Knights Win First Non-Conference Match

11/9/2023 10:47:00 PM

Jaymin Bernhardt - Director of Athletic Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 9^th, 2023

Portland, Ore. | The Knights Women's Basketball squad expected to come out and win tonight and they met those expectations winning 52-43 to secure the first win of the season.

The Knights started the game out a little slow going 2-16 from the field in the first quarter including 4 free throws for a total of 8 points in the period. However, defensively, the Knights didn't allow Pacific Lutheran to score much more than them in that quarter. From then on, the game was a seesaw battle that saw 6 ties and 6 lead changes.

The Knights were led in scoring tonight by senior guard, McKeeley Tonkin who went 5-9 from the field for 14 points in 26 minutes of work. Amalya Sales had a great game scoring the ball as well going 4-8 from the field for 12 points including going 2-2 from three point land. Alexa Mee off the bench was a beast on the boards getting 14 of them in just 23 minutes of work averaging .61 rebounds every minute she was on the floor. Her rebounding contributions mixed with her 4 points made her the Chick-Fil-A Player of the Game.

"This was an amazing feeling to start the new season 1-0," Head Coach Jimmy Smith said. "We had key contributions off the bench both offensively and defensively as well as the starters contributing big time in late possessions to seal the win." This win not only marks Jimmy Smith's first win as the headman for the Knights but it also marks his first win as a college basketball coach.

The Knights finished the game going 18-56 from the field shooting 32%. From beyond the arc, the Knights shot 4-18 for 22%. From the line, the Knights missed a few late bringing their total down to 12-20 good for 60% as a team.

The Lutes were led in scoring by Sydney Reisner who had 19 points shooting a blistering 7-9 from the field including 4-4 from three point land.

Next Up
The Knights will not play another regular season counting game until November 18^th when the Knights take on LCC. Inbetween today's game and then, the Knights will have two exhibitions. They will play Portland State University on November 14^th, and University of Portland on November 16^th. Both those games will be on ESPN+.

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