Puget Sound PS 12-2,5-1 NWC

Whitman Whitm 12-1,4-0 NWC

Puget Sound PS

12-2,5-1 NWC

Final

Jan. 15, 2022

Whitman Whitm

12-1,4-0 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Puget Sound PS	18	11	16	6	51
Whitman Whitm	10	17	18	18	63

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/15/2022 6:52:00 PM

No. 7 Women's Basketball Downs UPS In Battle of NWC Heavyweights

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - In a knock down, grind-it-out game between two of the conference's and region's elites, the No. 7 Whitman College women's basketball team outlasted Puget Sound 63-51 in Northwest Conference action, Saturday evening at the Sherwood Center.

Kaylie McCracken led all scorers with 20 points and Sydney Abbott chipped in with another fine overall performance. She added 10 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and three steals. For the Loggers, who received votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 national poll, Sophie Nilsson scored a team-high 14 points and Samantha Swartout added seven points and a team-best six rebounds.

Points were at a premium as the defensive prowess of both squads was on full display. UPS's full court press wreaked havoc for the Blues, but the inside presence of Lindsay Drango and Korin Baker made scoring a challenge for the Loggers.

The two teams battled all game but it was Whitman's lockdown defense in the final quarter that helped the Blues pull away. The Blues held UPS to only one made field goal while outscoring the Loggers by 12 points to win going away.

UPS had the better of the Blues in the opening quarter and led by eight points after the first 10 minutes. Early three pointers from Swartout and Addison Reardon gave the Loggers an 8-2 lead with 7:29 to play. Sophia Lavender pushed the advantage to double digits with a layup, but buckets from Baker and Abbott helped stem the tide.

Whitman continued to trail in the second quarter but used a 7-0 run to bolt back into the game. Abbott connected on a jumper just inside of four minutes to play, and Carly Martin drained a three to make it a 24-22 ballgame with 3:23 remaining. UPS slowed Whitman's momentum though and carried a 29-27 lead into the break.

There were anxious moments early in the third quarter as UPS opened on an 8-2 run to take a 37-31 lead. The Blues locked in and Drango's bucket with 2:32 to play put her team up by a point to set up the dominant fourth quarter.

The Blues will have a quick turnaround as they will play two games during the upcoming week. First up is Pacific on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 5:00 p.m. at the Sherwood Center.

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