Portland | On Saturday, the Lady Knights took on the Multnomah Lions for the second day in a row. However, this afternoon's game was no ordinary event, as we honored three of our seniors,
Kali Kruger,
Gabriella Bruno, and
Khloe Snair as they play their final 40 in CC Perry Gymnasium. The Knights also honored their teammate
Alexa delos Reyes after her 9
th year of being a part of the program.
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"What a great senior day!" exclaimed Knights head coach
Matt Gregg. "I thought our execution was the best it has been all year.  I'm going to miss our seniors and their leadership next year" he added.
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The Rundown
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It was a new day for the Knights, as they made sure to come out fired up out of the gate early this afternoon.
Kali Kruger moved to No. 2 on the All-Time Leader for blocked shots with three on the day.
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The Knights kept the pressure on early and often.
Courtney Jackson went on a 7-0 scoring run for the Knights to close out the 1
st quarter, right before the Knights perfectly executed a full court out of bounds play to get
Kylie Guelsdorf an easy lay-up at the buzzer.
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Kylie Guesldorf carried that momentum into the opening minutes of the second quarter as she had back-to-back buckets for the Knights. Followed by a beautiful 15-feet pull-up jumper by
Gabriella Bruno with 90 seconds left in the first half.
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The Knights headed into the break, up 10 on the Lions.
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It was only up from there for the Knights, senior
Khloe Snair drained a three-pointer with 5:40 left in the 3
rd.
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The Knights kept their foot on the gas, as Hannah Meyers sank a three from beyond the arc with just over one minute eft in the 3
rd quarter putting the Knights up 53-32.
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With the Knights in control in the 4
th,
Javbiene Menguita checked into the game to put up a floater of her own for her first two points. The Knights coasted to a 71-52 win over the Lions.
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Deeper Look
Courtney Jackson led the Knights in scoring with 19, she also snatched five rebounds
Kali Kruger logged nine rebounds, five points, and three assists
Gabriella Bruno finished the match with eight points and six reboundsÂ
Lyden Harry had 10 points and five assistsÂ
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Flash Forward
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The Knights wrap up their final weekend of home games for this season 2-0. The Knights will play their last two games of this season against Oregon Tech on April 30
th and May 1
st in Klamath Falls, Ore.
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