Pentzer Rallies Whit Women To Victory

Sat., Jan. 24, 1998

Senior guard Kristi Pentzer tied the game with 42 seconds remaining and hit 1 of 2 free throws with 5 seconds left to lift the Whitworth women’s basketball team past Seattle University 53-52 Friday night at the Pirate fieldhouse.

Pentzer replaced Emily Stuenkel in the starting lineup because the sophomore point guard has stress fractures in both legs. She’ll miss the rest of the season.

The Pirates (6-7, 5-2 Northwest Conference) led 50-44 with 5:35 left before the Chieftains (6-5, 4-4) went on an 8-0 run to lead by two with 1:20 remaining.

Whitworth 53, Seattle 52

Seattle (6-5, 4-4) Raschkow 1-11 2-2 4, Finau 5-15 3-4 15, Kloeck 0-6 0-0 0, Brink 3-10 2-4 10, Hodovance 2-8 2-2 7, Matzke 5-9 0-2 11, Hill 1-4 0-0 2, Nelson 1-1 0-0 3, Klages 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-64 9-14 52.

Whitworth (6-7, 5-2) - Sherer 2-11 2-4 6, Ratcliff 0-1 0-0 0, Wakefield 2-5 3-3 8, Pentzer 3-4 3-5 9, Werner 5-6 0-2 10, Olson 3-12 0-0 7, Viall 6-11 0-0 13. Totals 21-50 8-14 53.

Halftime - Seattle 24, Whitworth 22. 3-point goals - Seattle 7-23 (Nelson 1-1, Hodovance 1-2, Matzke 1-2, Brink 2-5, Finau 2-7, Kloeck 0-2, Raschkow 0-4, Whitworth 3-8 (Wakefield 1-1, Viall 1-3, Olson 1-4). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Seattle 39 (Matzke 15), Whitworth 44 (Sherer 11). Assists - Seattle 12 (Finau 4), Whitworth 12 (Wakefield 6). Total fouls - SU 16, Whitworth 16. Technicals - None.

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