Kirksey Shows The Way For Loyola

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Guard Robin Kirksey scored a season-high 22 points as he helped Loyola Marymount defeat St. Mary’s 72-68 on Friday night at Moraga, Calif.

The Lions (1-0, 9-4) went on a 22-8 run in 11 minutes to take their first lead, 58-57, with the help of Cobi McElroy’s three pointer with 6:05 remaining. Kirksey, who averages nine points a game, scored 14 during the Lions’ run.

With Loyola leading 67-66, Kirksey followed his own missed one-for-one free throw with a layup to make the score 69-66 with 46 seconds remaining. The Gaels (0-2, 5-7) couldn’t recover.

LMU 72, St. Mary’s, Calif. 68 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (9-4)

O’Quinn 7-9 0-1 16, Jones 4-10 4-10 12, Oduck 1-3 2-2 4, Williamson 1-7 2-3 4, Kirksey 9-13 2-3 22, Anthony 0-1 1-2 1, Anthony 0-1 1-2 1, Ammerman 2-4 0-1 5, Hotopp 0-0 0-0 0, McElroy 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 27-52 11-22 72.

ST. MARY’S (5-7)

Farris 6-12 3-3 15, Unruh 3-10 2-2 11, Horton 6-8 2-4 14, Sufi 1-5 0-0 2, Gilmore 3-6 0-1 9, Johnson 3-9 0-0 8, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, Driscoll 1-3 0-0 3, Steele 0-2 2-2 2, Peek 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 2-4 0-0 4, Dodic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 9-12 68.

Halftime-St. Mary’s 43, Loyola Marymount 34. 3-Point goals-Loyola Marymount 7-20 (O’Quinn 2-4, Kirksey 2-4, McElroy 2-4 Ammerman 1-1, Williamson 0-6, Anthony 0-1) St. Mary’s 9-23 (Unruh 3-7, Gilmore 3-4, Johnson 2-7, Driscoll 1-1, Sufi 0-3, Farris 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 36 (Oduck 11), St. Mary’s 33 (Farris 10). Assists- Loyola Marymount 14 (Williamson 8), St. Mary’s 20 (Sufi 10). Total fouls-Loyola Marymount 17, St. Mary’s 25. A-2,738.

Santa Clara 67, Pepperdine 50 At Santa Clara, Calif., Steve Nash scored 17 points and Santa Clara (2-0, 10-3) limited Pepperdine (0-1, 4-9) to 30.8 percent shooting to earn a victory.

PEPPERDINE (4-9)

Marcaccini 0-9 2-3 2, Merrill 3-11 0-0 7, Vanderputten 2-5 0-0 4, Ramirez 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 8-14 6-7 22, Hervey 1-5 0-0 2, O’Brien 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 2-5 0-0 5, James 0-2 8-10 8, Holcomb 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-52 16-20 50.

SANTA CLARA (10-3)

Sedlock 4-8 1-2 10, Dunne 5-5 4-4 15, Graves 1-4 5-6 7, Nash 3-11 10-12 17, Garnett 2-8 5-5 9, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Pierce 2-3 0-3 4, VonBuchwaldt 2-2 0-0 4, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Zurek 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 19-44 26-34 67.

Halftime-Santa Clara 32, Pepperdine 26. 3-Point goals- Pepperdine 2-15 (Powell 1-3, Merrill 1-5, Brown 0-1, Hervey 0-2, Marcaccini 0-4), Santa Clara 3-12 (Dunne 1-1, Sedlock 1-2, Nash 1-4, Zurek 0-1, Garnett 0-4). Fouled out-Powell, James. Rebounds-Pepperdine 29 (James 9), Santa Clara 38 (Graves 9). Assists-Pepperdine 10 (Brown 4), Santa Clara 9 (Nash 4). Total fouls-Pepperdine 28, Santa Clara 23. Technicals- Vanderputten, Nash. A-3,433.