Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Jan. 7) – Brittney Kroon led all players with a season-high 15 points and eight blocked shots to help lead Seattle Pacific to a 67-54 victory over Seattle University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons (3-1 GNAC, 9-4), ranked No 25 in NCAA II, shut down the Redhawks (1-2 GNAC, 6-5) with a staunch defense that allowed just 21 first-half points. SU’s 54 points was the lowest by a SPU opponent this season.

Kroon (Sr., 6-4, Wasilla, Ak.) scored five of SPU’s first nine points to get the Falcons rolling early. Seattle Pacific, which won its 31st straight game at home and 63rd straight regular season home contest, held the Redhawks to just four points through the first nine minutes to jump out to a 10-point lead. Kroon, who also grabbed six rebounds, led the defense as well with nine points and four blocks in the first half alone.

The Redhawks stopped the bleeding and narrowed the gap to just three points. The Falcons then got a pair of baskets from Kroon as part of a 10-0 run to grab their largest lead of the half, 28-15, with 3:42 left in the first. SPU maintained a 13-point advantage at the break.

The Falcons came out of the intermission on fire. Jenny Poe (Sr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa.) scored all six of her second-half points as part of a 12-2 run to open the half to give Seattle Pacific a 25-point cushion with 15:44 left to play. She got all three buckets on fast break lay-ups. Six minutes later Kroon gave SPU its largest lead of the game, 30 points, with a pair of free throws.

Poe finished with nine points, six rebounds and three assists. Mandy Wood (Sr., 5-6, Port Angeles, Wa.) was the only other SPU player to score in double figures with 10 points and five assists. Carli Grant (Sr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) scored seven points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.

SU’s Jackie Thomas scored all eight of her points in the second half in a reserve role to help spark a late Redhawk rally. Seattle University cut the deficit to 11 with just under a minute left to play, but that was as close as the Redhawks would get.

Kamrica Ary-Turner led SU with 13 points in 24 minutes off the bench. She shot 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range. Laura Jones led the SU starters with nine points.

The Falcons shot 43 percent and held an opponent under 60 points for the first time this season. The Redhawks shot just 36 percent for the game, but hit 5-of-10 three pointers. The Falcons went 15-for-21 from the free-throw line and held the Redhawks to just three free-throw attempts.

The Falcons complete a three-game home stand next Saturday when they host Northwest Nazarene in a GNAC game at 5:00 p.m..

SEATTLE PACIFIC 67, SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 54
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (1-2 GNAC, 6-5) Ary-Turner,Kamrica 5-9 0-0 13; Jones,Laura 4-6 1-1 9; Thomas,Jackie 4-8 0-0 8; Brennan,Taryn 2-6 2-2 7; Fromdahl,Carly 3-8 0-0 6; Kerr,Amanda 1-5 0-0 3; Sobczak,Laina 1-6 0-0 2; Burch,Chantell 1-4 0-0 2; Barron,Kim 1-2 0-0 2; Brown,Ashley 1-5 0-0 2; Payne,Ashley 0-4 0-0 0; Dougherty,Danica 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 3-3 54.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (3-1 GNAC, 9-4) Kroon,Brittney 6-10 3-3 15; Wood,Mandy 4-11 2-2 10; Poe,Jenny 4-6 1-2 9; Hill,Kelsey 3-5 1-3 7; Grant,Carli 1-3 5-6 7; Menkens,Jessie 2-6 0-0 6; Hollands,Jackie 1-6 2-2 5; Fielding,Autumn 1-3 1-2 4; Christensen,Beth 1-2 0-1 2; Strand,Rachel 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 24-56 15-21 67.

Seattle University............ 21 33 - 54 
Seattle Pacific............... 34 33 - 67

3-point goals-Seattle University 5-10 (Ary-Turner,Kamrica 3-3; Brennan,Taryn 1-1; Kerr,Amanda 1-2; Brown,Ashley 0-1; Payne,Ashley 0-2; Dougherty,Danica 0-1), Seattle Pacific 4-16 (Menkens,Jessie 2-5; Fielding,Autumn 1-2; Hollands,Jackie 1-4; Strand,Rachel 0-1; Wood,Mandy 0-4). Fouled out—Seattle University-None, Seattle Pacific-None. Rebounds-Seattle University 34 (Brown,Ashley 5; Brennan,Taryn 5), Seattle Pacific 41 (Grant,Carli 12). Assists-Seattle University 15 (Brennan,Taryn 3; Jones,Laura 3), Seattle Pacific 20 (Wood,Mandy 5; Christensen,Beth 5). Total fouls-Seattle University 15, Seattle Pacific 7. A-594.