Western Ore. edges Willamette in women’s Division III basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Interstat) — Western Ore. defeated Willamette 68-64 on Monday in a women’s NCAA Division III non-divisional basketball game at Hanes Gym. Kait Carns led Willamette with 16 points, three rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes, while Jordyn Reed added 10 points and eight rebounds and Daisy Boling-Schmidt had nine points and eight rebounds. Aspen Vanderveen also scored 10 for the Bearcats, and Sydney Chesnut contributed six points. Allie Carns added five points, four rebounds and two assists, Selena Espinoza had four points and Mattie Thompson scored four. Willamette fell to 0-1 after scoring 64 points on 76 possessions with an offensive rating of 84.0. The Bearcats had five offensive rebounds, four assists, 19 turnovers, 18 points in the paint and 16 points off turnovers. Western Ore. had 28 points in the paint and 20 points off turnovers. Attendance was 60.