AZUSA, CALIF. -- Her timing couldn't have been any better.
 
After seeing a 21-point Azusa Pacific lead dwindled to 5, senior GSAC Player of the Year Jacqueline Godoy hit her only bucket of the game and completed the 3-point play with 3:11 left propelling the Cougars to a 59-50 win over visiting Biola in front of 1,002 fans in the Felix Event Center.
 
The win the Cougars' eighth straight over the Eagles and 11^th in the past 12 games.
 
"They began to make their comeback with Jacqueline and Stephanie on the bench, so I wasn't too worried," said Azusa Pacific head coach Matt Elofson.  "We went with a man press in the second half, but couldn't use it very much because we only made 6 baskets.  I was really pleased with our first half and last 6 minutes of the game. We thought our match-up worked well, because they used 5 guards.  But they were scoring guards, not necessarily ball-handlers."
 
Azusa Pacific stormed out of the gate from the get-go.  Keyed by senior All-GSAC Stephanie Patten, the Cougars scored the first 8 points of the game and outscored Biola 27-8 in the first 12 minutes.  Patten, who hit her first 5 shots from the floor, had 15 of the Cougars' first 27 points.
 
The Cougar lead ballooned to as many as 21-points late in the first half and was at 14 (49-35) with 11:53 to play when Biola began to awaken.  The Eagles scored the next 10 points in a 5:47 span to climb within 4 points (49-45) with 6:06 to play.
 
Senior Catherine Solorio hit 1-of-2 free throws to push the advantage back up to 5, and after an Eagle turnover, Godoy drove baseline, hit a lay-up and the ensuing free throw, giving the Cougars an 8-point lead with 3:11 to play.  From that point, the Eagles got no closer than 6 points.
 
Patten led all players with 25 points, 19 in the first half.  She must just 4 of her 14 shots.  Solorio finished the night with 20 points and 10 rebounds.  While held in check for most of the night, Godoy finished with a game-high 12 rebounds and 5 steals.
 
Former Cougar Allison Box led Biola with 20 points, hitting 5-of-8 three-pointers.
 
With the win, Azusa Pacific improves to 18-7, 12-4.  Biola falls to 15-8, 9-8.