ANGWIN, Calif. - The University of California, Merced women's basketball team won their fifth straight game and set another program record for both points and margin of victory in a California Pacific Conference game, this time beating Pacific Union College 102-41 on Saturday night inside The Covered Wagon to start a four-game road trip.

The Bobcats (11-7, 5-0) five-game winning streak is tied for the second longest Cal Pac winning streak in program history. The Bobcats won eight straight in the perfect 2015-16 season, while also winning five straight in 2017-18. UC Merced is currently the conference's only undefeated team.

The 61-point margin of victory bests the Bobcats previous record of 46 points just over 48 hours ago in the home win over Cal Maritime. 

The Bobcats average margin of victory in league play grows to 36.8 points following the win, increasing their chances at setting a new Cal Pac record by the time the year comes to an end.

Saturday night marked head coach Sarah Hopkins-Chery's team third time scoring over 100 points this season and fourth time in program history. However, this was the first time doing so in Cal Pac play. The Bobcats 41 points allowed marks the best in a Cal Pac road game.

Seven Bobcats finished in double figures. Centers Andrea Rogers and Damilola Sule shared game-high with 14 points and combined to shoot 63% from the floor. 

Rogers' fifth double figure game of the season was accompanied by a career-high six steals. 

Sule's scoring output was a career-high. She also grabbed nine rebounds for the second straight night. Both nine rebound outings have consisted of seven offensive rebounds.

Rainah Smith notched her third straight double-double and tenth of her career, finishing with 13 points and ten rebounds. Smith now holds sole possession of second place on the program's all-time double-double chart. The San Francisco, Calif., is four away from breaking Mia Shannon's all-time record. Smith also had three steals and two blocks in the victory.

Marisse Jackson finished with a career-high 13 points on 66% (6-9) shooting. 

Madison Hotchkiss knocked down four of her six three-point attempts for a 12-point night while also dishing out five assists. Haylee Owen pitched in 12 points, half of which came from beyond the arc. Her second triple of the contest marked the 100th of her career. Owen is the sixth player in program history with at least 100 career triples.

Mikayla Mabie finished with eleven points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. Saturday marked her third outing in the last four games with at least ten points and seven assists.

Other individual notables include six assists from Cierra McClain, five rebounds from Parker Fromm and four assists from Tiffany Nguyen.

The Bobcats finished the night assisting on 28 of 41 made field goals and shot 51% (41-80) from the floor. The Bobcats also scored 46 points off 37 Pacific Union turnovers and outrebounded the opponent 47-16.

UC Merced started the game on a 13-0 run and led 26-3 at the end of the first quarter. The Bobcats scored on 12 of their 18 offensive possessions, while holding the opponent scoreless for two different four minute stretches. Rogers highlighted the Bobcats first quarter with six points and two steals.

The Bobcats essentially mirrored that same output in the second quarter, outscoring PUC 26-4 to take a 51-7 lead into the locker room. The Bobcats biggest run in the second quarter was 13-0 over the final three minutes. Mabie and Smith combined for eleven of the 13 points. Overall, the Bobcats had three different 13-0 runs in the first half. The Bobcats first half field goal percentage was 55% (21-38). Hopkins-Chery's team limited Pacific Union to 17% (3-17) with 22 turnovers.

The third quarter was the highest scoring for the Bobcats as they got up and down the floor to pour in 32 points. The two teams traded baskets for the first four minutes before the Bobcats exploded for a 22-3 run over the final six minutes to extend their lead to 66 points, 83-17 heading into the final frame. Hotchkiss bottomed three triples in the run to end the quarter. 

UC Merced's lead was a game-high 69 points just over a minute into the fourth quarter, 88-19 after another Hotchkiss three-pointer. The Bobcats lead was at least 63 points for the next five minutes, before finishing the night with the record-setting 61-point victory to improve to 5-0 in conference play.

The Bobcats have won 16 straight games over Pacific Union College. All have been by double figures. It is the Bobcats longest winning streak over a single opponent in program history.

Looking ahead, the Bobcats visit Cal Maritime in a rescheduled game on Tuesday, February 8. Tipoff inside the PEAC Main Gym in Vallejo, Calif., is scheduled for 5:30pm.