Jan. 19, 2008

Lutes Make it Two in a Row With 65-52 Win Over Whitman

Box Score

Kyle Haag - 22 points

PARKLAND – Coming off an impressive win over Whitworth, the Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball team put on another great performance as it beat Whitman College, 65-52, in a Northwest Conference game played Saturday night in Olson Auditorium.

The win moves the Lutes to 9-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play. Whitman drops to 10-5 overall and 4-2 in the conference.

The Lutes got off to a hot start with a pair of three balls from Kyle Haag that put PLU on top 10-2 early in the game. Whitman tried to get back into the game with a jumper by Emily Shubin, who was fouled on the play. Shubin made the free throw that pulled the Missionaries within six, 13-7. The Lutes responded with a 16-4 run that gave PLU a 29-11 lead with less than six minutes in the half. Whitman added a few more points before the end of the half but PLU went into the locker room with a commanding 31-19 lead.

The Lutes shot well in the first half making 12-of-28 shots for 42.9 percent, compared to Whitman's 8-of-28 for 27.6 percent .

The Lutes were able to hold off Whitman for the entire second half. The Missionaries never got within nine points of the Lutes who led by as much as 18.

Kyle Haag had a huge game for PLU as she scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-11 from three-point range. Emily Voorhies and Amy Spieker scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Trinity Gibbons had eight assists for the Lutes.

Emily Shubin led the Missionaries in scoring and rebounds with 14 points and eight boards.

The Lutes are in action next week as they travel south to McMinnville, Ore., to take on Linfield at 6 p.m. Friday.

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