Complete Box Score

GRAND FORKS, N.D – (Nov. 27) Michelle Beaumont scored a game-high 19 points, and Brittney Kroon was two rebounds shy of a triple-double as Seattle Pacific defeated Bemidji State 76-56 in the final day of the Betty Engelstad Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by the University of North Dakota on Saturday afternoon.

The Falcons (3-1) responded from their first regular season loss in nearly three years yesterday to finish the tournament 1-1. Bemidji State (2-3) finished with an 0-2 record.

Beaumont (Sr., Bellingham, Wa./Sehome) scored her 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-for-6 from three-point range and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. Kroon (Jr., Wasilla, Ak.) finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and a whopping 11 blocked shots. She was just two shy of her school and league record of 13 blocks set last season.

After the Beavers tied the score just over a minute into the second half, Kroon converted a three-point play and Beaumont buried a shot from behind the arc to give SPU its largest lead of the game to that point. Six minutes later, Kroon gave Seattle Pacific its first double-digit lead of the game, 54-43, with 10:45 remaining.

The Beavers climbed back to within seven with 9:08 left to play, but Beaumont scored five straight points to catalyze a 12-2 SPU run that was capped off by a Kroon basket to put the Falcons on top 68-51 with just over four minutes left in the contest. Kroon had 11 points, five rebounds and seven blocks in the second half alone to help SPU pull away.

Autumn Fielding (So., Kennewick, Wa.) had 11 points and four rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench in the victory as she outscored Bemidji State’s bench all by herself. The Falcon reserves scored 25 points. The Beavers got just six points off the bench.

Maggie Gernbacher was the lone offensive bright spot for Bemidji State. She had 18 points and four rebounds. Allison Sanderberg scored nine points, and Amy Lawson and Nancy McConkey each had eight.

SPU shot 47 percent in the game and held Bemidji State to just 31 percent, including 22 percent in the second half. The Beavers were also just 4-of-21 (19 percent) from three-point range.

The Falcons open Great Northwest Athletic Conference play next week when they host Alaska Anchorage on Thursday night (Dec. 2) at 5:30 pm.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 76, BEMIDJI STATE 56
SEATTLE PACIFIC (3-1) Beaumont,Michelle 5-8 5-5 19; Kroon,Brittney 6-12 4-4 16; Fielding,Autumn 4-6 2-2 11; Wood,Mandy 3-11 0-0 6; Taylor,Amy 1-4 3-4 6; Strand,Rachel 3-5 0-0 6; Poe,Jenny 2-5 2-2 6; Smith,Carli 2-3 0-0 4; Christensen,Jessie 1-1 0-0 2; Hermanson,Trisha 0-2 0-0 0; Christensen,Beth 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 27-57 16-18 76.
BEMIDJI STATE (2-3) Maggie Gernbacher 6-16 3-3 18; Allison Sanderberg 4-10 0-0 9; Amy Lawson 4-5 0-0 8; Nancy McConkey 3-6 2-2 8; Stephanie Peterson 2-9 3-5 7; Karlee Simonson 1-3 2-3 4; Serena Nalls 1-11 0-1 2; Nicole Friend 0 1 0-0 0; Tara Dockter 0-2 0-0 0; Danielle Srock 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 10-14 56.

Seattle Pacific............... 35 41 - 76 
Bemidji State................. 33 23 - 56

3-point goals-Seattle Pacific 6-21 (Beaumont,Michelle 4-6; Taylor,Amy 1-4; Fielding,Autumn 1-2; Poe,Jenny 0-2; Hermanson,Trisha 0-1; Wood,Mandy 0-6), Bemidji State 4-21 (Maggie Gernbacher 3-8; Allison Sanderberg 1-4; Karlee Simonson 0-1; Serena Nalls 0-6; Nicole Friend 0 1; Tara Dockter 0-1). Fouled out--Seattle Pacific-None, Bemidji State None. Rebounds-Seattle Pacific 39 (Kroon,Brittney 8), Bemidji State 36 (Stephanie Peterson 8). Assists-Seattle Pacific 19 (Wood,Mandy 5), Bemidji State 9 (Stephanie Peterson 3). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 17, Bemidji State 14. A-50