Tatum has 20 points, 18 rebounds in loss

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Destinie Tatum

Senior Destinie Tatum scored 20 points and pulled down 18 rebounds before fouling out Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to keep the Siuslaw Vikings girls from falling to the Newport Cubs, 47-39, at Glenn Butler Court.

The loss dropped the Vikings to 0-3 on the season. The Cubs are 1-2.

Siuslaw next plays Junction City at 5:15 p.m. Friday in the opening round of the Les Schwab Eagle Booster Winter Classic at Harrisburg High School.

Next home game for the Vikings is Friday, Dec. 16, against Cascade. Tipoff is 6 p.m.

Tatum hit 9 of 17 shots from the field (52.9 percent) and grabbed 17 rebounds on the defensive end. She also fouled out for the third time in three games.

The rest of the Vikings were 5 of 28 from the field (17.9 percent).

Senior Brittany Long had 6 points, hitting the team's lone 3-pointer, and was credited with a team-high 3 assists.

Vikings scoring 
Destinie Tatum 9 2-5 20, Brittany Long 2 1-1 6, Abby Watkins 2 1-2 5, Alyssa Richards 0 4-6 4, Claire Waggoner 1 2-3 4, Marika White 0 0-2 0, Madison Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Carreina Greenburg 0 0-0 0, Nikki Launius 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-19 39.
3-point goals—Siuslaw 1 (Long). Total fouls—Siuslaw 15. Fouled out—Tatum.
Leaders: Rebounds—Tatum 18. Steals—Long 2. Blocks—Tatum 1, Long 1, Watkins 1, White 1. Assists—Long 3.
Statistics courtesy of Kerri Tatum

Vikings log — result (Siuslaw leading scorers)
Game 1 — Creswell 39, at Siuslaw 29 (Destinie Tatum 9)
Game 2 — Elmira 51, at Siuslaw 44 (Destinie Tatum 9)
Game 2 — Newport 46, at Siuslaw 39 (Destinie Tatum 20)