Monday, Jan. 3 10:00pm ET
Santa Barbara 75, Nebraska 66
 
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SANTA BARBARA, California (Ticker) -- Kristi Rohr scored 18 points and Kayte Christensen added 17 and seven rebounds to lead No. 22 Santa Barbara to its fifth straight victory, 75-66 over Nebraska.

Erin Buescher collected 13 points for Santa Barbara (10-3), which has not lost since a 76-73 setback at Kansas on December 4. The Gauchos begin Big West Conference play on January 14 against Boise State after facing Loyola Marymount on Sunday.

Brooke Schwartz scored 17 points for Nebraska (6-5), which held a four-point lead in the first half.

The Cornhuskers held a 38-34 advantage with a 15:06 left in the half after Casey Leonhart made a layup. But Santa Barbara went on a 21-6 run to go ahead, 55-44, with 7:20 to go before intermission and never trailed thereafter.

Stacy Clinesmith and Tawnee Cooper had eight points apiece for the Gauchos, who shot 52 percent (25-for-48) from the field but were outrebounded, 34-32. The were 22-for-30 from the free-throw line.

Leonhardt, Paige Sutton, and Naciska Gilmore each chipped in eight points for Nebraska, which shot 46 percent (27-for-58).

 


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