Sunbirds Drop Last Road Game at Westmont

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- This time, a strong second half could not erase a halftime deficit as the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (7-20 overall, 5-14 PacWest) fell 81-77 to the Westmont Warriors (11-16 overall, 7-12 PacWest) Wednesday night at Murchison Gymnasium. In a rematch of a four-overtime thriller in Fresno from January, FPU was the road team this team and slipped behind in the early going as Westmont connected on five first half three-pointers. The 'Birds stayed within striking distance as Aamos Laavainen led the way in the paint with 8 points. Fresno Pacific trailed by eight at the end of the...