Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 62, Northwest Christian 48

Chelsea Haskey was held scoreless in the first half but exploded for 18 points in the second half to lead Saint Martin’s to a 62-48 win over Northwest Christian in the Saints home opener on Tuesday night.

Haskey played just three minutes in the first half and the Saints led by two points, 23-21, going into the locker room. Freshman Ciara Pedroni picked up the slack by scoring 10 points in the first and finished with a career high 13 points.

But Haskey, a Black Hills alum, went 8-for-14 in the final 20 minutes scoring 18 points while pulling down six rebounds giving the Saints their first win of the season. Brooke Paulson and Erika Wilson each added seven points in the win.

Lindsey Shearer scored 13 points with nine rebounds for Northwest Christian, who fell to 5-3 on the season. Tumwater’s Haley VandenHazel scored three points in limited duty for the Beacons.

Men’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 74, Northwest Christian 66

Roger O’Neill hit three big three pointers in the second half and Evan Coulter scored 18 points and Saint Martin’s came away with a 74-66 win over Northwest Christian at Marcus Pavilion. O’Neill scored 13 points in the second half and finished with a team high 19 on the night pushing the Saints record to 3-2 on the season.

The Saints shot a blistering 60% in the first half but not to be outdone, the Beacons almost matched them shooting 59.1%. It took a layup from Coulter with seconds to play to give the Saints the 37-35 lead at the half. Coulter scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half.

After trading the lead for the first few minutes of the second half, three pointers by Brady Bomber and O’Neill eventually gave the Saints the lead for good. Matt Dodson scored 12 points and pulled down eight boards and Rei Jensen added ten points while Bomber chipped in six assists to go along with his nine points.

Wyatt Taboh-Graziano scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Beacons, who fell to 5-3 this season.