Blues Too Much for Wolves
Paul Starkebaum, Sports Information Director
College Place, Wash. –The high octane attack of Whitman proved to be too much for Walla Walla, as the Blues jumped out to a 37-7 lead over the Wolves and never looked back. Whitman had five players reach double-figures and led 62-29 at halftime on the way to a 116-78 win over Walla Walla.
Whitman's pressing style had an effect early on Walla Walla, as they forced the Wolves into 18 first-half turnovers. Whitman's Joey Hewitt had a big first half with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. Walla Walla's Alijiah Robinson was efficient, scoring 8 points on 4 of 5 shooting in the half. Despite some turnovers, Roy Zavala had six assists in the half and Wesley Burked had 8 points.
Whitman picked up right where they left off in the second half forcing tempo and attacking the basket. Whitman's Darne Duckett had 13 second-half points on 5 of 7 shooting, including making a trio of three-pointers. Walla Walla scored 49 points in the half but were not able to close the gap on the Blues as they lost 116-78.
Walla Walla's leading scorer was Welsey Burke, who finished with 18 points. Roy Zavala had 15 points and 10 assists, and Alijiah Robinson had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Joey Hewitt led the Blues with 27 points and 7 steals.
The Wolves play Central Washington University on Saturday night, November 25. Game time is set for 8:00 p.m.