{"id":109328,"date":"2026-01-18T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/womens-basketball-rallies-early-double-digit-win-at-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T04:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T04:02:00","slug":"womens-basketball-rallies-early-double-digit-win-at-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/womens-basketball-rallies-early-double-digit-win-at-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Rallies Early Double-digit Win At George Fox &#8211; Whitman College Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"sidearm-story-template-text_post-3\">\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>                    <span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\"\/><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\"><strong>NEWBERG, Ore.<\/strong> &#8211; The Whitman College women&#8217;s basketball team used a dominant third quarter and a balanced scoring effort to pull away from George Fox for a 79-66 Northwest Conference road win Saturday afternoon at Wheeler Sports Center.. The Blues move to 9-6 overall and 4-2 in NWC play, while the Bruins fall to 8-7 and 4-2 in the conference.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\">After a slow start that saw the Bruins score the game&#8217;s first 12 points but the Blues rallied and trailed 33-34 at halftime before outscoring George Fox 25-16 in the third quarter to seize control, then closed it out with a 20-17 edge in the fourth.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\">The Blues shot 54.8 percent from the field and 80 percent at the free throw line, turning efficient offense into separation after the break.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\"><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/emma-lena-baker\/5903\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"5903\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Lena Baker<\/a><\/dfn> added a game-high 17 points off 11-for-12 free throw shooting, while <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sumi-leavell\/5905\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"5905\" target=\"_blank\">Sumi Leavell<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/holly-morgan\/5907\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"5907\" target=\"_blank\">Holly Morgan<\/a><\/dfn> chipped in 13 points apiece to round out four Blues in double figures.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\">The Blues&#8217; bench outscored the Bruins&#8217; reserves 32-13 and Whitman converted 28 of 35 free throw attempts to keep George Fox at arm&#8217;s length in the final minutes.\u200b Whitman finished 23-for-42 from the floor, including 5-for-10 from three, while holding George Fox to 38.5 percent shooting and just 3-for-21 from beyond the arc.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\">The Bruins held a 42-22 edge in points in the paint, but Whitman answered with advantages at the line (28-13 in made free throws) and from its bench production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\">After nearly two weeks on the road, the Blues return home for their upcoming games beginning with Pacific Lutheran this Friday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m.<\/span><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3531c794-7fff-5e65-6165-2c6925fb66e7\"\/><strong>#GoWhitman<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <button id=\"show-story-btn\">Read Full Article<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/news\/2026\/1\/17\/womens-basketball-starts-hot-in-double-digit-win-at-george-fox.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; NEWBERG, Ore. &#8211; The Whitman College women&#8217;s basketball team used a dominant third quarter and a balanced scoring effort to pull away from George Fox for a 79-66 Northwest Conference road win Saturday afternoon at Wheeler Sports Center.. 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