TACOMA, Wash. - Putting up a season-high 21 assists, the 15th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers shared the love as they made easy work of the Linfield Wildcats, 75-56, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Saturday evening at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.

The Loggers took the lead 50 seconds into the game on a three-pointer by sophomore Jocelyn Riordan (Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest) and never looked back, pushing the led to nine points with 7:17 left to go in the first half.  Things got even rosier for the Loggers at the end of the half, using a 12-2 run to go up by 16 points heading into the break leading 30-14.  

Linfield looked like they might be able to make it a game, going on a 26-10 run over the first eight minutes of the second half to pull within one point, 41-40.  The Loggers turned the table from that point, going on a 21-2 run over the next seven minutes to pull ahead by 20 points with 5:17 left to go.  The 'Cats battled the deficit back into the teens but the Loggers hit their shots to the very end to take the 75-56 victory.

The Loggers were led by 18 points from freshman Kelsey McKinnis (Ashland, Ore.), who also had a team-high seven assists on the night.  Riordan finished the night with 16 points while Claire Ely (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) added 14 points to move into 12th on the Loggers all-time scoring list with 1,018 points.  Freshman Lindsay Layland (Homer, Alaska) got the double-double, scoring 10 points and bringing down 10 rebounds in the win.

Linfield was led by 19 points from Gretchen Owens and 17 points from Kelsey Forrest.  Lindsey Gummersall chipped in 11 points to go with a team-high eight rebounds in the losing effort.  Linfield was doomed by 23 turnovers in the game.

The Loggers hit the road next week, traveling to Parkland on Tuesday evening to take on Pacific Lutheran.  Tip with the Lutes is set for 6:00 p.m. at Olson Auditorium.