Pirates Prevail In Ot

College women

Perhaps Whitworth’s problem has been the Pirates haven’t faced tough enough competition. Or perhaps the competition has toughed up the Whit women.

Whatever, the Seattle Pacific Falcons found themselves with more than they could handle Monday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse as the 17th-ranked NCAA Division II school succumbed 82-79 to the NAIA Division II Pirates in overtime.

A trio of juniors - 6-foot center Sherri Northington, 5-8 guard Jennifer Tissue and 5-5 guard Rebecca Moore - combined for 57 points to outdo a trio of Falcons who combined for 52 and lead the Pirates to just their second win in 10 games.

Northington had 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 on free throws; Tissue added 21; and Moore 16.

Linnea Jarvits, a 5-8 junior, scored 20 for Seattle Pacific (12-3) and Erica Lindberg and Chantel Vinson 16 each.

Whitworth cashed in from the free-throw line, sinking 21 of 34 as the visitors were called for twice as many fouls as the Pirates (24-12) and lost three starters to fouls, including Jarvits and Vinson.

Whitworth 82, SPU 79 (OT)

Seattle Pacific (12-3) - Lindberg 7-15 0-0 16, Bruland 1-2 0-0 2, Vinson 7-16 0-0 16, Reys 1-2 0-0 3, Jarvits 9-18 1-2 20, Konsmo 3-5 0-1 6, Carlson 2-4 3-4 7, Andreasen 1-2 0-0 2, Bright 3-5 1-3 7. Totals 34-69 5-10 79.

Whitworth (2-8) - Carr 0-2 0-0 0, Moore 5-13 4-6 16, Davis 1-1 0-0 3, Tissue 8-18 1-6 21, Peterson 1-6 7-10 9, Northington 9-13 7-8 25, Elliot 1-6 0-2 2, Werner 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 27-61 21-34 82.

Halftime-Seattle Pacific 31, Whitworth 31. Regulation- Seattle Pacific 69, Whitworth 69. 3-Point goals-Seattle Pacific 6-14 (Lindberg 2-5, Vinson 2-5, Reys 1-1, Jarvits 1-3), Whitworth 7-16 (Tissue 4-5, Moore 2-5, Davis 1-1, Peterson 0-5). Fouled out-Vinson, Jarvits, Carlson. Rebounds- Seattle Pacific 45 (Vinson 11), Whitworth 36 (Northington, Elliot 9). Assists-Seattle Pacific 20 (Vinson 10), Whitworth 23 (Tissue 9). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 24, Whitworth 12. Technicals-None. A-NA.

(7) Georgia 77, (4) Tennessee 71

In Athens, Ga., Saudia Roundtree scored 20 points as the Bulldogs (11-2) stopped the 44-game regular-season winning streak in the Southeastern Conference for the Volunteers (11-3).

(8) Virginia 61, (16) Duke 60

In Durham, N.C., Tora Suber scored on a driving layup with 1 second to play, capping a second-half rally and giving the Cavaliers (10-3) a victory over the Blue Devils (12-3).

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