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Game Recap

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (PRESEASON)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009
TWU SPARTANS (58) AT THE WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VIKINGS (80)

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VIKINGS USE PRESSURE DEFENSE TO DROP SPARTANS

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Forward Jessica Summers had game-highs of 24 points, nine rebounds and eight steals as NCAA Div. II Western Washington University defeated Trinity Western University, 80-58, in an pre-season women’s basketball game Monday on Haggen Court at Western’s Sam Carver Gymnasium.

“It was a good opponent for us to play to wrap up our preseason. They were big and physical and very good on the boards and in transition,” commented TWU head coach Kerby Court. “But even with the loss I saw some good flashes of the play that we hope to see this season. We are hoping to get healthy and continue to work and get better and see what happens through the season.”

Willow Cabe added 13 points and Megan Pinske had 12 points and five steals for the Vikings, who had 27 steals as a team.

Forward Keely Goertzen (Nanaimo, B.C.) led Trinity Western from Langley, B.C., with 10 points.  

Western jumped to a 15-2 lead a little over five minutes into the contest.

The Vikings maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the first half, holding a 45-31 advantage at halftime.

Trinity Western opened the second half with a 9-2 run, pulling to within seven, 47-40, on a layin by Lauren Doubroff  (Surrey, B.C.) with 17:44 to play.  But the Vikings used full court pressure to reassert control, scoring the next 16 points to take a 63-40 lead with 11:13 to play.  The Spartans never got closer than 18 after that.

“I was proud of our players they came out strong at the start of the second half,” commented Court on his team’s fast scoring start to begin the half.

Western shot 45.6 percent (31-of-68) from the field, 6.3 percent (1-16) from the three point line and 73.9 percent (17-23) from the foul line. The Vikings had a 39-35 edge in rebounding.  The WWU committed 26 turnovers, but forced 39 by TWU. The Spartans finished the night shooting 31.3 percent (15-48) from the field, 35.7 percent (5-14) from the three point line and 67.6 percent (23-34) from foul line.

Next up for the Spartans is their Canada West conference opener against the University of British Columbia. Game time at UBC’s War Memorial Gym is set for 6 p.m.

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