OREM — Utah Valley got a combined 34 points from its senior captains and a solid contribution off the bench to outlast Mesa State, 62-56, Saturday in the home opener.

Senior Julie Smith led the way with 18 points while senior Asumi Nakayama chipped in 13 points and six assists. But it was the bench play of freshman Kyra Prause and sophomore Jenna Johnson down the second-half stretch that helped UVU.

"Kyra has really proven to be a gamer. She's really maximizing her minutes and rising to the occasion," said UVU coach Cathy Nixon. "Jenna came off the bench and not only made a contribution offensively but also helped us on the defensive end, drawing a charge and getting a steal when the game was on the line."

Prause finished with eight points, four rebounds and four steals while Johnson finished with seven points. Kaycee Mansfield had nine off the bench.

WESTMONT 73, WESTMINSTER 63: The Griffins suffered a 73-63 loss against No. 18 Westmont in the Behnken Field House. Westminster (3-2) struggled early, and then couldn't hold on once they fought back. Westmont (3-0) held off the Griffins by going 16-of-21 at the charity stripe in the second half. McKenzie Jessop put together another solid outing with 14 points and nine rebounds.

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FRESNO PACIFIC 87, WESTMINSTER 85 (2OT): At Las Vegas, the Griffins couldn't hold a 15-point, second-half lead and lost to No. 3 Fresno Pacific 87-85 in double overtime at the Las Vegas Classic. Westminster (1-3) didn't make a field goal over the final 3:56 of the second overtime, yet had a chance to win thanks to 6-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line in the second extra period. Ben Walker finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Weston Anderson added 20 points. He went 6-of-12 from the floor and also had one blocked shot and one steal. Weston Anderson also scored 20 points with help from 10-of-14 shooting at the line.

Prowse had 13 points while Conner Nielsen and Jordan Bjornberg had 10 points each.