Kourtney Zilbert '11 finished with her sixth double-double of the season, but Whittier College lost 69-59 in overtime to California Lutheran University on February 7.  The loss drops the Poets record to 9-11 overall and 4-5 in conference play.

Zilbert scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.  She is averaging 11.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game this season.  Rosario Rios-Aguilar '08 scored 13 points and pulled down six boards.  Marie Vodicska '11 made ten free throws and finished with 12 points.  She pitched in on defense with four steals. 

Cal Lutheran (9-10, 4-5) was led by Nita Sims with a game-high 17 points.  She was perfect from the field, connecting on all seven shots she took.  Johanna Rothermel posted a double-double with eleven points and ten rebounds.  Tiffiny Shim and Mary Placido scored 12 and 10 points, respectively. 

The Poets made just seven field goals in the first half and went 0-for-12 from beyond the arc.  Cal Lutheran shot nearly 50% in the first half on their way to a 25-18 lead at the break.  Whittier trailed by as many as ten in the second half, but came back to force overtime thanks to 42.9% shooting in the second frame. 

The Poets shooting struggled again in the overtime period, going just 2-for-13 from the floor.  Cal Lutheran sealed the victory at the free throw line, where they scored twelve of their 14 overtime points.  They went 12-for-14 from the line in overtime and 27-for-39 in the game. 

The Poets continue SCIAC play on February 9, when they travel to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and look to avenge a 59-56 overtime loss to the Athenas on January 17.  The game starts at 5:00 pm.