OLYMPIA, Wash. - The youth movement did their best to pace the Puget Sound Loggers on Thursday night but it was the older Evergreen State Geoducks who collected a 46-45 victory in a non-conference women's basketball game at The Green House in Olympia, Wash.

The youthful Loggers (1-1) struggled a bit offensively in the first half, shooting just eight-for-32 from the field, but the defense stepped up their game, forcing 12 turnovers from the older Geoducks, who feature nine upperclassmen on their roster.  Puget Sound, who has nine freshman or sophomores on their roster, battled their way to a 20-20 tie after the first 20 minutes.  Leading the way was sophomore Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shoreline) who provided nearly half of the Logger offense with nine points and five rebounds in the first half.

In the second half, Puget Sound stepped up their game offensively, improving their shooting nearly 10% after making eight-of-23 shots, but more importantly, the Loggers took care of business on the charity stripe, making seven-of-nine attempts for 77.8%.  Unfortunately for the Loggers, the Geoducks found their shot during halftime as well, shooting 45.8% in the final period to sneak past Puget Sound, 46-45.

The Loggers were led by 12 points and six rebounds from both Riordan and freshman Kelsey McKinnis (Ashland, Ore.).  Claire Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) chipped in eight points to go with four assists and four steals.  Puget Sound finished the game with 14 steals on 23 Geoduck turnovers.

Evergreen was led by 16 points from Latrina Woods.  Alex Saab added 10 points for the NAIA Geoducks.  TESC outrebounded the Loggers by just one board, 30 to 29.

The Loggers will make their home debut on Saturday night when they play host to Menlo.  Tip with the Oaks is set for 6:00 p.m. at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.