Kirkland, WA - The Northwest women's basketball team get handed a 105-76 defeat at the hands of Multnomah's explosive offense.
The Eagles came off a hard-fought OT exhibition win against Pacific Lutheran on Wednesday and hoped to take that momentum with them against the Lions, who were on a three-game losing streak and had a depleted roster going into this matchup.
Despite the Lions' sparse bench, they unloaded their offense on the Eagles. The Lions drilled 40 out of 74 of their shots and 19-33 of their threes—which came out to an astonishing 57.6%. The Eagles simply could not keep up with their opponent.
Although the first quarter ended 20-18, the Eagles had a lot of offensive struggles, only shooting 4-10 and hitting one of their four three-pointers. Their saving grace was they went 9-11 on the free throw line. The Lions fared a little better, shooting 8-19 but only hitting three of their ten three-pointers.
It seemed like a close game was at hand, but then the second quarter happened. The Lions exploded, raining 12-20 and 7-11 of their threes, a 32-point quarter which was enough to put the game out of reach. The Eagles shot 5-18 and only made one of their three three-pointers, but the Eagles did manage to go 3-4 on the free throw line.
The Lions repeated their 12-20 shooting run in the third quarter, tightening their grasp on the game. They also went a perfect 4-4 beyond the three-point line, whereas the Eagles had a respectable round of shooting, hitting 7-15, 2-6 in threes, and got both of their free throws for the quarter.
Even with the Eagles splashing 16-19 on their free throws and 5-9 in total shots, it was too little too late. The Lions had a 33-point lead at the beginning of the fourth, and the Eagles could not defend the Lions' offensive onslaught. Saydee Anderson broke through to earn a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Kaleah Medeiros nabbed 18 points.
"[It was a] competitive first quarter and one we felt would be throughout, but the second quarter got away from us, and they were lights out from three," said Head Coach Randall Edens. "We've had that happen a couple of times now where teams have had their best night shooting from distance, and this certainly was for Multnomah. Everything seemed easy and in rhythm for them offensively regardless of what we threw at them, and we couldn't find ways to slow them down enough to build some momentum ourselves."
