First losses for Warriors; Strong finish
to first half pushes D-II Vikings past L-C
women 72-53
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The Lewis-Clark State
women stayed close until late in the first
half, when Western Washington took command
en route to a 72-53 victory Thursday night
at Carver Gym.
WWU, the 14th-ranked club in NCAA
Division II, held a 25-23 lead with 2:20
left in the first half. The Vikings then
rattled off six points before halftime.
The home team also converted the first
seven points of the second period, making it
38-23.
It was the Warriors' first official loss
in seven games.
"It was a good test for us, now we have
to find out how we handle adversity," L-C
coach Brian Orr said.
LCSC post Ashley Baker managed a
team-high 16 points and nine rebounds. But
the 6-foot-3 junior played just 24 minutes
before fouling out.
The Warriors did get 15 points and 14
boards from Aundrea Morrison while Jade
Fulbright added six points and five assists.
L-C couldn't find its shooting touch,
hitting just 22 of 64 shots -- including an
0-for-9 mark from 3-point range. Orr said
the Warriors also had trouble getting the
ball to their inside players.
The Vikings, 3-0, got 20 points from Tina
Donahue and 16 from Courtney Clapp.
This trip gets no easier for the
Warriors. They'll take on Seattle Pacific,
the No. 2 team in NCAA Division II, on
Saturday at 5 p.m.
"We didn't schedule it because it was
going to be easy," Orr said. "This trip will
test us, and that was the thinking behind
it."
LEWIS-CLARK STATE (6-1)
Baker 8-15 0-0 16, Morrison 6-10 3-7 15,
West 1-5 4-6 6, Fulbright 3-9 0-2 6,
Yancheva 2-8 2-2 6, Hart 2-5 0-0 4, Preston
0-3 0-0 0, Wittmer 0-0 0-0 0, Kalbfleisch
0-8 0-0 0, Nelson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-64
9-17 53.
WESTERN WASHINGTON (3-0)
Donahue 5-13 8-8 20, Clapp 6-12 3-3 16,
Dykstra 3-7 1-2 9, McCarrell 4-4 0-0 8,
Pallansch 4-5 0-0 8, Stelmack 2-7 0-0 5,
Dressel 1-6 2-2 4, White 1-2 0-0 2, Hartman
0-1 0-0 0, Hubbard 0-2 0-0 0, Cabe 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 26-60 14-15 72.
Halftime score -- WWU 31, LCSC 23.
Three-point goals -- LCSC 0-9 (Fulbright
0-1, Yancheva 0-1, Hart 0-1, Preston 0-1,
Kalbfleisch 0-4, Nelson 0-1); WWU 6-19
(Dykstra 2-4, Donahue 2-6, Clapp 1-3,
Stelmack 1-4, Hubbard 0-2). Rebounds -- LCSC
36 (Morrison 14); WWU 39 (Pallansch 9).
Assists -- LCSC 15 (Fulbright 5); WWU 20
(Hubbard 6). Total fouls -- LCSC 16, WWU 17.
Fouled out -- Baker. Attendance -- 375. |
