TACOMA, Wash. - Still with the bitter taste of a lopsided loss
from a month ago, the Puget Sound Loggers got revenge over the
rival Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 79-57, in a Northwest Conference
women's basketball game on Tuesday evening at Memorial Fieldhouse
in Tacoma, Wash.
The Loggers, who fell to the Lutes 69-36 on Jan. 6 in Parkland,
got off to a quick start, opening the game with a 9-4 run.
The Logger lead grew to double-digits with 5:32 remaining in the
first half on a jumper by Andrew Edwards (Yakima, Wash./Columbia
Basin C.C.). The lead grew to 16 as Puget Sound took a 34-18
lead into the break. Junior guard Claire Ely (Walnut Creek,
Calif./Northgate) put up 13 points in the first half to lead
the Loggers.
The Lutes chipped away at the lead, pulling within five points
with 11:10 remaining but all that seemingly did was wake the
Loggers up once again as they rebuilt their lead back into
double-digits. The lead hit 22 on the final basket of the
night as Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest) hit a
three-pointer with three second left to seal the 79-57 victory.
The Loggers were led by 22 points from Ely, who also added eight
rebounds and five steals. Riordan finished with 14 and senior
post Karen Chase (Yakima, Wash./West Valley) scored 12.
Freshman Courtney Blume (Olympia, Wash./River Ridge) added a
season-high 13 off the bench.
Pacific Lutheran was led by 14 points from Amy Spieker and 14
from Trinity Gibbons. PLU committed just nine turnovers on
the night but made just 34.9% of their attempts from the field.
The Loggers will be in action again on Saturday night when they
play host to fifth-ranked George Fox. Tip-off with the Bruins
is set for 6:00 p.m. at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.
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