The Gustavus Adolphus women picked up their biggest win of the young season by knocking off No. 22 UW-Eau Claire 65-60 in the first round of the Surf'n Slam Tourney in San Diego hosted by Point Loma Nazarene. Gustavus outscored the Blugolds 34-23 in the second-half to overcome a six-point halftime deficit for the victory. Gustavus improved its record to 4-1, while UW-Eau Claire fell to 8-2.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire held its biggest lead of the first half at 24-16 with 7:31 remaining. Gustavus went on an ensuing 11-5 run to cut the lead to 29-27 with 2:21 left before intermission. The Blugolds went into halftime with a 37-31 lead.

The Gusties used a 9-0 run early in the second half to take its first lead of the game since 16:54 in the first half. Both squads would exchange leads over the next two minutes before Gustavus gained the lead for good with 14:23 on the clock. The Gusties would build a seven-point lead before the Blugolds cut the deficit to two points with 1:08 remaining. Solid free-throw shooting sealed the 65-60 victory for Gustavus as Julia Schultz went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.

Jess Vadnais scored a game-high 20 points on 50% shooting from the field including 3-4 from behind the three-point line. Katie Layman also reached double-digits with 11 points to go along with six rebounds. Molly Mathiowetz hauled down a game-high nine rebounds off the bench. Eau Claire had three players reach double figures, but was not able to overcome 22% three-point shooting.

Elsewhere in the eight-team field, No. 15 UW-Stevens Point defeated the hosts, ranked No. 10 in NAIA Division I, 56-51 after closing the game on a 35-13 run. They shot 50 percent in the second half, compared to 25 percent in the first.

Point Loma Nazarene led 38-21 with 16:50 left, but UW-Stevens Point began chipping away at the lead and the Sea Lions kept handing over the ball. The Pointers cut the lead to 40-36 with ten minutes left, but Point Loma Nazarene's Angela Manjarrez knocked down a three to slow their momentum.

The Pointers continued to force turnovers and draw fouls, and by 4:15 remaining had cut the lead to one. A layup by Haley Houghton with 2:50 left gave the Pointers their first lead of the game, in what would prove to be the basket that gave UW-Stevens Point the lead for good.

Houghton, who had a game-high 18 points, scored four more in the final two minutes to seal the win. Laura Neuenfeldt added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Pointers.