PORTLAND | For the first time in his 26-year coaching career, Warner Pacific head Women's Basketball coach Matt Gregg was not on the sidelines when his team took the floor on Saturday night. Gregg, who is in Indianapolis to root on his youngest son, Ben Gregg and the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Men's Basketball Sweet Sixteen and hopefully Elite Eight, sat in a hotel room in Indianapolis on Saturday night and watched his two-year assistant, Alex Brown, lead the Knights to a 72-70 victory over the Linfield Wildcats. 
 
Brown did Gregg proud, "I'm happy that Alex had the opportunity to coach the team tonight" the head coach said. "I have complete trust in him and when someone takes a chance with him, they will be happy" he added.

The Knights move to 4-3 on the season.

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The Rundown
Coming off a victory against the Wildcats just a day ago, Warner Pacific started the night off hot, with a 7-2 run before closing out the first quarter of play with a 14-10 lead.
 
With the help of a 7-0 run with under three minutes to play in the first half, the Knights dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 25-19 to head into the locker room with a ten point lead.
 
Gabriella Bruno, coming off of a 25 point game on Friday, continued her offensive dominance, leading both teams in scoring in the first half with 10 first-half points. The senior captain finished the day with 12 points and five rebounds.
 
The Wildcats came out of the break with force, scoring 22 points versus the Knights' 13 in the third, inching closer towards a lead and closing out the quarter with a 6-1 lead. After thirty minutes of play, Warner Pacific led by just one point and Brown had to channel his inner Gregg.
 
With just ten minutes to play, the lead had dwindled down to one but enter Courtney Jackson and Lynden Harry. The two combined scored 12 of the team's 19 fourth quarter points; Harry scoring seven straight under four minutes to play including four clutch free throws. 

In an unusual play, Linfield's Delaney Ragan was fouled at the buzzer with a chance at a four-point play. Ragan missed the free throw and the Knights pulled off the win.
 
With no Gregg on the sidelines for the first time in program history, the Knights walked away with a win.

For the first time this season, Lynden Harry led the Knights in scoring with 15 points, shooting 5-5 from the free throw line. The junior point guard dished out five assists while only committing three turnovers. Courtney Jackson finished with 14 ponits on 5-10 from the field and 2-2 from the line.
 
The Knights finished the night shooting 42.9% from the field, snatched 40 rebounds and assisted on 16 made buckets. The Warner Pacific defense forced 19 Wildcat turnovers, scoring 15 points off of turnovers.
 
Deeper Look
Three Knights finished in double-figures; Lynden Harry (15), Courtney Jackson (14) and Gabriella Bruno (12)
Anna Farner led the team in rebounds with nine, finishing with nine points

Flash Forward
The Knights will face off in another non-conference match up with George Fox University on Tuesday at 7:30pm.