Pacific Lutheran women's basketball news

  • Tobin Continues Basketball Journey in Japan
    February 26, 2026
    She came to Pacific Lutheran University to play hoops. But then picked up lacrosse as a senior. Now she's playing pro hoops overseas in Japan. Learn more about Brandi Tobin's '25 athletic journey that has taken her to both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Aduddell Named Head Women’s Basketball Coach
    April 21, 2022
    The Pacific Lutheran athletic department and athletic director Mike Snyder announced the hiring of Lee Aduddell on Wednesday as the head coach for the Lute women's basketball program.
  • Team of the Week
    March 01, 2021
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 24th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • PLU names interim women's coach
    March 25, 2020
    Pacific Lutheran women's basketball coach Jennifer Childress has stepped down to take an administrative role, and GC Hillburn was named the Lutes' interim coach.
  • 10th-Ranked Lewis & Clark Handles Pacific Lutheran
    February 16, 2013
    PARKLAND – Lewis & Clark showed why it is the No. 10-ranked team in Division III women's basketball on Saturday night with a convincing 79-53 Northwest Conference win over Pacific Lutheran in Olson Auditorium.
  • Second Half Carries George Fox Past PLU
    February 15, 2013
    PARKLAND - George Fox found its sweet spot in the second half, outscoring host Pacific Lutheran by 19 points and earning a 69-46 Northwest Conference women's basketball win on Friday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Linfield Wins First NWC Game at Pacific Lutheran's Expense
    February 01, 2013
    Pacific Lutheran's women's basketball team couldn't find its stride and fell to Linfield, 62-49, Friday night at Olson Auditorium. The win was the first in Northwest Conference play for the visiting Wildcats, while PLU lost its sixth straight game.
  • Loggers Pair are Double Trouble for Pacific Lutheran
    January 29, 2013
    Kelsey McKinnis and Amanda Forshay combined for 38 points and 18 rebounds on Tuesday night to lead the visiting Puget Sound Loggers to a 70-54 Northwest Conference women's basketball victory over the Pacific Lutheran Lutes in Olson Auditorium.
  • Second Half Surge Pushes Whitworth Past PLU
    January 26, 2013
    PARKLAND - Despite a strong start, Pacific Lutheran's women's basketball team couldn't keep Whitworth at bay and fell 67-54 in on Saturday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Pacific Lutheran Loses to Another Nationally Ranked Opponent
    January 19, 2013
    NEWBERG, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran shot just 26 percent for the game Saturday night as the nationally ranked George Fox Bruins cruised to a 59-34 Northwest Conference women's basketball win in Wheeler Sports Center.
  • Nationally Ranked Lewis & Clark Handles PLU
    January 18, 2013
    PORTLAND - Pacific Lutheran saw its modest three-game Northwest Conference women's basketball streak come to an abrupt end on Friday night as No. 8-ranked Lewis & Clark rolled to a 68-37 victory in Pamplin Sports Center.
  • Lutes Win Third Consecutive Conference Game
    January 12, 2013
    Saturday night's Northwest Conference women's basketball game ended in a third consecutive conference win for Pacific Lutheran as it beat Willamette University by a score of 54-50 in Olson Auditorium.
  • Lutes Rally In Second Half to Beat Pacific
    January 11, 2013
    TACOMA – Pacific Lutheran rallied in the second half to take a 52-44 win over visiting Pacific University in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game played Friday night in Olson Gymnasium.
  • Early Lead Stands Up As Lutes Beat Linfield
    January 05, 2013
    McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran made a nine-point halftime lead stand up on the way to 56-52 decision over host Linfield on Saturday night in Ted Wilson Gymnasium for its first Northwest Conference women's basketball win of the season.
  • Loggers Break Away From Lutes for 74-46 Win
    January 02, 2013
    TACOMA – Puget Sound broke away from a tie game with a late first half run and carried that momentum into the second period of a 74-46 Northwest Conference women's basketball win over Pacific Lutheran on Wednesday night in Memorial Fieldhouse.
  • PLU Beats Berry to Finish 2-0 at Daytona Beach Shootout
    December 21, 2012
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla - With a 55-53 victory on Friday afternoon against Berry College, the Pacific Lutheran women's basketball team finished the 2012 Daytona Beach Shootout with two wins and no losses.
  • A Trio of Double-Doubles Leads Lutes to Victory
    December 20, 2012
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Led by a trio of players with double figures in both points and rebounds, Pacific Lutheran defeated Presentation College, 65-60, in Thursday women's basketball action at the 2012 Daytona Beach Shootout.
  • Two Solid Halves of Basketball Equals First Win for PLU
    December 08, 2012
    Pacific Lutheran played two solid halves of women's basketball on Saturday night in Olson Auditorium and as a result the Lutes picked up their first win of the season with a 64-58 non-conference victory over the visiting Concordia Cavaliers.
  • Northwest University Rallies Past Pacific Lutheran
    December 07, 2012
    KIRKLAND - Host Northwest University overcame a seven-point halftime deficit on Friday night to hand Pacific Lutheran a 70-56 non-conference women's basketball defeat.
  • Potter's Big Night Not Enough for PLU in Loss to Saints
    December 05, 2012
    LACEY - Samantha Potter had a huge outing with 21 points and 16 rebounds Wednesday night but it wasn't enough as Pacific Lutheran dropped a 65-53 non-conference women's basketball game to NCAA Division II Saint Martin's at Marcus Pavilion.
  • Second Half Rally Comes Up Short for Lutes
    December 01, 2012
    SPOKANE, Wash. - Pacific Lutheran couldn't finish off a strong second half rally Saturday as Whitworth defeated the Lutes, 72-53, in Northwest Conference women's basketball play in Whitworth Fieldhouse.
  • Big First Half Deficit Too Much for PLU to Overcome
    November 30, 2012
    WALLA WALLA - Pacific Lutheran built itself a big first half deficit, and despite a strong performance in the final 20 minutes of the contest the Lutes were unable to mount a comeback in dropping a 71-51 decision to Whitman in the Northwest Conference women's basketball opener for both teams played Friday in Sherwood Center.
  • Warner Pacific Pulls Away From Lutes, Spoiling Home Opener
    November 27, 2012
    PARKLAND - Warner Pacific scored 13 unanswered point during a 4 1/2-minute stretch of the first half on Tuesday night and went on to beat Pacific Lutheran, 75-53, in the women's basketball home opener for the Lutes in Olson Auditorium.
  • PLU Falls to Division II Western Oregon in Season Opener
    November 17, 2012
    MONMOUTH, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran rallied from a 20-point second half deficit but in the end couldn't bridge the gap in losing a 74-62 decision to Western Oregon in its season opener played at New PE Building on Saturday.
  • PLU Makes it Difficult on Bruins Before Losing 75-59
    February 18, 2012
    PARKLAND - If George Fox was going to finish the regular season with a perfect record, the Pacific Lutheran women's basketball team wasn't going to make it easy on the Bruins in Saturday night's Northwest Conference contest in Olson Auditorium.
  • Pacific Makes Late Run Work in Win Over PLU
    February 17, 2012
    PARKLAND - Visiting Pacific University parlayed an 8-0 run in the closing minutes Friday night to defeat Pacific Lutheran, 66-58, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game played in Olson Auditorium.
  • Bieker's Career High Helps Lutes Pass the Bucs
    February 04, 2012
    SPOKANE, Wash. – Mackenzie Bieker hit a pair of free throws with eight seconds left in overtime to secure an 87-83 win for visiting Pacific Lutheran over Whitworth in a Northwest Conference women's basketball thriller on Saturday evening at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.
  • PLU Can't Recover From First Half Struggles
    February 03, 2012
    WALLA WALLA - Pacific Lutheran scored just 15 points on 22 percent shooting in the first half and never recovered Friday night, losing to Whitman, 64-42, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game played in Sherwood Center.
  • Potter Has Her Way Inside, Lutes Whip Bearcats
    January 28, 2012
    PARKLAND - Samantha Potter scored a game-high 23 points, most of those near the basket, to lead Pacific Lutheran to a 71-52 Northwest Conference women's basketball win over the Willamette Bearcats on Saturday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Second Half Woes Sink Lutes in 59-48 Loss
    January 27, 2012
    PARKLAND - Trailing Linfield by a single point at halftime, Pacific Lutheran shot just 23 percent in the second half and dropped a 59-48 Northwest Conference women's basketball game to the visiting Wildcats on Friday night in Olson Auditorium.
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