TACOMA, Wash. - Evergreen State guard Nate Menefee put up 57 points as the Evergreen State Geoducks knocked off the 18th-ranked Puget Sound Loggers, 108-97, in a non-conference men's basketball game on Tuesday night at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.

The Loggers (0-1) got off to a quick start, scoring the first seven points of the game but the Geoducks (2-2) battled back, evening things up at 10-10 with 15:49 left to play in the first half.  The Logger shooters went cold as the Geoducks continued to heat up, giving TESC a ten-point lead with 10:09 left to play in the opening period. 

Puget Sound battled back, using a layup by Colin Koach (Portland, Ore./Franklin) to tie the game up at 41-41 with 3:02 left in the first half.  After UPS took a brief lead, Meneffee scored four quick points at the end of the half to give the Geoducks a 53-48 lead heading into the break.

In the second half, the Geoducks built a 17-point lead with 13:52 left to play but the Loggers battled back.  A jumper by Austin Boyce (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) with 4:45 left to go got the Loggers back within five points but that would be as close as Puget Sound would get as Evergreen pulled away again, taking the 108-97 win.

The Loggers were led by 25 points from Boyce, who also added nine rebounds and three steals.  Nadav Heyman (Corvallis, Ore.) added 21 points and six assists while Koach finished with 19 points on the night.  Sophomore Edric Egberuare (San Jose, Calif./Milipitas) added 13 off the bench.  The Loggers were solid from the line, making 24 of 28 attempts for 85.7%.

Evergreen was led by the monster game from Menefee, who added seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals to go with his 57 points.  Anthony Gallagher chipped in 21 points and 10 rebounds to collect the double-double while Ben Wilson came off the bench to score 13.  The Geoducks shot an impressive 58.7% from the field, making 37 of 63 attempts.

The Loggers will look to bounce back on Friday night when they play UC Santa Cruz in the second game of the Puget Sound Tip-Off Classic.  The first game featuring 10th-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point and 16th-ranked Whitworth, followed by the Loggers and Banana Slugs.