Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 60, UPS 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest Indian College 54, SPSCC 36

Brooke Paulson hit a free throw to tie the game at 49 with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and a pair of three pointers from Jori Skorpik and Angela Gelhar in overtime helped Saint Martin’s secure a 60-56 win over UPS at Marcus Pavilion.

Chelsea Haskey led the way for the Saints with 18 points and 15 rebounds and Mackenzie Taylor added 14 points and 14 boards. Brooke Paulson went just 2-for-16 from the field but her seven free throws helped the Saints down the stretch and gave her 11 points on the game. Skorpik hit two big three pointers, the first at the end of the first half to give the Saints a 29-28 lead going into the locker room and another in overtime and finished with eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Kelsey McKinnis led the Loggers with 17 points, just under her season average of 18.3, as the Saints stout defense limited her touches throughout the game. But following a timeout, McKinnis received the inbounds pass and took it straight to the basket to put the Loggers up 49-48 with 6.8 seconds to play.

The Saints move to 7-5 overall this season and are now 5-0 at home.

Girl’s basketball

Olympia 42, Capital 41

Sarah Snodgrass scored 21 points in a back and forth affair that saw seven lead changes in the fourth quarter ending with a 42-41 Olympia non-league victory over Capital. After a Jenna Randich free throw tied the score at 37, the Cougars took a 39-37 lead. Faith Cebula then hit a three pointer to put the Bears up 40-39. But the Cougars answered back again and took a 41-40 lead before Sarah Snodgrass hit a bucket to put the Bears up for good.

Men’s basketball

Blue Mountain 89, SPSCC 76 – Box score

Blue Mountain hit nine three pointers in the first half to open up a 13 point lead at the break over South Puget Sound. The two teams played even basketball in the second half and the Clippers fell 89-76 in the third place game of the Big Bend Holiday Classic in Moses Lake. Scotty Ewing and Jamey Smith scored 20 and 19 points respectively for SPSCC in the loss.

Boy’s basketball

River Ridge 72, Mount Tahoma 68
Capital 38, Kamiakin 35
Black Hills vs. Port Angeles – No report

Brad Wallace scored 31 points as River Ridge had to come from behind and knock off Mount Tahoma at Spanaway Lake High School. The Hawks took a 34-32 lead at the half but the T-Birds posted a 20-16 third quarter to take a two point lead heading into the fourth. But for the second time in the game, River Ridge scored 22 points in a quarter and took home the 72-68 win.

Capital knocked off the News-Tribune’s #9 ranked Kamiakin 38-35 at the SunDome Shootout in Yakima. The Cougars improved to 2-0 at the Shootout over the weekend.