SPOKANE, Wash. - Whitman and Whitworth proved ungenerous hosts as each completed a sweep of visiting Washington University and California Lutheran on Saturday at the NBC Camps Whit Classic in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. The Whitman women knocked off 9th-ranked Washington 72-60 while the Pirate women defeated CLU 58-43.

Game 2 - Whitworth 58, Cal Lutheran 43 (box score and play by play)

Leah Pomante

Leah Pomante (Jr., G, Colbert, Wash.) led Whitworth (5-3) with 13 points. Liz Horiatis (Jr., C, Woodinville, Wash.) had 11 points and 12 boards and Natalie Orrell (Jr., G, Wenatchee, Wash.) also had 11 points.

Nita Sims fronted the Regals (1-5) with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Cheryl Lee contributed 7 points, and Shana Moore had 6 points and 6 rebounds.

Whitworth went up 14-7 in a low-scoring first half with under seven minutes left, led by Pomante’s drives to the basket. A couple of free throws from Danika Briggs and a layup each for Sims and Moore tied the game at 16-16, and Lee’s jumper put the Regals up 18-16. Pomante and Orrell each hit a three to put the Bucs back in the lead 24-22 to end the half.

Nita Sims helped Cal Lutheran take back the lead 27-26 a few minutes into the second half with a field goal and a trey. The Regals went on to lead 34-28 with under 13 minutes left before Whitworth began to pull back, led by Horiatis’, Corigliano’s, and Kim Bluff’s free throw shooting. The Bucs retook the lead 35-34 on Heather Burke’s three-pointer with 11:35 left as Whitworth outscored CLU 30-9 over the final 13 minutes.

Whitworth next travels to Walla Walla University at 1 pm December 14th.

Game 1 - Whitman 72, Washington Univ. 60 (box score and play by play)

Tournament MVP Michelle Krall prevented any chance of a comeback by the 9th-ranked Bears (4-3) when she scored all 19 of her points in the second half to keep the Missionaries (6-0) undefeated this season.

Krall hit five of nine from three-point range and grabbed six of her seven rebounds after halftime. Whitman point guard Jenele Petersen added 16 points and four assists, while Hilary White added 10 points.

While Krall was silent in the first half, her teammates more than picked up the slack leading to a 28-19 Whitman lead at halftime. The Missionaries jumped to a 13-1 lead seven minutes into the game and White made a pair of threes to key the run. Whitman extended the lead to 22-7 on another three by White before the Bears managed to claw back to within 24-17 on a short jumper by Zoe Unruh.

Janice Evans made a free throw early in the second half to pull Washington within 32-25, but Krall sparked a 9-2 run with a pair of treys and the Missionaries never led by less than 10 points the rest of the game. Whitman gained its largest lead (67-45) on Krall's lay up with just under five minutes to play.

Unruh led the Bears with 17 points. She was the only double-figure scorer for Washington.

2008 NBC Camps Whit Classic All-Tournament Team:

Michelle Krall (Whitman, Jr., F)
Leah Pomante (Whitworth, Jr., G)
Jenele Peterson (Whitman, So., G)
Tiffany Corigliano (Whitworth, Sr., P)
Nita Sims (CLU, Jr., C)
Zoe Unruh (Washington, Jr., G)