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Dominican women's basketball hosted Chaminade on Tuesday night for a PacWest clash. After dropping a tough one Saturday afternoon to APU, the Penguins were able to get their first dub in conference play and improved to 7-2 overall.

Senior Olga Faasolo was a force to be reckoned with out of the gates as she collected six points in the first quarter and one steal. When the Penguins are clicking on offense their interior play is usually dominating the game. The East Palo Alto native finished with a double-double going for 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

It looked like the Penguins thrived off Faasolo's hot start as they went on to shoot 50% from the field while holding Chaminade to 23.5% in the first period. Junior Alaiyah San Juan led all scorers with 12 points in the first half going 4 from 6 from the field. San Juan ended with a game-high 17 points.

Freshman Adia Walker drew her first career start and brought added energy to the starting lineup. The Nevada posted 13 points on 4 from 7 from the field and she went a perfect 4 for 4 from the charity stripe.

Dominican had 24 points from their bench and sophomore Keyonee Neal was a big reason dropping 16 points while swiping two steals. Junior Mikayla Amoroso provided four big buckets late in the second half to extend the Penguins lead to double-digits.

Up next for the Penguins is a non-conference match-up against Western Washington Dec. 14^th at 5:30 p.m.