The #6 ranked Linn-Benton Women’s Basketball team defeated the #4 ranked Umpqua Community College 68-56 on Wednesday, Jan 11.
The Roadrunners improved to 13-1 on the year, and 3-0 in the NWAC South Region. The Riverhawks fell to 11-3 on the year, and 0-2 in the NWAC South Region.
The Roadrunners stormed out of the gates taking an 8-2 lead, three minutes into the first quarter. The Roadrunners wouldn’t relinquish the lead for the rest of the game. A 29-point second quarter by the Roadrunners propelled the beaks to a 43-28 lead going into halftime.
Roadrunners’ Muriel Jones-Hoisington led the scoring parade with a career high 21 points on 7-16 shooting from the field, and 4-9 shooting from the 3-point line. Jones-Hosington also finished with 5 steals.
Roadrunners’ Madison Dutkiewicz finished with 14 points off the bench, shooting 5-14 from the field. Roadrunners’ Kathleen Hale finished with 15 rebounds, seven of them coming on the offensive glass.
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