Roadrunners Top Whatcom at Lane Crossover
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Whatcom | 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 57 |
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Linn-Benton | 20 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 72 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Walla Walla | 14 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 68 |
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Linn-Benton | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
EUGENE, Ore. — Linn-Benton easily downed Whatcom 72-57 in the final day of the Lane NWAC Crossover tournament Saturday afternoon behind 16 points from Natalia McBride.
The Roadrunners (7-2) also got 10 points apiece from Muriel Jones-Hoisington, Hallie Romig and Katelynn Weaver. BettyAnn Wilson had a team-high 12 rebounds to go with seven assists and five points for Linn-Benton, which shot forty percent from the field and outrebounded Whatcom 47-29.
On Friday's game, the Roadrunners dropped a 68-50 decision to Walla Walla. Wilson led Linn-Benton with 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals, while McBride and Jones-Hoisington chipped in nine points apiece. The Roadrunners struggled with just 27% shooting from the field against the Warriors.
Linn-Benton next hosts Columbia Basin on Thursday at 3 pm in the first game of a doubleheader against the Hawks, with the men's game set to tipoff at 5 pm.
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