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Elena McHargue
72
Winner Whitman WTMN 0
54
Willamette WU 0
Winner
Whitman WTMN
0
72
Final
54
Willamette WU
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Whitman WTMN 9 19 21 23 72
Willamette WU 13 12 11 18 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 8 Women's Basketball Too Much For Willamette

SALEM, Ore. - With a well-balanced scoring effort led by Makana Stone's 14 points and nine rebounds, the No. 8 Whitman College women's basketball team continued its run as the Northwest Conference's top team with a 72-54 win over Willamette on Friday night. 

Whitman (18-2, 10-1 NWC) shot an impressive 51% (29-57) from the floor and were greatly aided by a bench which outscored Willamette's reserves 36-14. Kaylie McCracken dropped 12 points to go along with five rebounds, Elena McHargue scored nine points and Taylor Chambers added seven more.

The Blues had the edge on the glass as well. They were plus-8 in total rebounds leading to 15 second chance points. 

Lucy Morrill led the Bearcat effort with 16 points on 6-10 shooting. Elizabeth Logsdon scored 10 points and Sami Riggs added nine more.

Willamette (11-9, 5-6 NWC) jumped on the Blues early as a pair of Lucy Morrill three pointers put the Bearcats up 8-3 with 5:46 to play in the first quarter. Chambers hit a jumper to stem the tide, but the Blues found it tough sledding for the rest of the period. McCracken's two baskets were the only points in the final five minutes as Whitman trailed 13-9 by quarter's end.

Whitman got it going in the second quarter. Layups from McHargue and Stone spearheaded an 8-0 run and gave the Blues a 21-16 lead with 5:21 remaining in the first half. Morrill helped even the game up at 21-21 with another three pointer, but a McCracken three ball regained her team's five-point lead and Whitman headed to the break up by three points.

The Blues put the game to bed with a big third quarter, outscoring the Bearcats by 10 points to take a 49-36 lead into the final 10 minutes. Whitman held Willamette to only one score in the final 4:12 while slowly widening the lead. Chambers, Stone and Mady Burdett (11 pts, 4 ast) all hit from the floor to put their team up by double digits. Chambers then hit a three pointer late in the period to make it a 15-point Whitman lead, its largest to that point.

Whitman kept Willamette at arms length for much of the fourth quarter. Inside of four minutes to play, the Blues pushed the lead north of 20 points and won going away.

The Blues are back in action Saturday at Lewis & Clark. Tipoff versus the Pioneers is set for 4:00 p.m.
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