Complete Box Score

ARCATA, Ca. (Jan. 19) – Mandy Wood matched her season and career high with 27 points to lead Seattle Pacific to a 76-56 victory over host Humboldt State in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at HSU’s East Gym.

The Falcons (5-1 GNAC, 11-4) picked up their fourth straight victory and moved two games ahead of Humboldt State in the battle for second place. SPU is just one back of league leader Western Washington.

Wood (Sr., 5-6, Port Angeles, Wa.) shot 10-14 from the field, including 5-8 from three-point range to finish with 27 points in just 28 minutes played. Seattle Pacific shot 9-20 from behind the arc as a team.

After Humboldt State (4-3, 9-7) scored the opening basket of the second half to cut the SPU lead to four, Wood buried a three pointer, then a lay-up, and Beth Christensen (So., 5-5, Enumclaw, Wa) hit a three to give the Falcons their first double digit lead of the game, 37-27 with 16 minutes left to play.

The Lumberjacks responded with a basket to get back to within single figures, but SPU’s Autumn Fielding (Jr., 5-9, Kennewick, Wa.) scored with 14:39 left to play to give the Falcons a double-digit lead throughout the remainder of the game.

Jenny Poe (Sr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa.) added 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Rachel Strand (Jr., 6-0, Shoreline, Wa./King’s) chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Christensen finished with seven points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Fielding also scored seven points.

Jenna Washington scored 20 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds in the loss for Humboldt. Katie Wilder added 17 points and five rebounds.

The Falcons shot 42 percent for the game and held the Jacks to just 33 percent. SPU also enjoyed a 51-33 rebounding advantage.

The Falcons finish off their two-game road trip at Western Oregon in GNAC action Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 76, HUMBOLDT STATE 56
SEATTLE PACIFIC (5-1, 11-4) Wood,Mandy 10-14 2-2 27; Poe,Jenny 3-7 4-5 10; Strand,Rachel 3-6 3-4 10; Christensen,Beth 3-8 0-0 7; Fielding,Autumn 3-8 0-0 7; Menkens,Jessie 2-4 2-2 7; Hill,Kelsey 1-4 1-4 3; Grant,Carli 1-9 1-2 3; Schaar,Lexi 1-1 0-0 2; Kroon,Brittney 0-4 0-0 0; Christensen,Jessie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 13-19 76.
HUMBOLDT STATE (4-3, 9-7) Washington,Jenna 9-19 2-2 20; Wilder,Katie 5-13 4-4 17; Enos,Jennifer 0-1 4-4 4; Stewart,Peggy 2-8 0-0 4; Berreth,Laura 1-5 0-0 3; O'Keefe,Kristina 1-4 0-2 2; Urton,Lindsay 1-2 0-0 2; Fay,Kelly 1-6 0-0 2; Haayer,Jessica 1-1 0-0 2; Andrews,Haley 0-1 0-0 0; Steel,Renae 0-0 0-0 0; Morrissey,Shea 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 10-12 56.

Seattle Pacific............... 29 47 - 76 
Humboldt State................ 23 33 - 56

3-point goals-Seattle Pacific 9-20 (Wood,Mandy 5-8; Menkens,Jessie 1-3; Christensen,Beth 1-2; Fielding,Autumn 1-4; Strand,Rachel 1-2; Poe,Jenny 0-1), Humboldt State 4-14 (Wilder,Katie 3-5; Berreth,Laura 1-1; Urton,Lindsay 0-1; Fay,Kelly 0-3; Morrissey,Shea 0-3; Enos,Jennifer 0-1). Fouled out--Seattle Pacific-None, Humboldt State-None. Rebounds Seattle Pacific 51 (Poe,Jenny 8; Strand,Rachel 8), Humboldt State 33 (Washington,Jenna 14). Assists-Seattle Pacific 21 (Poe,Jenny 7; Christensen,Beth 7), Humboldt State 12 (Wilder,Katie 3; Berreth,Laura 3; Stewart,Peggy 3). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 14, Humboldt State 10. A-467.