Whitworth Whitw 7-11,2-7 NWC

Whitman Whitm 17-1,9-0 NWC

Whitworth Whitw

7-11,2-7 NWC

Final

Jan. 25, 2022

Whitman Whitm

17-1,9-0 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Whitworth Whitw	9	14	16	24	63
Whitman Whitm	21	10	19	19	69

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Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/25/2022 8:49:00 PM

No. 6 Women's Basketball Tops Whitworth, McCracken Honored

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Kaylie McCracken dropped a double double with 22 points and 11 rebounds on a night she was honored for joining the 1,000-point club, helping the No. 6 Whitman College women's basketball team hold on for a 69-63 win over Whitworth in Northwest Conference action on Tuesday night.

In a ceremony held just before tipoff, former Whitman player Kim Flerchinger Bolander presented the award to McCracken at midcourt in front of a very appreciative crowd. Kaelan Shamseldin did the work on the defensive end, scoring nine points but posting four steals and two blocks, and Sydney Abbott also chipped in nine points to go along with four rebounds and four assists.

Olivia Mayer posted team highs of 17 points and six rebounds for Whitworth who never allowed the Blues to pull away, and even cut the lead to only four points inside of one minute to play. Abbott hit a circus shot fading away to put the Blues up eight, but missed a trio of free throws inside of one minute, opening the door for Madison Hagen's three pointer to cut the lead to only four. That would be it for the Bucs however as Lindsay Drango hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.

Whitman looked prime for a big performance after taking a 21-9 lead after the first quarter. Taylor Chambers and Shamseldin hit three pointers to open Whitman's scoring, then Abbott did the same and added another bucket to put the Blues up 17-9. McCracken hit a pair of jumpers in the final minute to cap a 9-0 run to close the period.

Neither team had much of an edge the rest of the way. McCracken's bucket put Whitman up 14, but the Blues managed only three points in the final 3:42. Whitworth climbed back into the game, shaving the Whitman lead to single digits before halftime.

The Bucs got as close as six points early in the third quarter when Kimberly Dewey hit from the floor to make it a 31-25 score. Korin Baker later scored to lift the advantage back up to 10 points as Whitman's lead teetered around 10 points for the remainder of the quarter. The same held true for the fourth quarter before Whitworth made a late, albeit unsuccessful, run.

The Blues return to action this Saturday, Jan. 29. Whitman hosts Willamette at 4:00 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader with the men's team.

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