{"id":2108,"date":"2023-01-13T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/womens-basketball-too-much-for-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:21:00","slug":"womens-basketball-too-much-for-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/womens-basketball-too-much-for-george-fox-whitman-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Basketball Too Much For 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-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\"\/><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\"><strong>WALLA WALLA, Wash<\/strong>. <\/span>&#8211; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/carly-martin\/4653\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4653\" target=\"_blank\">Carly Martin<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/elena-mchargue\/4654\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4654\" target=\"_blank\">Elena McHargue<\/a><\/dfn> both scored a game-high 12 points, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/korin-baker\/4648\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4648\" target=\"_blank\">Korin Baker<\/a><\/dfn> added eight points and 12 rebounds and the Whitman College women&#8217;s basketball team locked down defensively in a 65-38 win over George Fox in Northwest Conference action on Friday night at the Sherwood Center.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">The Blues (9-5, 4-2 NWC) forced the Bruins into a 30% shooting night and only 11% from beyond the arc. Alexa Borter and Ella Roberts both led George Fox (5-9, 2-3 NWC) with eight points with Roberts adding six boards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">The Blues were also able to get significant contributions off their bench. <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kalia-coverson\/4649\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4649\" target=\"_blank\">Kalia Coverson<\/a><\/dfn> scored seven points and grabbed eight rebounds, and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kara-marecle\/4652\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4652\" target=\"_blank\">Kara Marecle<\/a><\/dfn> added six points on 3-6 shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">The Blues struggled early on the offensive end but it didn&#8217;t take long for the shots to fall. With the Bruins leading by four points, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/natalie-lundberg\/4651\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4651\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Lundberg<\/a><\/dfn> nailed a three pointer then <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/carly-martin\/4653\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4653\" target=\"_blank\">Carly Martin<\/a><\/dfn> did the same to put the Blues up 8-6 with 7:15 to play. Later, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/emmie-ogden\/4925\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4925\" target=\"_blank\">Emmie Ogden<\/a><\/dfn> scored at the hoop to cap what turned out to be a 12-0 run for the Blues who led by nine at the end of the quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">George Fox was helped early in the second quarter by three pointers from Erin Yoshitake and Kylie Ritter and, after a Jenna Jacey jumper, the Bruins had cut the lead to five points with just under three minutes into the period. Whitman quickly reestablished control as McHargue and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/kalia-coverson\/4649\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4649\" target=\"_blank\">Kalia Coverson<\/a><\/dfn> both hit from the floor to push the lead into double digits by halftime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">Whitman all but closed the door in the third quarter. Early in the period, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lindsay-drango\/4650\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4650\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsay Drango<\/a><\/dfn> scored at the basket then nailed a three pointer to extend the lead to 40-22 with 7:16 to play. McHargue later stuck a jumper to give the Blues their largest lead to that point of 20 with just over two minutes to play, and the Blues took a 48-32 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">The Blues locked in for the final period and closed out the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\">Whitman is back in action next weekend at Linfield (Friday, Jan. 20) and Willamette (Saturday, Jan. 21).<\/span><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0e85665f-7fff-a148-77b4-a9bb883ad7f0\"\/><strong>#GoWhitman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                    <button id=\"show-story-btn\">Read Full Article<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/news\/2023\/1\/13\/womens-basketball-too-much-for-george-fox.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; WALLA WALLA, Wash. &#8211; Carly Martin and Elena McHargue both scored a game-high 12 points, Korin Baker added eight points and 12 rebounds and the Whitman College women&#8217;s basketball team locked down defensively in a 65-38 win over George Fox in Northwest Conference action on Friday night at the Sherwood Center. 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