Riverside, Calif. - The women's basketball team made it two straight wins, with a 74-63 win over San Diego Christian College. The team overcame a six-point halftime deficit with a strong second half to defend their home court. With the win, the Golden Eagles improve to 2-7 on the season with their first conference game just around the corner.

After the Hawks grabbed a 19-13 lead after the first quarter of the play, the two teams played an even second quarter, and San Diego Christian took the 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

The Golden Eagles took control of the game right out of the locker room, capturing the lead by outscoring the Hawks by 10 points in the third quarter. La Sierra matched their 23 point total from the third quarter, into the fourth quarter, to secure the victory.

Led by Arianna Sheehy, who had a career night, with 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting. Elsie Mejia poured in 17 points, while Alexis Davis contributed 15 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

The Golden Eagles overcame 23 turnovers by shooting a season-high 65 percent from the field in the second half and held the Hawks to just 30 percent from the field.

The team will look to make it three straight wins on Tuesday night when they host St. Katherine College. Tuesday's game is scheduled to tip-off at 530pm.