Menzies has a double-double, Seattle beats Pacific Lutheran
SEATTLE -- Aaron Menzies had 32 points, on 14-of-16 shooting, and 15 rebounds, and Aaron Nettles hit six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points -- both career highs -- to help Seattle beat Division III Pacific Lutheran 99-69 on Monday night.
Morgan Means had a career-best 13 of Seattle's season-high tying 27 assists on 38 field goals. Mattia Da Campo added 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Redhawks (6-4). The sophomore came in with 34 total points in 25 career games.
Da Campo scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, in the first six minutes and Menzies scored Seattle's last 10 points in a 12-3 run that made it 27-13 with nine minutes left in the first half. PLU trimmed its deficit to 10 points before Nettles hit back-to-back 3s to cap a 13-0 run to give Seattle a 42-19 lead and the Lutes trailed by at least 15 points the rest of the way.
Leighton Kingma lead PLU with 14 points and Zac Webb added 12.
Seattle hit 13 3-pointers and shot 57.6 percent from the field, including 19-of-28 (67.9 percent) shooting in the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Steve Olson
- Nate Harris
- Scott Brown
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |