Roadrunners Top Mt. Hood 61-57

ALBANY, Ore. — Elizabeth Chavez scored 18 points, had five assists and collected five rebounds to lead Linn-Benton past visiting Mt. Hood 61-57 in NWAC South Region women's basketball action Monday night.

The Roadrunners (4-4 overall, 3-4 in NWAC) took the lead for good when Hailey O'Brien hit a three-pointer with 0:39 left to break a 55-55- tie. It was O'Brien's only made field goal of the night, but it helped propel Linn-Benton to victory.

Chavez hit two free throws with 0:12 left to give the Roadrunners the final margin.

Grace Gaither scored 11 points and Halo Parks and Brooklynn Hankwitz each scored 10 points. Hankwitz also had a game-high 12 rebounds and was six-for-six from the free throw line. As a team the Roadrunners were 17-of-22 from the free throw line.

Mt Hood (0-5, 0-5) outrebounded the Roadrunners 41-33.

Linn-Benton's next scheduled game, at Southwestern Oregon Wednesday has been cancelled. The Roadrunners are next in action Saturday afternoon when they host Southwestern Oregon at 1:30 p.m.

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