No. 15 Falcons Trounce Westmont College at Falcon Classic

No. 10 Western Avoids Upset Versus Pacific Lutheran

Seattle Pacific University 95, Westmont College 56

SEATTLE (Nov. 29) -- Stephanie Urrutia (Jr., 5-9, Sunnyside, Wa./ Sunnyside) recorded team-highs of 17 points and eight assists to lead the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team past Westmont College 95-56 at the Falcon Classic Friday night at Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons are currently ranked No. 15 in the WBCA/USA Today national poll.

The Falcons (4-0) never trailed the Warriors (4-4) and blew the game open on a 21-6 run to finish the first half. SPU shot even better in the second half, converting 21 of 37 shots for 57 percent. Thirty Westmont turnovers led to 21 SPU steals and countless transition baskets, allowing the Falcons to build a commanding lead that culminated at 40 points with five minutes remaining.

Center Kelley Berglund (Jr., 6-3, Port Angeles, Wa./Washington State) and Michelle Beaumont (Fr., 5-11, Bellingham, Wa./Sehome) also reached double-figures for the Falcons with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Beaumont converted three of four three-point

attempts.

Kristin Poe (So., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa./Enumclaw) led the Falcons on the glass with nine rebounds and on defense with seven steals.

Becky Gibb was the only Westmont player in double-figures with 16 points.

Western plays Westmont College and PLU squares off against Seattle Pacific in the second day of the Falcon Classic tomorrow at the pavilion.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Hughes 8, Urrutia 17, Poe 8, Berglund 15, Gustafson 8, Smith 9, Garis 1, Casimir 0, Wood 9, Beaumont 12, Lukkes 6, Kroon 2

WESTMONT -- Shanklin 5, Hardeman 2, Gibb 16, Hughes 8, Wolski 0, Fate 7, Stewart 2, Travis 2, Morrow 4, Uhlman5 , O'Donogue 5, Kelly 0

Halftime -- SPU 40, Westmont 24

Western Washington University 58, Pacific Lutheran 47

SEATTLE (Nov. 29) -- Megan Quarterman scored 19 points and Susan Rodgers blocked five shots to lead No. 10-ranked Western Washington University past Pacific Lutheran 58-47 at Seattle Pacific University's Falcon Classic at Brougham Pavilion Friday night.

The two teams exchanged leads in a poor-shooting first half before the Lutes (1-1) ran off five consecutive unanswered points to take a five-point advantage into the half. The Vikings (2-1) opened the second frame on a 7-0 run to take command of the game for good while the Lutes struggled on the offensive end, shooting just 19 percent. After a 31-31 tie at the 16:12 mark, the Vikings never again trailed in the contest, leading by as much as 14 points before settling for an 11-point victory.

Quarterman shot 8-for-12 for the Vikings from the floor and added two steals and two blocks to her line. Rodgers was the other Western player in double-figures with 10. Kristy Eggen handed out a game-high four assists and four steals. The Vikings shot 37 percent in the game.

Courtney Johnson blocked six shots, scored 12 points and recorded 10 rebounds to lead the Lutes. Aundi Kustera also reached the double-figure mark with a team-high 13 points. As a team, PLU committed 29 turnovers and shot just 30 percent from the floor. Western plays Westmont College and PLU squares off against Seattle Pacific in the second day of the Falcon Classic tomorrow at the pavilion.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN -- Cox 0, hayes 4, Kustera 13, Berg 7, Johnson 12, Turner 5, Coyne 0, Wilcox 2, Zovko 0, Isaacson 4

WESTERN WASHINGTON -- DeBoer 8, Quarterman 19, Miller 5, Eggen 2, Rodgers 7, Dressel 2, Hubbard 0, Donahue 5, Davis 0, McGillivary 10, Gerald 0

Halftime -- WWU 24, PLU 29