January 10, 2012

Loggers Run Into Hot-Shooting Lutes

PARKLAND, Wash. – The 18th-ranked Puget Sound men's basketball team suffered a 80-62 loss at Pacific Lutheran on Tuesday. The Loggers (11-3, 3-2 NWC) ran into a hot-shooting Lutes (6-8 3-2 NWC) team that built an early lead and never let go.

Ryan Rogers led the Loggers with 14 points , including a trio of three-pointers in the game. Rex Holmes scored 11 points and Kaleb Shelton-Johnson added 10.

The Lutes took control of the game with five points in their first possessions to build a 5-0 lead, which they would hold for the rest of the game. Cameron Schilling scored all five points for the Lutes on the way to a 19-point, 15-rebound performance.

He was one of five Lutes in double figures as they shot 57.6 percent from the floor while holding the Loggers to just 33.3 percent.

The Lutes went on to build a 19-point lead in the first half although the Loggers cut it to 13 points at halftime. The Lutes would keep the Loggers at arm's distance throughout the second half to hold on for the victory.

The Loggers will head down to Newberg, Ore. on Saturday for an 8 p.m. matchup with George Fox.



Riggs Yarbro
Moses Lake, Wash.
Moses Lake Christian HS

Riggs Yarbro played in 16 games as a freshman and is looking to step into a bigger role on the team this year. He knew he wanted to be a Logger from the first time he visited campus. “The rigorous academic environment and strong sense of community were both important to me, as well as the opportunity to play basketball for a competitive program.”