PORTLAND, Ore. - A 30-point first quarter allowed Whitman College to jump on host Multnomah University Tuesday night as the Whitties quickly tamed the Lions in an eventual 83-39 non-conference victory in women's basketball on Jim Skagen Court.

Whitman (3-0) owned a 30-10 lead after the opening 10 minutes and extended its advantage heading into the intermission, 44-16, by limiting Multnomah (2-5) to just six points in the second quarter.,

The Lions actually broke out of the gate first with a jumper from Sadie Jenks,five seconds after the tip. A Hailey McDonald offensive rebound on Whitman's first possession ended with McDonald popping one from in close to tie the game, however. A Sierra McGarity steal one minute later turned into a Casey Poe layup and the race was on.

Head coach Michelle Ferenz kept rolling in fresh legs, getting all 11 players who dressed into the action, though Whitman did slow the tempo down after its commanding first quarter.

Multnomah, in its first season playing in the NAIA and Cascade Collegiate Conference, simply didn't have the power to match up with the Whitties.

McDonald led all scorers with 16 points and added five rebounds to her night. Poe, with 14 points, was one of three others to also reach double-digits in scoring as McGarity added 12 and Chelsi Brewer contributed 11. Every player, in fact, scored at least one point in the contest with Gabriella McGann posting a career-high nine points and newcomer Maegen Martin chipping in with seven.

Whitman owned the edge on the glass with a 48-27 rebounding advantage led by Poe's game-best eight. Their 23 offensive rebounds helped the Whitties put in 19 second-chance points.

Twenty-five turnovers by the Lions didn't help their cause and Whitman was able to take advantage of the miscues by scoring 27 points off those chances.

And a 52 percent night from the floor by Whitman certainly didn't make it easy on Multnomah as it valiantly tried to stay with the Runnin' Whitties.

The holiday trip to the coast continues Wednesday for Whitman as it makes a short trek to Warner Pacific College in Portland for another 6 p.m. contest.