Bulldogs-La Verne set to do battle for third time...
The University of Redlands women's basketball team completed its 2007-08 regular season, dropping a 77-71 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest to Cal Lutheran University on Saturday night.
They will now enter this week's SCIAC Postseason Tournament as the No. 3 seed.
Down 41-23 at halftime, the Bulldogs stormed back in the second half, yet it wasn't enough.
Sophomore guard Ali Bueno paced the Bulldogs with a team-high 20 points, followed by 17 from senior guard Valerie Katayama and 14 from senior center Alison Lavine.
It was Senior Night for the Bulldogs, who honored Katayama, Lavine, Heather Lokar and Laura Murphy.
A late two-game losing streak cost the Bulldogs a chance at a SCIAC title and possible home-court advantage in the four-team SCIAC tourney. The third-seeded Bulldogs will now travel to second-seeded La Verne on Thursday.
While the Bulldogs (17-8, 10-4 SCIAC) have wins over No. 1 seed Occidental and No. 4 seed Cal Lutheran, they have gone 0-2 against the Leopards. Just this past Thursday, the Bulldogs were outplayed in the second half of a 68-53 loss.