TACOMA, Wash. - Junior guard Claire Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) went off for 20 points and senior post Karen Chase (Yakima, Wash./West Valley) collected the double-double as the Puget Sound Loggers cruised past the Warner Pacific Knights, 65-42, in a non-conference women's basketball game on Tuesday evening at Henry Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash.

The Loggers built their lead early in the first half and were aided by a cold-shooting Knights team.  Warner Pacific went nearly eight minutes between baskets in the first period, allowing the Loggers to build an 18-point lead as Puget Sound took a 28-15 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half, the Knights shot slightly better, making 34.6% of their shots, but the Loggers made 50% of their second half attempts to push the lead to 31 at one point before settling for the 65-42 victory.  The 42 points scored by the Knights is the lowest total for a Logger opponent since a 67-40 win over Linfield on Jan. 11, 2008.

The Loggers were led by the 20 points from Ely, who also added seven steals and give assists on the game.  Chase ended with 15 points and 11 rebounds while freshman Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest) also added 15 in the win.  The Loggers forced 12 steals on the game and put up three total blocks.

Warner Pacific was led by 18 points off the bench from Bethany Baumann.  The Knights turned the ball over 29 times, compared with 18 for the Loggers.

Puget Sound will be back in action on Dec. 5 when they travel to Hayward, Calif. to take on Cal State East Bay.

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