Spu, Su Women To Play Off
Lisa Hill scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to power Seattle University to a 77-61 victory over Lewis-Clark State yesterday at Connolly Center in the Chieftains' final regular-season women's basketball game.
The Chieftains (18-8 overall) meet crosstown rival Seattle Pacific (19-8) tomorrow in a first-round NAIA District 1 playoff game. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. at Brougham Pavilion.
The winner advances to a second-round playoff Monday.
Seattle Pacific's men's basketball team changed its game time to 5 p.m. tomorrow to accommodate the women's game.
LEWIS-CLARK STATE - Stringer 19, Birdsell 18, Thompson 7, McCarthy 9, Lamay 1.
SEATTLE U. - Hill 26, McDonald 13, Carmer 19, Fetrow 11, Smith 2, Claire 2, Alering 2, Albenesius 2.
Halftime - SU, 41-27.
Seattle Pacific 65,
Pacific Lutheran 55
-- TACOMA - Michelle Boede scored 15 points as the Falcons used an 8-0 run four minutes into the second half to put away the host Lutes (7-17).
Leanne Bajema added 11 points and Caroline Pfeil 10 for SPU. Gina Grass and Angie Pflugrath each scored nine points for PLU (7-17, 2-15).
Men
Puget Sound 67,
Western Washington 64
-- TACOMA - Marco Beal hit a three-point shot in overtime to put the Loggers (16-11, 12-5) ahead for good and Joe Selby scored the final three point as UPS downed Western (23-8, 14-3).