Complete Box Score

SEATTLE, Wa.-Gus Balogh's 20 points led five Falcons in double figures as Seattle Pacific University edged Saint Martin's College 85-76 in a Pacific West Conference women's basketball game Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

With the victory, head coach Gordy Presnell remained perfect vs. Saint Martins (8-7, 5-5) at home, notching his eighth straight win over the Saints on the floor of Brougham. The Falcons (12-3, 7-3) have the second best record in the Pacific West Conference.

With 7:43 to play in the second half and the game tight at a 63-57 SPU advantage, Brianne Prescott (Jr., San Jose, Ca./San Jose CC/Mitty) nailed three treys in two minutes igniting an 11-4 Falcon run.

Saint Martin's cut the score to 71-64 on a Kami Koehler free throw with 5:08 to play, but could not recover. Seattle Pacific stretched its lead to as much as 11 points over the last five minutes.

Balogh (Sr., Szombathely, Hungary) netted 14 of her game high 20 points in the first half. The senior finished the night with five rebounds and four steals.

Kerie Hughes (So., Mount Vernon, Wa.) and Stephanie Urrutia (So., Sunnyside, Wa.) scored 15 and 14 points, respectively. Hughes assisted on seven plays and Urrutia accounted for seven of the Falcons' 32 rebounds. The Saints out-rebounded Seattle Pacific by two, totaling 34 boards in the game.

Koehler led Saint Martin's with 18 points and six rebounds. Point guard Robin Johnson had nine assists.

Jana Holme (Sr., Tacoma, Wa./Wilson) and Prescott had a dozen points each. Prescott finished the game four of nine from beyond the arc.

The Falcons head to Western Oregon for a Thursday evening game.

Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30. Seattle Pacific's next home game will be against Seattle University on February 1.

SPU 85, SMC 76.

SPU:
Holme 12, Balogh 20, Guppy 4, Hughes 15, Urrutia 14, Beard 2, Daniel, Prescott 12, Lukkes, Gustafson 6.

SMC:
Purnell-Davis 11, Koehler 18, Cararra 12, Johnson 11, Erickson 14, O'Neal, Riel, N