Jordan McPhee shines in tourney opener; top-ranked Alaska-Anchorage upset
Wed, 03/18/2015
By Bob Sims
Jordan McPhee got the call and responded.
The 5-foot-10 freshman guard came off the bench to score 11 points and haul in seven rebounds -- each career highs -- to help lift the Seattle Pacific Falcons to a 77-62 win Friday over Humboldt State in the NCAA II women's basketball tournament opener at Anchorage, Alaska.
The Falcons lost to Cal Poly Pomona in the semifinal, 90-74, on Saturday night. McPhee, a Mount Rainier graduate, had four rebounds, three points and two steals in the game.
The sixth-seeded Falcons finished their season at 22-7.
The season also ended abruptly for the top-ranked Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, and Kennedy Catholic graduate Alli Madison.
The Seawolves (29-2), playing on their home court in Anchorage, were upset Friday by Point Loma, 64-63, thus extinguishing a 17-game winning streak. Madison had six points and three points in the game.
It ended a stellar career for Madison at Alaska-Anchorage. She was key player in helping that program flourish during her four-year stay there.
Madison, a 5-foot-8 guard, received honorable-mention accolades in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this season. She averaged 10.1 points and 5 rebounds.