LOGGER MEN FALL FOR FIRST TIME IN 07-08
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Juniors Robert Krauel (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon) and Antwan Williams (Portland, Ore./Madison) picked up all-tournament honors but the 10th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers fell for the first time in 2007-08, falling to the host Westmont Warriors, 78-75, in the championship game of the Tom Byron Classic on Saturday night in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The Loggers (7-1) found themselves in unfamiliar territory in the first half, trailing by as many as eight points with 2:37 remaining in the first half. Westmont (6-4) took a 69-67 lead into the break.
In the second period, the Loggers clawed their way back, trading the lead with Westmont for much of the period. Puget Sound took a four-point lead as late as 7:38 remaining in the period but less-than-ideal shooting from the charity stripe prevented them from putting the Warriors away and Westmont took advantage to take the 78-75 victory.
The Loggers were led by 14 points and six rebounds from Weston Wood (Spokane, Wash./Riverside). Williams finished with 13 points to go with six assists and two steals while Jason Foster (Tacoma, Wash./Foss) added 12 points and six boards in the loss. Taylor Marsh (Lynnwood, Wash./Meadowdale) also finished with 12 points, all from behind the arc, while Krauel finished the contest with 11 points off the bench. The Loggers shot 42.9% from the field but they were just 13-of-21 (61.9%) on free throws.
Westmont was led by 20 points from tournament MVP Dan Rasp. Nasa Sete finished with 19 points after spending most of the second half in foul trouble. The Warriors shot 50.0% from the field and made 78.6% of free throw opportunities to hand the Loggers their first loss of the season.
Puget Sound will regroup quickly as they open up Northwest Conference play on Friday evening at Pacific. Tip-off with the Boxers is set for 8:00 p.m. in Forest Grove, Ore.
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