NEWBERG, Ore. - Kaylie McCracken scored her 1,000th career point for the Blues and led all scorers with 17 points to go along with eight rebounds while guiding the No. 8 Whitman College women's basketball team to a quality 66-59 win at George Fox on Friday night. The win keeps the Blues undefeated (7-0) in Northwest Conference play and now stand at 15-1 overall.

McCracken's milestone bucket came in the second quarter when she scored and was fouled with 8:35 to play. Kaelan Shamseldin had an off-shooting night but still chipped in 13 points and, equaling Taylor Chambers, handed out a game-high five assists.

Jordan Ryan led the Bruins with 13 points off the bench and Alyssa Wells added 10 points.

The opening quarter was tight until the Bruins closed on a 10-2 run. Korin Baker scored off a pass from Shaira Young to put the Blues up 12-9 with 2:58 to play, but Whitman went cold to close the period. After Ryan and Jenna Lacey both hit a pair of free throws, Emily Stephens hit from the field to give Fox a 15-12 lead. She then got to hoop and scored at the buzzer and the Bruins led 19-14 after one period.

Fox continued to lead in the second quarter but Whitman's shots from distance began to fall. Chambers found Shamseldin for a three pointer to cut the lead to three points, then drained a three pointer of her own to tie the game with 6:02 to play. In the form of Ella Roberts, George Fox regained the momentum as she hit from three, then scored at the hoop to put her team up 32-25 with 3:44 to play. Fox would take a six-point lead into halftime.

Whitman came alive in the back half of the third quarter, outscoring George Fox by nine points to take the lead. Ryan's jumper put the Bruins up 43-34 with 4:39 to play, but the Blues took control from there. They closed the quarter on a 14-2 run highlighted by back-to-back buckets from Shamseldin and a Young three pointer that broke a 43-43 tie.

Whitman did well in keeping George Fox at arms length in the fourth quarter and never let the lead slip below five points. Back-to-back jumpers from Baker pushed the lead to as high as 11 points as the Blues cruised to the victory.

Whitman takes its act to Lewis & Clark for a matchup with the Pioneers on Saturday, Jan. 22. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.