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First-Half Defense Lifts No. 6 Falcons Women over Western Oregon
December 7, 2002

MONMOUTH, ORE. (Dec. 7) -- Kelley Berglund (Sr., 6-3, Port Angeles, Wa./Washington State) recorded her third double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team past Western Oregon 62-48 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup at the P.E. Building in Monmouth, Ore.

The Falcons, currently ranked No. 6 in the WBCA/USA Today national poll, set a new program record for best start at 7-0 overall.

The Falcons (2-0, 7-0) held the Wolves (0-2, 1-4) to just 18 points in the first half to build a 25-point lead heading into half, an advantage they maintained for the remainder of the contest. Seattle Pacific forced 28 Western Oregon turnovers and held their opponents to 19-of-51 shooting in the game.

Berglund shot seven-for-eight from the charity stripe and reeled in seven offensive rebounds. As a team, the Falcons shot just 36 percent, but converted 16-of-20 attempts from the free-throw line.

Stephanie Urrutia (Sr., 5-9, Sunnyside, Wa./Sunnyside) was the only other Seattle Pacific player in double-figures, finishing with 10 points. Kristin Poe (Jr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa./Enumclaw) finished with a season-high 10 rebounds.

The Falcons are off until Dec. 20 when they face Lewis-Clark State.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Poe 7, Gustafson 4, Berglund 13, Hughes 9, Urrutia 10, Smith 2, Wood 6, Garis 0, Casimir 0, Beaumont 6, Lukkes 5, Kroon 0

WESTERN OREGON -- Calderon 0, Sanderson 6, Ragone 8, Hodges 9, Matthews 13, Hummel 3, Bainter 3, Williams 0, Martin 0, Berdahl 2, Johnson 4

Halftime -- SPU 33, WOU 18


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