FOREST GROVE - Pacific heads to Eastern Washington for a weekend at Whitman and Whitworth before returning to Forest Grove on Feb. 17 for the final home game of the regular season.
Pacific split last weekend with a loss at home to Puget Sound and a convincing 76-53 win at Lewis & Clark on Saturday.
Olivia Cook (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) continued her strong play with two double-doubles and a career-high 26 points at Lewis & Clark.
Next week the Boxers wrap the regular season against George Fox at home in Salem against Willamette.
WHITMAN
Whitman hosts the Boxers after toppling Linfield 66-54 last Friday in McMinnville.
Heather Johns led the Missionaries against Linfield with 24 points and seven rebounds. Casey Poe grabbed seven rebounds, while Chelsi Brewer picked up 19 points.
Johns leads the Northwest Conference with 17.3 points per game. Hailey Ann Maeda is second on the Whitman roster in scoring with 9.5 points per game, while Chelsi Brewer is sitting on 8.0 points per game. Maeda has a team-high 6.5 points per game to go along with Johns' 6.0 rebounds per game.
Whitman plays host to George Fox on Saturday evening.
WHEN LAST WE MET THE MISSIONARIES
The Missionaries escaped Forest Grove with a 67-64 victory on Jan. 17.
Sarah Curl was Pacific's top scorer against the Missionaries in January with 16 points, while
Nani Ostrom,
Kyla Siri and
Olivia Cook each finished with double figures.
Hallie Buse led the Missionaries with 20 points on the night.
WHITWORTH
Whitworth hosts George Fox on Friday, before greeting the Boxers on Saturday. The Pirates knocked off Linfield last Saturday 68-61 in McMinnville.
KC McConnell led Whitworth with 19 points against the Wildcats, while Alexis McLeod and Katara Belton-Sharp each finished with eight rebounds.
McConnell is the top scorer for the Pirates with 16.8 points per game on the season. Katara Belton-Sharp and Jessica Kramer are second on the Whitworth roster with 10.2 points per game, while Kramer leads the Pirates with 6.1 rebounds per game.
The Pirates travel to Pacific Lutheran on the 20th. Â
WHEN LAST WE MET THE PIRATES
The Pirates edged Pacific 67-63 on Jan. 16, while Whitworth was ranked No. 13/No. 15 in the Division III polls.
Abby Jones was Pacific's top scorer and rebounded with 17 points and seven boards.
McConnell led Whitworth against Pacific with 16 points, while Belton-Sharp finished with a game-high 11 rebounds.
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