed to Washington next to the basket for a 1-footer. Izabella Sanchez drew a shooting foul and put the Pirates' first two points on the scoreboard. Caitlin Baldwin's 3-pointer and Picard's give-and-go basket off of Eubanks' pass put the Bear Cubs ahead 9-2 at the 6:06 mark. Taylor Macias scored the Pirates' first field goal 24 seconds after that. Eubanks was successful on a drive, Macias made one free throw, Washington banked in an offensive rebound basket, and Alessandra Montes made one free throw with 2:34 on the clock, making the Bear Cubs' lead 13-6. Sanchez's basket on their next possession was followed by Washington's 1-footer off of Eubanks' assist. Macias completed the scoring in the quarter with a 3-pointer to cut their deficit to 11-15.

​The Pirates sank two unanswered field goals to tie the score, 15-15 at the 7:53 mark. Elle Picard's 3-pointer 18 seconds later briefly put the Bear Cubs in front. Alessandra Montes made three field goals for a Pirates' 21-18 advantage with 3:28 on the clock. Jordan Washington hit a 16-footer, and then Izabella Sanchez completed a 3-point play with 2:48 left for a 24-20 lead. Picard drained a 3-pointer, and then Siena Musson did the same with 2:06 remaining for a 27-23 lead. The Bear Cubs finished the quarter with a 4-0 run on Washington's 2-footer and Kaia Eubanks' putback to end the half with a 27-27 tie.

​The Pirates started the third quarter with the ball, and Rayne Tago sank a short shot. The Bear Cubs scored the next six points on Jordan Washington's 1-footer off of Kaia Eubanks' assist, Eubanks' two free throws, and Washington's 1-footer off of Elle Picard's pass at the 6:20 mark. Taylor Macias swished two 3-pointers in a row within 50 seconds to put the Pirates ahead 35-33. Kaia Eubanks dropped in two one-handed over-the-shoulder shots in front of the basket in a row. A field goal by Izabella Sanchez and a 3-pointer by Siena Musson gave the Pirates a 40-37 margin with 2:18 left. Picard's 3-pointer with 1:57 to go tied the score at 40-40 by the end of the quarter.

​Izabella Sanchez broke the tie with a drive at the 8:57 mark. Kaia Eubanks drew a shooting foul 75 seconds later and made both free throws. The Pirates added three points on Madison Duron's field goal and her one free throw less than a minute after that. Jordan Washington sank two free throws with 5:01 on the clock. After Alessandra Montes made a basket, Sydney Martin scored on a baseline drive to close to 46-47 with 4:18 left. Abby Tacla drew a shooting foul 76 seconds later and made one free throw to tie the score. With 2:27 remaining Washington was fouled on a putback attempt and made both free throws for a 49-47 lead. Montes tied the game with 1:38 to go. After a Bear Cub miss, the Pirates tried to get the ball to a post player, but Eubanks intercepted the pass and drove down towards their basket. She missed the pressured layup, then Washington grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled on the putback attempt. She again made both free throws with 50 seconds on the clock for a 51-49 lead. It only took 10 seconds for the Pirates to tie the score at 51-51 on Montes' basket. Kaia Eubanks was fouled on a shot attempt near the hoop and made both free throws for a 53-51 advantage with 22 seconds left. The Pirates' next shot was off target. The Bear Cubs rebounded, and Eubanks passed to the front court. The Pirates tried to trap, and instead of forcing a turnover, they fouled. Taylor Macias was also called for a technical foul for her reaction to the official's ruling. With 10 seconds remaining Jordan Washington shot and made four free throws. The Bear Cubs retained possession of the ball, and the game ended with the Bear Cubs pulling off a 57-51 victory.

​In a tense defensive battle throughout the contest, the Bear Cubs were able to come away with the win by making 10 out of 10 free throws in the final 2:27. Neither team reached their scoring average—64.1 ppg for the Pirates and 66.1 ppg for the Bear Cubs. Both teams committed 20 or more turnovers. The Bear Cubs scored easily to start the game, but once the Pirates switched to a zone defense, they had trouble making baskets, and the game evened out. In the fourth quarter the Bear Cubs only sank one field goal, fortunately they made 15 out of 16 free throws to win the game by outscoring their hosts 17-11. Three Pirates reached double figures: post players Izabella Sanchez and Alessandra Montes with 13 points each and guard Taylor Macias with 12.

​Jordan Washington again led the Bear Cubs with her 12th double-double of 24 points, including 10 out of 10 from the free throw line, and 10 rebounds. Kaia Eubanks made all six of her free throws while registering her second double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Elle Picard also reached double figures with 11 points on three 3-pointers and one field goal. Caitlin Baldwin added 3 points, Sydney Martin 2, and Abby Tacla 1. Kaia Eubanks led in assists with 4 and in steals with 5.