Berglund's Double-Double Leads No. 15 Falcons Past PLU

No. 10 Western Out-Shoots Westmont

All-Tourney Team

Seattle Pacific 73, Pacific Lutheran 55

SEATTLE (Nov. 30) -- Center Kelley Berglund (Jr., 6-3, Port Angeles, Wa./ Washington State) scored 17 of her game-high 23 points in the second half and reeled in 12 rebounds to lead the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team past Pacific Lutheran 73-55 at the Falcon Classic Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion. The Falcons are currently ranked No. 15 in the WBCA/USA Today national poll.

The Lutes (1-2) stayed close with the Falcons (5-0), leading by as much as seven points midway through the first half, before SPU went on an 18- 3 run to take control of the game. The Falcons never again trailed and led by as much as 18 behind a strong shooting second half (13-for-26, 50 percent).

Valerie Gustafson (Jr., 6-0, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills) finished with a season-high 13 points and Kristin Poe was the third Falcon in double- figures with 10 points. Berglund and Gustafson were both named to the All-Tournament Team and Poe earned MVP honors. Berglund's double- double is the tenth of her career.

The Falcons picked up 13 steals, led by Carli Smith (Fr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) who had four off the bench in just 14 minutes. Kerie Hughes (Sr., 5-6, Mount Vernon, Wa./Mount Vernon) led SPU from the point guard position with a game-high six assists.

Aundi Kustera led the Lutes with 21 points and All-Tournament selection Courtney Johnson chipped in 10 to go along with a team-high six rebounds and three blocked shots. SPU and Western Washington each finished the tournament 2-0 while Westmont and PLU fell to 0-2.

The Falcons tip off their Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule this Thursday at Humboldt State.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Hughes 5, Urrutia 5, Poe 10, Berglund 23, Gustafson 13, Smith 0, Wood 8, Beaumont 9, Lukkes 0, Kroon 0

PACIFIC LUTHERAN -- Cox 0, Hayes 5, Kustera 21, Berg 6, Johnson 10, Turner 0, Coyne 5, Wilcox 6, Isaacson 2, Vernon 0

Halftime -- SPU 34, PLU 27

Western Washington 87, Westmont College 76

SEATTLE (Nov. 30) -- No. 10-ranked Western Washington University and Westmont College combined for 17 three-point conversions and a 46 percent shooting percentage, but in the end it was the Vikings who came out on top, 87-76, at Seattle Pacific University's Falcon Classic at Brougham Pavilion Saturday night.

Stacey Miller led the offensive barrage for the Vikings (3-1), finishing the contest with 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor and six-for-six from behind the three-point arc. The Vikings shot 51 percent, including 10-for-16 from three-point range, while the Warriors (4-5) were unable to keep pace at 43 percent. Meredith Shanklin led Westmont with 18 points.

The Warriors pulled to within seven of the Vikings at the 16:35 mark in the second half, but Western was too hot from the floor and responded with a 14-4 run. Westmont once again reduced the lead to single-digits in the closing seconds, but by then it was too late as the Vikings cruised to their second victory in as many tries at the tournament.

Kristy Eggen led the Vikings on defense with five steals and handed out a team-high 10 assists.

Western finished the holiday tournament 2-0 and Westmont fell to 0-2.

SPU takes on Pacific Lutheran University in the final game of the Falcon Classic tonight at the pavilion.

WESTMONT -- Shanklin 18, Hardeman 16, Gibb 11, Morrow 0, Hughes 15, Fate 3, Stewart 4, Travis 5, Uhlman 4, O'Donogue 0, Wolski 0

WESTERN WASHINGTON -- DeBoer 18, Quarterman 10, Miller 26, Eggen 0, Rodgers 6, Dressel 7, Hubbard 3, Donahue 3, Davis 0, McGillivary 10, Gerald 4

Halftime -- WWU 41, WC 31

All-Tournament Selections
Stacey Miller, Western Washington
Megan Quarterman, Western Washington
Courtney Johnson, Pacific Lutheran
Kelley Berglund, Seattle Pacific
Valerie Gustafson, Seattle Pacific
MVP: Kristin Poe, Seattle Pacific