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PORTLAND – Senior Courtney VanBrocklin led all scorers with 17 points as the Portland State women's basketball team took care of Corban University by a score of 67-52 Tuesday night at the Peter W. Stott Center.

VanBrocklin scored her 17 points in just 17 minutes on 7-of-9 shooting to lead the Vikings. Junior Angela Misa recorded her first double-double of the season with a career-high 11 points along with 12 boards.

VanBrocklin, just six seconds into the game, stole the ball and laid it in to give the Vikings an early lead. She then added two more buckets and the Vikings led 6-2 just over two minutes into the game. She scored eight of the Vikings first 15 points.

Portland State (3-0 overall) struggled in the first half shooting 33 percent on 15-for-45 from the floor and 1-for-10 from beyond the arc. Despite not shooting particularly well, the Vikings went up by as much as 13 points in the first half and went to the break leading 36-27.

VanBrocklin was a perfect 5-for-5 in the first half for 13 of her 17 points while Misa had seven points and six boards. Portland State outrebounded Corban 30-to-20 in the half and ended the game with a 53-to-36 rebounding advantage.

The Vikings shot better in the second half at 40.6 percent on 13-of-32 with three different players knocking down three pointers.

“Our zone offense was more in sync in the second half,” Head Coach Sherri Murrell said following the win. “We were more patient and people were hitting shots. We didn't see a lot of zone last year with a three-point threat like Eryn Jones. I didn't play Courtney a lot, who is a shooter and Karley Lampman is a better shooter than she showed tonight. We're going to see zone a lot so it's nice to get that practice.”

PSU started the second half on a 12-2 run to open up a 17-point lead at 48-31 with less than 14 minutes remaining. A Lariel Powell three-pointer with 6:52 on the clock gave the Vikings their largest lead of the game at 60-38. Corban ended the game on a 14-7 run of its own but it was too little and too late as Portland State took the game 67-52.

Portland State led in the paint 34-to-24 and outscored Corban 22-to-9 in second chance points. Freshman Emily Easom scored a career-high seven points while junior Allie Brock recorded a season-high 10 rebounds, one short of her career best.

With the win, the Vikings move to 3-0 to start the season. It is the first time they've started 3-0 since the 2007-08 season. That team went 9-1 over its first 10 games and finished 22-9 overall and made it to the Big Sky Tournament championship game.

The Vikings hit the road for their first true road trip this weekend as they head to Moraga, Calif. for the Saint Mary's Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 23-24 where they will take on University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Butler.

NOTES: Angela Misa recorded her first Portland State double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds … Misa's 11 points was a career high … Courtney VanBrocklin scored a game high 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting.