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SEATTLE -- Cici West registered a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double Saturday afternoon, but it wasn't enough for turnover-prone Seattle Pacific, which suffered a 90-71 loss to seventh-ranked Northwest Nazarene in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game at Brougham Pavilion.
 
The Falcons (7-14) fell to 6-8 in league play after losing a pair of home games this week. They were dealt a 74-56 setback by Central Washington on Thursday.
 
NNU (21-1) pulled away from the feisty Falcons in the third quarter, outscoring them 23-9 during that 10-minute session. The Nighthawks improved to 13-1 in GNAC games behind four double-digit scorers.
 
Ellie Logan's 15 points paced the Nighthawks, who also got 12 from Avery Albrecht, and 10 apiece from Raquel and Danielle Jardine.
 
Junior guard Madi Hingston netted a career-high 14 points to lead SPU. Her previous best was a 13-point effort against Holy Names on Nov. 20. Jade Skidmore added 11 points, including 2-for-3 shooting on 3-pointers.

 

West hit 6 of 10 shots from field and her 11 rebounds fueled the Falcons' 40-38 edge on the boards. The senior forward also had a double-double on Thursday with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
 
The Falcons actually shot better from the field than Saturday's opponent, hitting 43 percent of their attempts (26 of 60) and 7 of 22 treys. NNU was held to 42-percent accuracy (31 of 74) and 7-for-25 beyond the 3-point arc.
 
A season-high 30 turnovers were SPU's undoing and the Nighthawks parlayed those directly into 37 points.
 
Early in the game, Northwest Nazarene reeled off 11 unanswered points. The last two points came via free throws from Danielle Jardine, who drew the third foul on SPU starter Hailee Bennett in just over five minutes. That gave the visitors a 17-5 advantage with 4:28 left in the first quarter.
 
Defense sparked the surge for the Nighthawks as SPU missed five shots and committed four turnovers during its scoring drought.
 
A furious Falcons rally, keyed by a 13-4 run, narrowed the deficit to 21-18 by the end of the period. That spree started with seven straight points, beginning with a three-point play by Carly Rataushk.
 
The final four points of the quarter were credited to SPU, on a free throw by Kaprice Boston and then a 3-pointer by Ashley Alter with 48.5 seconds showing on the clock.
 
A put-back layup Logan on NNU's next possession was initially ruled good, but then disallowed after the officials viewed a replay and judged that it came after the buzzer.
 
Back-to-back baskets by Jade Skidmore, a jump shot and layup, gave SPU a 26-25 lead with 7:44 left in the second quarter.
 
A three-point play by Raquel Jardine pushed NNU back into the lead and then the Falcons Riley Evans evened the score, 28-28, on two free throws at 6:31.
 
The Nighthawks scored the next six points to ignite a 9-2 spree that put them in front for good.
 
Hingston nailed a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left, but NNU's Jordan Pinson answered by draining a desperation shot from halfcourt at the buzzer to set the halftime score at 47-39 in favor of the Nighthawks. The referees reviewed the shot on video and confirmed that it came before time expired.
 
Northwest Nazarene carried the momentum of that long 3-pointer into the third quarter, netting the first six points of the period. A pair of seven-point runs later in the quarter pushed that margin out to 70-48.
 
The Falcons were held to nine third-quarter points. They committed 10 turnovers while missing both 3-point tries and shooting just 3-for-12 overall in the period.
 
Seattle Pacific continued to battle and outscored the visitors 23-20 during the fourth quarter. The Falcons shot 9-for-14, making 3 of 5 treys in the final period.
 
The SPU women play a pair of road games next week, beginning on Thursday at Simon Fraser. Tip-off is 7 p.m. in Burnaby, B.C. Next Saturday the Falcons visit Western Washington for a 7 p.m. game in Bellingham.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019
Brougham Pavilion / Seattle, Wash.
 
(No. 7) Northwest Nazarene 90, Seattle Pacific 71
 
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (21-1, 13-1 GNAC)
Logan 5-12 5-7 15, R. Jardine 3-6 4-5 10, Valles 3-10 2-3 8, Walker 4-10 0-0 9, Albrecht 3-7 4-4 12, D. Jardine 4-5 2-2 10, Rodgers 3-6 0-0 7, Pinson 2-4 0-0 6, Parker 2-4 0-0 5, Jenkins 1-5 2-2 4, Wessels 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 31-74 21-25 90.
 
SEATTLE PACIFIC (7-14, 6-8 GNAC)
West 6-10 1-4 13, Albert 1-4 0-0 3, Hingston 5-10 2-2 14, Boston 2-8 4-6 8, Bennett 2-5 0-0 4, Skidmore 4-6 1-2 11, Evans 2-6 2-2 8, Alter 2-6 1-2 5, Rataushk 1-4 1-1 3, Hoff 1-1 0-0 2, Berg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 12-19 71.
 
Northwest Nazarene............   21   26   23   20  -   90
Seattle Pacific...............   18   21    9   23  -   71
 
3-point goals--NNU 7-25 (Albrecht 2-4, Pinson 2-3, Rodgers 1-2, Parker 1-2, Walker 1-7, Jenkins 0-3, Valles 0-2, Jardine 0-2), SPU 7-22 (Evans 2-5, Skidmore 2-3, Hingston 2-4, Albert 1-3, Bennett 0-2, Alter 0-2, Boston 0-3). Fouled out--NNU-None, SPU-Albert. Rebounds--NNU 38 (Wessels 5, Walker 5), SPU 40 (West 11). Assists--NNU 16 (Valles 7), SPU 14 (Hingston 4). Total fouls--NNU 23, SPU 22. Technical fouls--NNU-None, SPU-None. A-140.
 
 
Next SPU Women's Basketball Game
Seattle Pacific at Simon Fraser
Thursday, Feb. 14, 7:00 p.m. PST
West Gym / Burnaby, B.C.