PORTLAND, Ore. – The Multnomah University women's basketball team put together three solid quarters of play, but couldn't find a way to finish as College of Idaho slips by to win 73-61 on Jim Skagen Court on Friday night.
 
The loss drops the Lions to 3-12 overall and 1-6 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play while the Yotes remain ahead of MU in the conference standings and improve to 4-9, 3-4 CCC.
 
How it Happened: C of I jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead but Multnomah kept it close, tying the game at 11-11. The Yotes controlled the turnover battle, totaling nine compared to the MU's 14, while earning 19 points off of the turnovers.
 
After the end of the first quarter, the Yotes held a 27-24 lead after a late 3-pointer by Haylee Burnham.
 
The Lions kept things close but were unable to gain back the lead in the first half. It wasn't until the final quarter of play that C of I was able to break away from the Lions and start to take command. With a three point lead with just over eight minutes to go in the game, the Yotes just a 10-4 run to break away for good.
 
The Yotes took their largest lead of the night with the final bucket of the night, winning 73-61 after a free throw by Kellie Ross.
 
By the Numbers: The Lions held a better shooting percentage on the night, hitting 46 percent from the field compared to C of I's 40 percent, but the Yotes made up for it from behind the arc, totaling 37 percent while hitting 10 3-pointers.
 
For the Lions, junior guard Miranda Schmillen finished with a season high 20 points followed by Karissa Cox who also had a season high with 16 points off of 7-of-12 shooting. Senior guard Lexie Govert added eight points while Lacie Kamper finished with a team high eight rebounds and Katherine Edmonds ended the night with seven rebounds.
 
College of Idaho was led by Petra Lumpert who tallied 20 points followed closely by Burnham with 18 points. Ashleigh Blalock totaled a team high seven rebounds along with eight points.
 
From the Coach: "The ladies played a GREAT three quarters. Unfortunately we had a difficult time scoring in the fourth quarter," said head coach Tim Bieri. "As always, our effort was there – but C of I finished well, so hats off to them for that. Miranda and Karissa were fantastic on the offensive end, and our whole team played very solid defense tonight – so we'll continue to build on that."
 
Coming up Next: The Lions will remain at home as they welcome in Eastern Oregon while C of I will stay in the area as they take on Warner Pacific tomorrow night.