OLYMPIA, Wash. — Stacie Spahr hauled in 18 rebounds while Kasidy Javernick scored 16, providing a one-two punch for the Pacific Lutheran University women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon in a 60-46 victory over in-state rival The Evergreen State College.

"One of our core values is growth and we showed so much of it today," said Head Coach Lee Aduddell.
 
"Behind some outstanding individual performances we put together a solid win."
 
The game was tied after five minutes of play inside the Costantino Recreation Center before a Tyalor Schmidtke three gave the visiting Lutes (1-2) an 11-8 lead, touching off an 11-4 PLU run.

The Lutes led 19-14 after one quarter of play before gaining separation in the second, enjoying a 37-25 edge at the halftime intermission.

Pacific Lutheran kept the Geoducks (0-2) at bay the entire second half, maintaining at least an eight point cushion in the 14-point victory.  

Javernick led the Lutes with 16 points and five steals, shooting four-for-eight from beyond the arc. Sydney Reisner had 11 points with Ashley Akamine chipping in 10.
 
Spahr had a career day on the glass, hauling in 18 rebounds, including five offensive boards while adding six points. Spahr's performance eclipses her previous best of 14 boards against Northwest University during the 2021-2022 season.


Thanks to Spahr's efforts the Lutes dominated the glass, owning a 51-34 rebounding edge and limited Evergreen to shooting a paltry 8.3 percent (one-for-12) from three-point range. 
 
The Lutes are back on the hardwood on Friday evening, hosting Texas Lutheran University. Tipoff inside Olson Gymnasium is set for 6 p.m.