PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland's Alex Fowler recorded another double-double, Kate Andersen scored a team-high 19 points, and Haylee Andrews overcame foul trouble to finish with 18 points as the Pilots pulled away from the Loyola Marymount Lions to win 74-49 in a West Coast Conference women's basketball game played on Thursday night at the Chiles Center. It's the fourth straight win for the Pilots.
 
The first half was close as both teams were active on defense, but the second half belonged to the Pilots, who out-scored the Lions 41-24 after the break. LMU was within six points early in the third quarter, but a three-pointer from the corner by Andrews sparked a quick 11-0 run to put the Pilots ahead 46-29.
 
Andersen followed the Andrews' three with a steal and a lay-in, and Fowler provided a break-away lay-up of her own after another LMU turnover. The margin was still 17 a few minutes later after Andersen connected on a jumper, and Portland took a 52-41 lead to the final frame.
 
The Lions scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to briefly pull within six, but again the Pilots had an answer, this time with a 13-0 run. Fowler had a nice move down low during the surge, and Andersen dropped a step-back jumper as the Pilots took control. A deep three-pointer from Maddie Muhlheim made it a 17-point game, and after Jayce Gorzeman converted a pair of free throws the Pilots were ahead 65-46 with 5:13 remaining.
 
The lead would only grow from there as the Pilots improved to 12-7 overall and to 5-3 in the WCC. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for LMU, who drop to 7-14 and 3-5.
 
It's the fifth double-double this season for Fowler, a freshman forward who collected a team-best 10 boards. Fowler is the reigning WCC Player of the Week, and she leads the league in scoring with a 17.4 points-per-game mark.
 
Andersen corralled seven rebounds, and Andrews added six. Andrews, who leads the conference in assists, provided eight dimes for the night.
 
LMU's Jasmine Jones scored a game-high 26 points, to go along with nine rebounds.
 
Neither team was able to create much separation in the first quarter, but the Pilots did claim a seven-point edge in the second after Keeley Frawley hit a lay-in on a nice feed from Andrews. From there the Lions stayed within reach, and the Pilots took a 33-25 lead into the locker room at half.
 
The Pilots next welcome the Pepperdine Waves to the Chiles Center on Saturday for a 2 p.m. game.