SEATTLE, Wash.---A Hailey Marlow jumper with 27 seconds left in regulation gave Seattle Pacific (1-1) a 53-52 lead. Humboldt State had a chance to take the lead back, but the 'Jacks shot fell short with six seconds and a free throw by Kaprice Boston sealed the 54-52 win for the Falcons.
Kaz Parks paced the 'Jacks with a game high 18 points on five-of-ten shooting from the field including going three-for-seven from three-point land and five-for-six from the line. Natalie Hoff led the Falcons with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Beth Pettingill had 15 points off the bench.
QUOTES FROM THE COACH; "Tonight was definitely a tough loss," said head coach
Michelle Bento-Jackson. "We put ourselves in a position to win the game, but unfortunately, we had a quite a few mistakes with execution down the stretch. It is the first time this team has experienced end of game situations and we will absolutely learn from this."
FIRST QUARTER: A trey by
Kaz Parks off an assist from
Julia Iman gave the 'Jacks a 5-3 lead just three minutes into the first quarter. Another trey by Parks increased Humboldt State's lead to 8-3. With two minutes left in the first quarter,
Mariah Barraza's two made free throws gave HSU a 14-7 lead. Seattle Pacific (2-0) finished the quarter on a 5-0 run to cut the 'Jack lead to 14-12 heading into the next quarter.
SECOND QUARTER: Seattle Pacific ( scored the first two points of the second quarter on a lay-up by Natalie Hoff to tie the game at 14-14. A three-point field goal by
Citlaly Davalos off a pass from
Ashley Taylor Peralta gave the visitors back the 17-14 lead. SPU tied the game at 19-19 on a jump shot by Beth Pettingill with six minutes left in the half. HSU went on a 5-0 run capped by a
Kaz Parks' fast-break lay-up to take a 24-19 lead. The Falcons followed that with an 8-0 run capped by two free throws by Pettingill to take a 27-24 lead. A trey by Davalos off a pass from Parks tied the game at 27-27 with 1:35 on the clock. Each team was held scoreless in the final minute as the game went into the half tied at 27-27.
THIRD QUARTER: Humboldt State (0-2) outscored the Falcons 6-3 in the first five minutes of the third quarter to take a 33-30 lead on a
Madison Parry jumper. The 'Jacks increased that lead to 38-34 on a three-pointer by
Kaz Parks off a pass from Parry with just 2:37 on the clock. Seattle Pacific finished the quarter on a 5-0 run capped by a Hailey Marlow three to take a 39-38 lead into the final ten-minute period.
FOURTH QUARTER: The hosts started the final quarter outscoring HSU 8-4 to take a 47-42 lead in the first four minutes. A Kaprice Boston jumper increased the hosts' lead to 49-42, but the 'Jacks did not go away. In the next four minutes, HSU went on a 10-2 run to take a 52-51 lead capped by a made free throw by
Kaz Parks. On SPU's next possession, Marlow gave the Falcons a 53-52 lead. HSU had a chance to take the lead but its shot attempt fell short. The 'Jacks were forced to foul the Falcons and Kaprice Boston went one-of-two from the line with one second left in regulation. Humboldt State called a time-out and advanced the ball to half-court. The Lumberjacks' shot attempt to take the lead was after the buzzer as SPU took the 54-52 non-conference victory.
LUMBERJACK LEADERS: Humboldt State was paced by
Kaz Parks' game high 18 points. She was five-of-ten from the field including three-of-seven from three's and five-for-six from the line in 36 minutes.
Julia Iman and
Mariah Barraza each had eight points for the 'Jacks.
Madison Parry had a team high nine rebounds.
18 TURNOVERS: The 'Jacks forced 18 turnovers by the Falcons including eight by steals. Four of the eight steals were recorded by
Julia Iman while
Madison Parry had three.
11 of 12: Humboldt State went 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.
Madison Parry went four-for-four while
Mariah Barraza was two-for-two and
Kaz Parks was five-for-six.
JUST 15%: HSU's defense held the Falcons to just 15% shooting from three-point land as SPU went three-for-20 from beyond the arc.
UP NEXT: Humboldt State will continue its three-game road trip in San Rafael, Calif., for a 5:30pm non-conference game with Dominican University this Wednesday, November 17. Ten days later, the two teams will meet in Arcata for the Lumberjack's home opener at 2pm on Saturday, November 27.
SEATTLE, Wash. A Hailey Marlow jumper with 27 seconds left in regulation gave Seattle Pacific (1-1) a 53-52 lead. Humboldt State had a chance to take the lead back, but the 'Jacks shot fell short with six seconds and a free throw by Kaprice Boston sealed the 54-52 win for the Falcons.
Kaz Parks paced the 'Jacks with a game high 18 points on five-of-ten shooting from the field including going three-for-seven from three-point land and five-for-six from the line. Natalie Hoff led the Falcons with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Beth Pettingill had 15 points off the bench.
QUOTES FROM THE COACH; "Tonight was definitely a tough loss," said head coach
Michelle Bento-Jackson. "We put ourselves in a position to win the game, but unfortunately, we had a quite a few mistakes with execution down the stretch. It is the first time this team has experienced end of game situations and we will absolutely learn from this."
FIRST QUARTER: A trey by
Kaz Parks off an assist from
Julia Iman gave the 'Jacks a 5-3 lead just three minutes into the first quarter. Another trey by Parks increased Humboldt State's lead to 8-3. With two minutes left in the first quarter,
Mariah Barraza's two made free throws gave HSU a 14-7 lead. Seattle Pacific (2-0) finished the quarter on a 5-0 run to cut the 'Jack lead to 14-12 heading into the next quarter.
SECOND QUARTER: Seattle Pacific ( scored the first two points of the second quarter on a lay-up by Natalie Hoff to tie the game at 14-14. A three-point field goal by
Citlaly Davalos off a pass from
Ashley Taylor Peralta gave the visitors back the 17-14 lead. SPU tied the game at 19-19 on a jump shot by Beth Pettingill with six minutes left in the half. HSU went on a 5-0 run capped by a
Kaz Parks' fast-break lay-up to take a 24-19 lead. The Falcons followed that with an 8-0 run capped by two free throws by Pettingill to take a 27-24 lead. A trey by Davalos off a pass from Parks tied the game at 27-27 with 1:35 on the clock. Each team was held scoreless in the final minute as the game went into the half tied at 27-27.
THIRD QUARTER: Humboldt State (0-2) outscored the Falcons 6-3 in the first five minutes of the third quarter to take a 33-30 lead on a
Madison Parry jumper. The 'Jacks increased that lead to 38-34 on a three-pointer by
Kaz Parks off a pass from Parry with just 2:37 on the clock. Seattle Pacific finished the quarter on a 5-0 run capped by a Hailey Marlow three to take a 39-38 lead into the final ten-minute period.
FOURTH QUARTER: The hosts started the final quarter outscoring HSU 8-4 to take a 47-42 lead in the first four minutes. A Kaprice Boston jumper increased the hosts' lead to 49-42, but the 'Jacks did not go away. In the next four minutes, HSU went on a 10-2 run to take a 52-51 lead capped by a made free throw by
Kaz Parks. On SPU's next possession, Marlow gave the Falcons a 53-52 lead. HSU had a chance to take the lead but its shot attempt fell short. The 'Jacks were forced to foul the Falcons and Kaprice Boston went one-of-two from the line with one second left in regulation. Humboldt State called a time-out and advanced the ball to half-court. The Lumberjacks' shot attempt to take the lead was after the buzzer as SPU took the 54-52 non-conference victory.
LUMBERJACK LEADERS: Humboldt State was paced by
Kaz Parks' game high 18 points. She was five-of-ten from the field including three-of-seven from three's and five-for-six from the line in 36 minutes.
Julia Iman and
Mariah Barraza each had eight points for the 'Jacks.
Madison Parry had a team high nine rebounds.
18 TURNOVERS: The 'Jacks forced 18 turnovers by the Falcons including eight by steals. Four of the eight steals were recorded by
Julia Iman while
Madison Parry had three.
11 of 12: Humboldt State went 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.
Madison Parry went four-for-four while
Mariah Barraza was two-for-two and
Kaz Parks was five-for-six.
JUST 15%: HSU's defense held the Falcons to just 15% shooting from three-point land as SPU went three-for-20 from beyond the arc.
UP NEXT: Humboldt State will continue its three-game road trip in San Rafael, Calif., for a 5:30pm non-conference game with Dominican University this Wednesday, November 17. Ten days later, the two teams will meet in Arcata for the Lumberjack's home opener at 2pm on Saturday, November 27.
