PORTLAND – After clinching a spot in the Cascade Conference postseason tournament with last night's win, the Multnomah University women's basketball team will have the eighth seed of the tournament after a 74-56 loss to Northwest University in the final regular season game.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Northwest 74, Multnomah 56
Records: NU (11-19, 8-12 CCC), MU (11-17, 7-13 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore. I Jim Skagen Court
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• Teams remained close throughout the first half as MU and Northwest battled to a 26-25 score with the Eagles taking a slight advantage.
• NU took over after that, using a 17-2 run between the end of the second and midway through the third quarter.
• The Eagles shot 39 percent from the field but their 50 percent shooting from three-point made the difference, hitting 13 threes total.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Milan Woods led the Lions with 13 points along with three steals and three rebounds.
• Behind her was Alaygza Portis, Sequoia Wheeler and Rachelle Tau with eight points each while Paris Sanders Collected 11 rebounds and seven points.
• For NU, Mariah Stacona led four Eagles in double figures with 17 points.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions look to the postseason as they travel to La Grande, Ore., to take on top-seeded Eastern Oregon on Tuesday night.