Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Feb. 1) – After shattering the school’s three-point shooting record in their last game, the Crusaders seemed well prepared to guard the perimeter. Seattle Pacific, however, turned to its inside game and used a second half surge to defeat Northwest Nazarene 79-56 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Brougham Pavilion.

Kelsey Hill (So., 6-2, Portland, Or./Portland Christian) had game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds to lead a balanced SPU attack. Frontcourt mate Rachel Strand (Sr., 6-0, Shoreline, Wa../King’s) added 14 points and five rebounds as the Falcons outscored the Crusaders 50-18 in the paint.

The Falcons (6-1 GNAC, 13-5), who set a school record with 17 three pointers on 71 percent accuracy (17-24) in their last outing, went 0-for-9 from behind the arc in the first half and finished just 2-for-17 for the game. But the Falcons went 32-for-45 on the rest of their field goals and finished at 55 percent for the game, much thanks to the efficiency of Hill (7-11) and Strand (7-8).

Jackie Hollands (Jr., 5-9, Oregon City, Or.), the team’s second leading scorer, was held to just four points, but sparked the SPU defense with eight steals, just one shy of the school record. The Falcons scored 23 points off 22 Nazarene turnovers.

After a back-and-forth first half in which no team led by more than seven and finished with a two-point SPU lead, the Falcons scored 15 straight points to cap off a 24-7 second-half opening run. That essentially put the game away as the Falcons led by 21 with 8:27 left to play.

NNU’s Danielle Dwello had 13 points and six rebounds in the loss, but was held to just three points in the second half. Northwest Nazarene (4-4, 10-9), which suffered its fourth loss in the past five games, was held to just 25 points in the final 20 minutes and shot just 36 percent for the game.

SPU’s Jessie Christensen (Jr., 5-9, Enumclaw, Wa.) led all reserves with 10 points, three rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes off the bench. Daesha Henderson (Fr., 5-8, Snohomish, Wa.) added nine points, all of them in second half, in 18 minutes off the bench.

The Crusaders also got 11 points and five rebounds from Kristin Hein in the loss.

The Falcons host cross-city rival Seattle University in GNAC action Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 79, NORTHWEST NAZARENE 56
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (4-4, 10-9) Dwello,Danielle 4-8 4-5 13; Hein,Kristin 5-9 1-1 11; Olds,Janee 4-11 0-0 9; Oliver,Krista 2-4 0-0 6; Schutte,Nichole 1-4 2-2 4; Thomas,Ahlee 1-6 2-2 4; Whipple,Mallory 1-5 2-2 4; Brady,Lindsay 1-2 0-0 3; Roggenkamp,Brittney 1-4 0-0 2; Knudson,Paige 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-55 11-12 56.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (6-1, 13-5) Hill,Kelsey 7-11 3-4 17; Strand,Rachel 7-8 0-0 14; Christensen,Jessie 3 5 4-5 10; Henderson,Daesha 4-5 0-0 9; Menkens,Jessie 3-8 0-0 7; Magnuson,Libby 3-5 0-0 6; Christensen,Beth 3-5 0-0 6; Fielding,Autumn 1-4 2-2 4; Hollands,Jackie 2-10 0-0 4; Hoisington,Megan 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-62 9-11 79.

Northwest Nazarene............ 31 25 - 56 
Seattle Pacific............... 33 46 - 79

Halftime-SPU 33, NNU 31. 3-point goals-Northwest Nazarene 5-12 (Oliver,Krista 2-3; Olds,Janee 1-2; Dwello,Danielle 1-2; Brady,Lindsay 1-1; Whipple,Mallory 0-1; Roggenkamp,Brittney 0-1; Knudson,Paige 0-2), Seattle Pacific 2-17 (Henderson,Daesha 1-2; Menkens,Jessie 1-4; Magnuson,Libby 0-1; Christensen,Beth 0-2; Fielding,Autumn 0-2; Hollands,Jackie 0-4; Strand,Rachel 0-1; Hill,Kelsey 0-1). Fouled out--Northwest Nazarene-None, Seattle Pacific-None. Rebounds-Northwest Nazarene 30 (Dwello,Danielle 6), Seattle Pacific 34 (Hill,Kelsey 8). Assists-Northwest Nazarene 15 (Whipple,Mallory 5; Olds,Janee 5), Seattle Pacific 29 (Christensen,Beth 6). Total fouls-Northwest Nazarene 14, Seattle Pacific 14. A-378.