ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Already the first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team to reach the women’s Elite Eight, Fort Lewis on Tuesday went one step further. Katie Mackey’s 19 points paced the sixth-ranked Skyhawks to a 68-59 victory over No. 13 Seattle Pacific in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals.
Fort Lewis (34-3) advanced to today’s Final Four, where it will face Franklin Pierce (N.H.), which beat Arkansas Tech 77-62.
In beating Seattle Pacific (27-4), Fort Lewis outshot the Falcons 23-5 from the free-throw line, going 23-for-30.
The Skyhawks held off a second-half rally, after Seattle Pacific erased a 10-point deficit to take a one-point lead with seven minutes remaining.
But Fort Lewis scored seven consecutive points and went on a 17-7 run to end the game.
Laura Haugen finished with 16 points for Fort Lewis and Alison Rosel added 12.
Melissa Reich led Seattle Pacific with 17 points.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (27-4)
Reich 8-11 1-2 17, Maloney 5-7 1-2 12, Henderson 4-9 2-2 11, Sims 4-7 0-0 10, Rohrbach 3-7 1-2 7, Harazin 1-5 0-0 2, Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Hoisington 0-3 0-0 0, Gorman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-50 5-8 59.
FORT LEWIS (34-3)
Mackey 7-11 4-4 19, Haugen 6-11 0-1 16, Rosel 3-7 6-7 12, Jackson 0-2 8-10 8, Santistevan 2-2 0-0 4, George 1-5 2-4 4, Mihalco 1-2 1-2 3, Schreibvogel 0-0 2-2 2, Paiz 0-0 0-0 0, McCulloch 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-42 23-30 68.
Halftime — Fort Lewis 31-27. 3-point goals — Seattle Pacific 4-10 (Sims 2-2, Henderson 1-2, Maloney 1-2, Gorman 0-1, Harazin 0-2, Rohrbach 0-1), Fort Lewis 5-11 (Haugen 4-7, Mackey 1-2, Jackson 0-1, McCulloch 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Seattle Pacific 26 (Reich 7), Fort Lewis 25 (Rosel 6). Assists — Seattle Pacific 13 (Maloney 3, Harazin 3, Rohrbach 3), Fort Lewis 15 (Jackson 7). Total fouls — Seattle Pacific 23, Fort Lewis 13. A — 1,661
