BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team traveled to Western Washington for a game on Thursday night, where
Cascadia Yates led the team and scored a career-high 11 points, but the Falcons couldn't overcome the Vikings and fell 72-43.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a 13-3 run from the Vikings to open the game, the Falcons answered with a 9-2 run of their own.
- Grace Mertes knocked down a 3-pointer, followed by back-to-back triples from Yates.
- The Falcons trailed 17-12 at the end of the first quarter.
- SPU's offense sputtered in the second quarter, going 1-for-14 from the field during that period.
- The Falcons trailed 39-15 at halftime.
- Julia Lavigne led the Falcons with four points in the third quarter, with four other Falcons recording points during that span.
- The Falcons matched the Vikings' offensive output over the final 10 minutes of the game.
- Ava Mai made a layup, and Kara Wilson knocked down two free throws in the final minute of the game.
- The Falcons fell 72-43 to the Vikings.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Yates led the Falcons with 11 points and made all three of her 3-point attempts.
- She added four rebounds and one assist to her totals.
- Haylie-Anne Ohta scored eight points with four rebounds and a team-high three assists.
- Lavigne added seven points and went 5-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Naomi Hotchkiss led the Falcons in rebounding, pulling down five boards.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Yates set a new career-high in points scored (11) and made 3-pointers (3) for the Falcons on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Simon Fraser for their season finale on Saturday at 5:15 p.m.
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