Sailors' Big Night Leads Warriors Back to Win Column

Wenatchee, WA - Following a loss in last week's Wednesday matchup against Treasure Valley, the Walla Walla Community College Women's Basketball team got back to their winning ways with an 80-70 victory over Wenatchee Valley on Saturday evening. The game was continuously back and forth with both teams utilizing momentum swings of their own to control things at various points. However, a great effort from Logan Sailors and a dominant fourth quarter for the Warriors led them to the win, their 16th overall on the season and 3rd in NWAC East play.

After a neck and neck first quarter, Walla Walla used a second quarter where they outscored the Knights 26-15 on 40.9% shooting from the field to earn a 42-30 halftime lead. But, Wenatchee Valley responded with a big quarter of their own in the third before WWCC used 15 made free throws in the fourth quarter to reclaim the lead and take home the win. As a team, Walla Walla shot 32.8% from the field to go with 36/51 (70.6%) shooting from the free throw line in the contest. They were also able to out-rebound the Knights 38-27 and scored 20 points off of 13 forced turnovers.

As highlighted, Logan Sailors came up huge for WWCC, finishing with 28 points, including 3 made 3-pointers, while playing all 40 minutes of the game. She also contributed 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and an assist to the Warriors' efforts. Hadley Fraas also played all 40 minutes for WWCC and finished as the second leading scorer for the Warriors, totalling 14 points to go with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Averee Osterhout was the third Warrior in double figures with 11 points on 3/8 shooting from the field.

What's next?

The Warriors will welcome their rivals, Columbia Basin College, to the Dietrich Activity Center on Wednesday to kick off a week where both games will be played in the friendly confines of The Dome! Tipoff against the Hawks is scheduled for 7 PM.