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No. 7 Women’s Basketball Downs UPS In Battle of NWC Heavyweights

No. 7 Women's Basketball Downs UPS In Battle of NWC Heavyweights



WALLA WALLA, Wash. – In a knock down, grind-it-out game between two of the conference’s and region’s elites, the No. 7 Whitman College women’s basketball team outlasted Puget Sound 63-51 in Northwest Conference action, Saturday evening at the Sherwood Center.

Kaylie McCracken led all scorers with 20 points and Sydney Abbott chipped in with another fine overall performance. She added 10 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and three steals. For the Loggers, who received votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 national poll, Sophie Nilsson scored a team-high 14 points and Samantha Swartout added seven points and a team-best six rebounds.

Points were at a premium as the defensive prowess of both squads was on full display. UPS’s full court press wreaked havoc for the Blues, but the inside presence of Lindsay…

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