A quartet of PLNU players scored double-figure points in a 76-57 win over Carroll (MT) Saturday in the Behnken Field House. The NAIA No. 4-ranked Sea Lions upped their season mark to 3-0 and were unbeaten in three contests at the Westminster Fall Classic.

The Saints grabbed a 5-0 lead but PLNU rolled off the next 11 points. The Sea Lions lead reached 13 twice in the first half, including at the break. PLNU's advantage swelled to a game-high 24 points in the second, thanks in part to a 5-for-5 performance off the bench from Julie Walton. Included in that hot-shooting streak were a pair of three-pointers. 

The entire PLNU team shot well for the game (57 percent). twelve players saw action Saturday and 10 scored at least two points. Carroll (2-3) averaged 41 percent from the field and made eight threes.

Amanda Franz scored 19 points to lead PLNU. The junior also had game-high six steals. Colleen Planeta posted her second double-double of the year, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 boards. The senior All-American also blocked four shots. 

Senior Liah Ector put together a solid statline: 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Ector might have boosted her numbers if she didn't foul out.

Only one Saint reached double-digit points: Elly Brursema with 16.

Up next or the Sea Lions is Olivet Nazarene (IL) at 5:30 pm on Saturday, November 21. That game will be the first home tilt of the season for PLNU and is part of the university's Homecoming.

NOTE: Planeta was named the tournament MVP and Ector was named all-tournament

 

MVP – Colleen Planeta, Point Loma Nazarene
Liah Ector, Point Loma Nazarene

McKenzie Jessop, Westminster 

Allie Eastman, Westminster 

Katie Kittle, Westmont

Amber Stevens, Westmont

Nicole Gall, College of Idaho

Nicole Tams, Montana Western

Elly Bruusema, Carroll College