The Menlo Oaks took out three visitors to their campus for a trio of wins and Team of the Week honors. Point Loma’s Eiley Tippins helped lead her team to a pair of victories with scorching 15-of-19 shooting, and Concordia’s Genesis Hopkins averaged almost 13 rebounds a game and had nine steals for Defender of the Week.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Point Loma’s Eiley Tippins, F-C, Sr., 6-2, Tahoe Vista, Calif.                                                
Point Loma’s Eiley Tippins was a model of consistency during two Sea Lion wins last week. The senior post had 16 points in just 19 minutes of play during a 30-point home win over Jessup, and she added 18 points and six rebounds in a 70-65 road victory at Concordia. More impressive, she compiled that 17 points per game on 15-of-19 shooting, a sizzling .789 percentage. The fourth-year Sea Lion, a two-time All-PacWest selection, averaged 5.5 rebounds in the two games and had three steals.
 
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Concordia’s Genesis Hopkins, F, Soph., 6-0, Seattle, Wash.                                           
Concordia’s Genesis Hopkins hauled in a game-high 14 rebounds and a career-high five blocks in Thursday's win over first-place Vanguard. The transfer from Sonoma State followed that up with an impressive double-double against Point Loma, finishing with 15 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Hopkins is averaging 2.5 blocks this season which ranks second in the conference, and has played 10 straight games with at least 2 blocks or more. The Seattle native averaged 12.67 rebounds in three games last week, 3.0 blocks and 11 ppg.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Menlo is the Team of the Week after reeling off a trio of wins at home to improve to 4-5 in PacWest play and 6-8 overall. The Oaks upset Concordia 62-57, ran past Hawaii Pacific 58-28 and stopped Hawaii Hilo, 67-61. Against CUI, Menlo went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away, paced by Alberte Frisch’s 25 points. Laila Saenz had 10 points off the bench. In the shutdown against HPU, Kimberly Ceron-Romero had 12 points off the bench while Menlo’s defense held an opponent to the lowest point total in the PacWest this season. Against the Vulcans, Frisch, the PacWest’s leading scorer, had 26 points and Ceron-Romero again provided a spark off the pine with 14 points and eight boards.  
 
PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: If the season ended today (which of course it doesn’t), these top six teams would qualify for the Pacific West Conference tournament, March 5-7 in San Diego. Azusa Pacific (6-1), Vanguard (5-1), Point Loma (7-2), Westmont (5-2), Dominican (5-3) and Concordia (4-4)…Azusa Pacific has won six straight games, including an 84-74 win over Biola last week and a 89-64 win over Jessup. Audrey Sayoc had 19 against Biola and Lauren Jones and Elyse Mitchell both had 18. Laney Grider had 28 to lead the Eagles. Against Jessup, Rachel Roderick went off for 30 points, tied for the highest point total in the PacWest this year. Jones had 20 more and Keisharna Lucas had six steals…Andheya Aurelio averaged 17.7 ppg for Jessup last week, hitting 8 of 11 three-point attempts…Point Loma’s Izzy Navarro had ten steals in two games and averaged 15.5 points.  The Concordia transfer leads the PacWest with 3.5 steals per game…Westmont’s Molly Garnard averaged 18.5 points in a split of games for the Warriors…Fresno Pacific edged Hawaii Hilo 52-51 in a wild contest last Monday. The Vulcans roared back from 10 down and took the lead on a Mindy Kawaha’s trey with seconds left, but FPU’s Ashley Aughterson scored the game winner in the paint at the buzzer…Giselle Dugan had 24 points off the bench in Jessup’s 10-point win over Hawaii Pacific…Vanguard got 25 points from Micaela Hanning in their key 75-60 win over Westmont. Hanning nailed 10 of her 13 shots…Concordia handed Vanguard its first conference loss, 61-49. Asia Darcuiel had 22 points for the Golden Eagles…Hawaii Hilo upset Dominican 69-62, led by KeanuMarie Huihui’s 23 points off the bench. Huihui also had 13 rebounds…The Penguins bounced back with a 71-68 victory over HPU, paced by Keyonee Neal’s 17 points and five assists.
 
WHAT’S NEXT: 14 PacWest games are on the schedule this week, beginning with a Tuesday slate that features Azusa Pacific at Fresno Pacific, Biola at Point Loma and Vanguard at Chaminade. On Thursday, Concordia travels to Fresno Pacific, Westmont is at Biola, Vanguard is at Hawaii Pacific, Menlo is at Chaminade and Dominican flies to Hilo. Saturday wraps the week with Concordia at Jessup, Fresno Pacific at Westmont, Azusa Pacific at Point Loma, Vanguard at Hilo, Menlo at Hawaii Pacific and Dominican is at Chaminade. To see the complete season schedule, click here.