Whitman Whitm 21-1,13-0 NWC

Puget Sound PS 17-4,10-3 NWC

Whitman Whitm

21-1,13-0 NWC

Final

Feb. 11, 2022

Puget Sound PS

17-4,10-3 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Whitman Whitm	21	20	23	20	84
Puget Sound PS	19	16	19	16	70

Summary
Box Score

Alan Hoffmeister

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/11/2022 10:43:00 PM

Shamseldin Scores Career-High, No. 6 Blues Take Down UPS

TACOMA, Wash. - Kaelan Shamseldin scored a career-high 26 points, Kaylie McCracken added 22 points and eight rebounds and the No. 6 Whitman College women's basketball team took down the University of Puget Sound, 84-70, in Northwest Conference action on Friday night at Memorial Fieldhouse.

The win clinches at least a share of the NWC regular season title for the undefeated Blues, now a full three games ahead of UPS with as many games to play.

The Blues (21-1, 13-0 NWC) slowly pulled away from the Loggers through their lockdown perimeter defense. UPS made only three three pointers (14%) and shot 34% from the field despite outscoring Whitman by 10 points in the paint. Meanwhile, the Blues were hitting their shots, shooting 46% for the game and 40% from behind the arc.

Katie Minnehan led four Logger players in double figures with 16 points while also grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds for the double double.

Whitman got off to a solid start when Sydney Abbott hit a jumper to put her team up 9-4 with 6:18 to play. Kennedy Brown kept UPS in the game, hitting from distance on a fast break to cut the lead to only one point. Carly Martin's bucket again pushed the lead back up to five points and helped Whitman take a two-point lead after the opening 10 minutes.

The Loggers grabbed the momentum early in the second quarter when back-to-back buckets gave them a 24-21 lead. The Blues answered with an 8-0 run highlighted by a pair of baskets from McCracken and Whitman led 29-24 with 4:43 to play. UPS tied the game just inside of two minutes but Shamseldin caught fire down the stretch, nailing a pair of three pointers to help the Blues to a 41-35 halftime lead.

A pair of quick three pointers early in the third quarter from Taylor Chambers and Shamseldin put the Blues out in front by 12 points as Whitman slowly began to pull away. The Blues led by double digits much of the quarter, going up by as many as 13 after a Shamseldin three ball with 3:23 to play.

UPS never let the game get away from them but could not cut the deficit to any fewer than nine points the remainder of the way.

The Blues play their regular season road finale on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Pacific Lutheran. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.

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