TACOMA, Wash. — The Pacific Lutheran University women's basketball team led wire-to-wire on Friday night, surging ahead early and never looking back to steamroll Northwest Indian College 85-35 to remain undefeated inside Olson Gymnasium.

"I like how our team competed tonight," said Head Coach Lee Aduddell.

"We had goals for transition points and offensive rebounds that we exceeded and each player contributed. We wanted to dig in defensively, and we did that, especially in the second half."

Ava Edmonds scored the Lutes' (6-3) opening five points as the hosts jumped to an early 13-1 lead on a Raylie Wardenaar three with 7:15 remaining in the first quarter. PLU's lead grew to as many as 18 in the opening quarter, enjoying a 29-13 edge over the Eagles (1-9) after 10 minutes of action.
 
Emma Moore drained a three with under a minute to go before halftime, enjoying a 48-20 halftime advantage. PLU had lock down defense in the third quarter, limiting the Eagles to a single point en route to the 50-point victory.
 
Sydney Reisner paced the Lutes, scoring 19-points after hitting all seven of her shots from the floor, including a trio of threes. Edmonds added 13 points and seven rebounds while Ashley Akamine was the third Lute in double figures, adding 11.
 
PLU outrebounded the Eagles 54-23, including a 19-4 edge on the offensive glass while enjoying a 19-3 edge in second chance points. The Lutes held a 23-6 advantage in fast break points and a 34-11 spread in bench production. Pacific Lutheran drained 13 threes on the night and limited NW Indian to shooting just 25.5 percent (13-for-51) from the field.
 
The Lutes are back in action on Tuesday night, welcoming Manchester University to Olson Gymnasium.