Feb. 16, 2008

Lutes End Streak; Top Missionaries, 64-52

Kyle Haag - 14 points, 10 boards

Box Score

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Snapping a five-game losing streak, the Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball team beat Whitman, 64-52, in a Northwest Conference game Saturday night. Kyle Haag had 18 points and five three pointers for the Lutes.

Pacific Lutheran (12-11, 5-9) raced to a 16-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game and led 35-23 at intermission. Whitman (14-9, 8-6) twice closed to within seven points midway through the second half, but the Lutes stemmed the tide in each case.

Pacific Lutheran also got 13 points from Amy Spieker and 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Trinity Gibbons. Emily Voorhies chipped in with eight points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots as the Lutes outrebounded Whitman 41-31.

Sophomore Michelle Krall (Poway, Calif.; Poway HS) paced Whitman with 14 points and six rebounds. First-year guard Jenele Peterson (Redondo Beach, Calif.; South HS) added 10 points and six assists.

Whitman forced Pacific Lutheran into 21 turnovers but shot just 28 percent from the floor for the game.

Pacific Lutheran finishes its season next week home, starting with a Friday night game against Linfield. Saturday the Lutes play host to Pacific.

(Courtesy of Whitman Sports Information Department)