Thanks for the k.

George Fox has an outstanding Freshman G. Keisha Gordon (21.3 ppg) who the Panthers will have to stop in order to have any chance to steal this one.  Other players the Panthers have to defend against are G. Sage Indendi (13.0 ppg) and F. Elise Kuenzi (11.3 ppg).  Plus GF is now ranked #25 in the DIII Hoops poll this week which is an added incentive to maintain their ranking.  Last, but certainly not least, the Panthers will be in the Bruins' backyard.  So from my view, George Fox is the favorite in this game. 

Re: Howard Paine, we hope so as well, but they're a big hill to climb, they draw 4,000+ partisan and boisterious fans for playoff home games.  They're a very disciplined squad with a knowledgeable and skilled coach.  Besides we have far to go and most of it is on the road.  It would be a major accomplishment to make it that far, let alone overcome the Lady Jackets.

Chapman 79 - Occidental College 59

Niki Hayman, Independant's Player of the Year and ESPN District VII All American led all scorers with 25 points, including a trio of three-pointers. Linda Ly, 2nd team All Independant's  pitched in 19 points of her own and Andrijana Kerkez was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor with 12 points and seven boards for Chapman. Lauren Kamiyama had a career-high 12 assists and added five steals for Chapman, which forced 35 Oxy turnovers in the game.

The Tigers had four players reach double-digits in scoring, including Madeline Rose who had 11 points and eight rebounds.

Next weekend Chapman goes up against George Fox on Saturday 12/13 and Linfield College on 12/14.  Go Panters