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On the last night of its season, the Whitworth College women’s basketball team orchestrated a grand finale.

The Pirates trailed only in the first minute and went on to beat tournament-bound Pacific Lutheran 85-69 Saturday at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. The Lutes (16-8, 12-4), having already secured second place in the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges, had nothing to gain by beating fifth-place Whitworth (13-11, 9-7).

And the Pirates’ three starting senior, Jen Tissue, Rebecca Moore and Sherri Northington, had nothing to lose.

Tissue recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. Moore led all scores with 20 points, and Northington added 12.

“I just wanted to get out there and play,” said a teary-eyed Tissue after the game. “(The triple-double) just happened.”

Whitworth, eliminated from the four-team NCIC postseason tournament Friday night, built a quick 16-5 lead in the first 5 minutes and were in control the rest of the way.

Whitworth 85, Pac. Lutheran 69

Pacific Lutheran (16-8, 12-4) - Weiland 1-2 0-0 3, Corbray 4-17 6-7 15, Hampton 6-10 6-6 18, Triplett 1-7 0-2 2, Preiskorn 2-4 0-0 4, Hoseth 1-3 3-4 5, Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Millet 2-10 5-6 9, Rehwinkel 0-1 0-0 0, Hahn 6-6 1-2 4. Team totals - 23-60 21-27 69.

Whitworth (13-11, 9-7) - Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Stuenkel 1-2 0-0 2, Carr 2-3 0-0 4, Sherer 8-12 5-8 21, Moore 8-16 0-0 20, Davis 2-7 0-0 6, Tissue 5-12 5-7 16, Northington 4-6 4-6 12, Werner 2-5 0-1 4, Slwooko 0-2 0-0 0, Viall 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals - 32-65 14-23 85.

Halftime - Whitworth 45, Pacific 32. 3-point goals - Pacific 2-10 (Weiland 1-1, Corbray 1-6, Triplett 0-2, Preiskorn 0-1), Whitworth 7-19 (Moore 4-9, Davis 2-6, Tissue 1-3, Werner 0-1). Total fouls - Pacific 19, Whitworth 19. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - Pacific bench, Whitworth bench. Rebounds - Pacific 37 (Corbray, Millet, Hahn 7), Whitworth 42 (Tissue 11). Assists - Pacific 8 (Hampton 4), Whitworth 26 (Tissue 12).

Montana 72, E. Washington 40

Greta Koss had 14 points and seven rebounds for the league-leading Grizzlies (22-3, 15-0 in the Big Sky), who handed the Eagles (5-20, 2-13) a lopsided home loss despite Rachel Ferguson’s 10 points.

Montana (15-0, 22-3) - Koss 6-12 2-2 14, Turner 0-2 4-6 4, Redpath 3-7 0-0 6, Sisco 5-6 2-2 12, McElmurry 0-5 2-2 2, Cooper 5-7 0-0 13, Cummings 3-4 0-0 6, Thompson 0-2 0-1 0, Harrington 1-4 0-0 2, Rasmussen 0-3 2-2 2, Bieber 4-7 0-0 8, Sackman 1-5 1-5 3. Totals 28-64 13-20 72.

Eastern Washington (2-13, 5-20) - Kirk 3-13 2-4 8, Sloan 1-1 0-0 2, Ferguson 4-8 2-4 10, Sutter 1-2 0-0 2, Ray 2-10 0-0 4, Bocook 0-1 0-0 0, Bartleson 0-6 0-0 0, Schmick 2-3 1-2 5, Ford 0-4 0-0 0, Carlson 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 2-3 4-5 8, Moore 0-0 1-3 1. Totals 15-51 10-18 40.

Half time - UM 28, EWU 16. 3-point goals - UM 3-11 (McElmurry 0-3, Cooper 3-4, Thompson 0-2, Rasmussen 0-1, Sackman 0-1), EWU 0-6 (Kirk 0-1, Ray 0-1, Bocook 0-1, Bartleson 0-1, Ford 0-2). Total fouls - UM 44 (Koss 7), EWU 38 (Kirk 9). Fouled out - Redpath. Assists - UM 20 (Sisco 6), EWU 14. Technical fouls - none. Attendance - 1067.

Santa Clara 84, Gonzaga 44

Reserve Christine Rigby made all eight of her field-goal tries and scored a game-high 20 points to lead the visiting Broncos (19-8, 9-5 in the West Coast Conference) past the Bulldogs (4-22, 2-12), who got 13 points from Lydia Legderwood.

Santa Clara (19-8, 9-5) - Sacco 4-8 0-0 10, Hollowell 1-7 3-4 5, Silacci 2-5 1-4 5, Riedman 1-3 0-0 2, Brantley 7-9 2-2 19, Staebell 2-5 2-2 6, Pursley 3-5 0-0 9, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Banford 0-2 0-0 0, Hill 4-5 0-0 8, Rigby 8-8 4-7 20. Totals 32-59 12-19 84.

Gonzaga (4-22, 2-12) - Herman 0-3 1-3 1, Andrews 4-6 2-2 10, Steward 1-6 2-2 4, Ledgerwood 6-19 0-1 13, McCullough 1-7 0-0 2, Osberg 0-2 1-2 1, Jeffries 0-2 0-0 0, Waltz 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 0-0 2-2 2, Gere 2-3 2-2 7, Deal 0-0 0-0 0, Perno 0-2 4-6 4. Totals 14-50 14-21 44.

Halftime - SC 42, GU 17. 3-point goals - SC 8-14 (Sacco 2-3, Brantley 3-4, Pursley 3-5, Banford 0-1, Hill 0-1), GU 2-10 (Herman 0-1, Andrews 0-1, Ledgerwood 1-6, Osberg 0-1, Gere 1-1). Total fouls - SC 21, GU 18. Rebounds - SC 40 (Brantley 7), GU 33 (Andrews 10). Fouled out - none. Assists - SC 23, GU 6. Technical fouls - none. Attendance - 444.

(3) Stanford 106, Washington 76

Kate Starbird had 21 points to become Stanford’s career scoring leader in her final regular-season home game as the league-leading Cardinal (27-1, 15-0 in the Pac-10) blasted the Huskies (13-10, 8-6), despite Jamie Redd’s 30-point effort.

Washington (13-10, 8-6) Pelz 0-3-0-0 0, Hall 8-16 2-2 18, Savasta 5-19 0-0 14, Redd 11-22 5-11 30, Niemela 2-5 1-2 5, Lynch 2-9 0-0 5, Rogers 0-2 2-2 2, Teel 0-0 0-2 0, Tuiaea 0-0 2-3 2, Hills 0-0 0-0 0, Kerr 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-76 12-22 76.

Stanford (27-1, 15-0) Nygaard 6-8 1-1 17, C. Smith 2-4 2-3 7, Scott 10-15 3-7 23, Wideman 3-7 1-2 7, Starbird 9-19 2-2 21, Benton 3-4 0-0 7, Flores 1-3 0-0 2, McNamee 1-2 0-0 2, Folkl 4-4 4-8 12, Batastini 1-2 0-0 3, Harrington 1-2 0-0 3, Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, Gbalazeh 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 42-71 13-24 106.

Halftime-Stanford 54, Washington 38. 3-point goals- Washington 8-23 (Savasta 4-10, Redd 3-9, Lynch 1-1, Niemela 0-1, Rogers 0-2), Stanford 9-19 (Nygaard 4-6, Batastini 1-1, Benton 1-2, Harrington 1-2, Smith 1-3, Starbird 1-4, Wideman 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 41 (Hall 14), Stanford 47 (Folkl 10). Assists-Washington 15 (Savasta 5), Stanford 25 (Starbird 7). Total fouls-Washington 22, Stanford 19. A-7,391.

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