San Luis Obispo, CA – Despite a career-high 22 points from redshirt sophomore Jannon Otto, the UC Riverside Women's Basketball Team (6-17, 3-6) fell at Cal Poly (13-8, 7-2) Saturday afternoon, 91-73.

KEY RUNS
The Highlanders jumped out to an early lead, taking their largest of the day, 16-7, on a pair of Michelle Curry free throws midway through the first quarter.

The Mustangs answered with a 14-0 second quarter run, taking a 40-30 advantage with 3:23 to go in the half. However, UCR answered with a 12-1 run of its own, taking a slight 42-41 lead on a Skyler Lewis jumper early in the third.

Cal Poly took control with another strong spurt, outscoring UCR 26-16 in the third to take a 67-54 lead into the final period. The home side's lead would climb as high as 22 points in the fourth.

GAME NOTES
Jannon Otto (9-14 FG) became the third Highlander this year to have a 20-point game. She also finished with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Senior guard Michelle Curry returned from a two-game absence to score 14 points (5-10 FG) to go along with 3 assists and 2 steals of her own. Curry now has 300 career assists, moving her past ex-player and current associate head coach Seyram Bell (299) for No. 8 on the UCR all-time charts.

Redshirt sophomore forward Skyler Lewis just missed out on another double-double, posting 9 points and 12 rebounds, tying a conference season-high on the glass. Lewis also tied teammate Marina Ewodo with a game-high 3 blocks.

Senior Lauren Holt finished with 10 points to round out the Highlanders' double-digit scorers. She has now scored at least 10 points in 16 consecutive games.

The Highlanders finished with a 43-34 advantage on the glass, but nearly doubled the Mustangs in turnovers (24 to 13).

UC Riverside will return home to face UC Santa Barbara next Thursday, February 8 in this year's Play 4 Kay game.