{"id":846,"date":"2022-12-10T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/no-25-womens-basketball-edged-in-heavyweight-battle-to-eou-whitman-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:30:00","slug":"no-25-womens-basketball-edged-in-heavyweight-battle-to-eou-whitman-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/no-25-womens-basketball-edged-in-heavyweight-battle-to-eou-whitman-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 25 Women&#8217;s Basketball Edged In Heavyweight Battle To EOU &#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-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\"\/><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">WALLA WALLA, Wash.<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; <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> scored a season-high 23 points including 5-8 in three pointers, but it wasn&#8217;t enough as the No. 25 Whitman College women&#8217;s basketball team fell 60-55 to Eastern Oregon in the team&#8217;s home opener on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">The game pitted a pair of elite NCAA and NAIA teams, setting the stage for an exciting game in front of a raucous Sherwood Center crowd. The re-emergence of Whit City cheered on the Blues who led midway through the fourth quarter. Back-to-back buckets from <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> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/sydney-abbott\/4647\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4647\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Abbott<\/a><\/dfn> gave their team a one-point lead with 5:08 to play as the Blues looked to close out the Mountaineers. Beverly Slater provided the answer, scoring in the paint on three straight possessions to give EOU a five-point lead with 1:52 to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">McHargue gave the Blues a chance though, making all three free throws inside of a minute to play after getting fouled shooting a three pointer. With a defensive stop Whitman had a chance to tie the game, but Slater got to the hoop once again and scored to seal the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\"><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> added 11 points for the Blues (6-3) and <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 a team-high six rebounds. Slater provided the punch for EOU with her 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Brie Holocek pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">As evidenced in the first quarter, the Sherwood fans were in for a treat. McHargue provided the early scoring for the Blues, tying the game with a jumper then draining a three pointer to put Whitman up 9-6 with 6:42 to play. McHargue nailed another three ball to give her team a two-point lead, but the Mountaineers responded. Beginning with Adyson Harris-Shaw&#8217;s three pointer, EOU closed the quarter on a 7-0 run and took a 17-12 lead into the second quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">Whitman trailed the entire second quarter but never by more than a few baskets. Sailor Liefke&#8217;s jumper extended the lead to seven points early in the quarter, but Martin&#8217;s straightaway three pointer tied the game at 21-21 with just over seven minutes to play. Martin later hit another three pointer to shave the lead to three points, and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.whitman.edu\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/megan-taylor\/4847\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"4847\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Taylor<\/a><\/dfn> scored in the final seconds as Whitman trailed 31-28 at the half.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">EOU continued to lead in the third quarter before Whitman reeled off eight unanswered points late in the period. McHargue capped the run with a three pointer to help her team carry a three-point lead into the fourth quarter. The final 10 minutes provided tenacious defense on both ends but it were the Mountaineers and a Slater 6-0 run that proved to be the difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7858f2c8-7fff-0ace-f566-1cb195ab4617\">Next up for the Blues is a trip to Yakima Valley College and a game against Eastern Washington. 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