Dec. 11, 2007

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Lutes Play Make Up Game Against Concordia

THIS WEEK: The Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball team will host Concordia at 6 p.m. Saturday in Olson Auditorium. The game was scheduled for last week but due to the closures of Interstate-5 the game had to be postponed.

ABOUT CONCORDIA: The Cavaliers come to PLU with a 4-5 overall record including a loss to NWC foe Willamette. The Lutes will have to watch out for Concordia’s Danielle Clauson who has been averaging 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds a game, both team highs for the Cavaliers. Ann Snodderly, Kelsey Schaefer, and Denise Benedict are all averaging more than eight points a game. PLU could look to hurt Concordia from behind the arc as the Cavaliers have given up 56 three-pointers to their opponents this season while only making 18 themselves. PLU currently holds a five- game win streak against Concordia, including a 64-41 win last season. The Cavaliers last came out on top against the Lutes in 1995 when they won 61-55.

Dowling - Nine Rebounds

LUTES SHUCK GEODUCKS: Pacific Lutheran improved to 4-1 this season with a 60-49 non-conference women's baskeball victory over host Evergreen State last Saturday night. The Lutes rallied from a 32-28 halftime deficit to give first-year head coach Kelly Warnke her fourth victory. Pacific Lutheran surged past the Geoducks in the first five minutes of the second half as Trinity Gibbons scored seven points during a 14-2 run. Kyle Haag, who led both teams in scoring with 23 points, capped the run with a three-point basket to put the Lutes on top by a 42-34 count with 15 minutes remaining in the contest. Evergreen would eventually whittle its deficit to two points, 50-48, on a three-point play by Kristi Auckland with 3:32 left to play, but PLU scored the next eight points to ice the win. Gibbons, who scored 15 points to go along with four assists and four steals, scored a pair of baskets during that 8-0 run. Haag closed out the PLU win by hitting four free throws inside the final minute of play. In addition to the scoring by Haag and Gibbons, Meghan Dowling grabbed a team-best nine rebounds in 13 minutes of action. Pacific Lutheran shot 40 percent from the field and 20 percent from three-point range. Haag made all four of the Lutes' long-range baskets.

HAAG HONORED: Senior Kyle Haag was given Northwest Conference Player of the week honorable mention honors because of her performance in the Evergreen game. Haag scored 23 points, including four three-pointers and a perfect nine-of-nine from the free throw line. This is the second HM honor for Haag this season. Last week she was named NWC Player of the Week.

THE RECORD BOOK: Senior Kyle Haag is making a splash in the record book this season. In last week's game against Evergreen, Haag was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line, placing her in a tie for fourth (based on number of free throws made) in all- time free throw percentage in a single game. Haag isn’t scared to launch one from downtown and she showed that in the Texas Lutheran and Evergreen games when she attempted 11 three pointers. Both of those are tied for third in three pointers attempted in a single game. In the career records she is currently ninth in three pointers made with 69 and three pointers attempted with 214.

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