season – win or lose – have been decided by single digits.
Williams had a 27-point, 10-assist, no turnover doubledouble in that contest. Gary Jacobs had 39 points and
Joseph Stroud had 29 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks.
Gymnasium in the GNAC era (since 2001-02) defeating
WWU 68-58 on Feb. 23, 2008.
MSU Billings: Marc Matthews had back-to-back 20 point
games, scoring a career-high 25 at Alaska Anchorage in
which he made 12-of-12 free throws and 20 against
Alaska. He made 13-of-28 field goals and 13-of-14 free
throws. Jace Anderson had eight assists and Tyler Nelson
was credited with 19 rebounds.
Week
Nov. 10-16
GNAC Players of the Week
Nov. 17-23
Nov. 24-30
Dec. 1-7
Dec. 8-14
Dec. 15-21
Dec. 29-J. 4
Northwest Nazarene: Alex Birketoft scored 39 points and
had 19 rebounds in games at Burnaby (17 points, 11
rebounds) and Bellingham (22 points, 8 rebounds). He shot
60 percent (15-of-25) and also blocked four shots. Erik
Kinney netted 32 points and had 11 rebounds and five
steals.
Jan. 5-11
Jan. 12-18
Saint Martin’s: Victor Ieronymides (15 points, 8 rebounds)
and Riley Carel (14 points, 8 rebounds) both fell two
rebounds shy of double-doubles in Wednesday’s 66-56
loss to Western Oregon. SMU came into the game leading
the GNAC in three-point percentage (39.5), but made only
6-of-27 (22.2) from the arc. SMU’s Isaac Bianchini leads
the GNAC in three-point percentage (51.7) this season and
ranks 10th in all-time career percentage (44.8).
Jan. 19-25
Jan. 26-F. 1
Feb. 2-8
Feb. 9-15
Player
Jeffrey Parker, Western Washington
Joseph Stroud, Central Washington
Ruben Silvas, Alaska
Julian Nichols, Western Oregon
Dom Williams, Central Washington
Mitch Penner, Seattle Pacific
Shawn Reid, Seattle Pacific
Ashton Edwards, Alaska
Brian McGill, Alaska Anchorage
Momir Gataric, MSU Billings
Andy Avgi, Western Oregon
Kevin Rima, Northwest Nazarene
Sango Niang, Simon Fraser
Jordan Wiley, Western Oregon
Andy Avgi, Western Oregon
Derrick Fain, Alaska Anchorage
Anye Turner, Western Washington
Cory Hutsen, Seattle Pacific
Players of the Week – Week By Week
Simon Fraser: Roderick Evans-Taylor scored 23 points and
had six steals, equaling the second most in the GNAC this
winter, to lead the Clan past NNU. Sango Niang had 22
points and eight assists and Justin Cole had 18 points.
Niang made 4-of-7 treys and Cole made 4-of-8.
Nov. 10-16 – Jeffrey Parker, Western Washington (F, 6-6,
So., Richmond, CA – Salesian) and Joseph Stroud, Central
Washington (F, 6-8, Jr., Las Vegas, NV – Sierra Visa/Pierce
College) ... Parker scored 43 points and also had 18
rebounds leading the Vikings to two wins in the 13th Chuck
Randall Classic. Parker made seven of 17 3-pointers and
shot 51.7 percent overall, cashing in on 15-of-29. He was
named the tournament’s MVP ... Stroud earned alltournament honors leading the Wildcats to two wins in
the Seattle Pacific Sodexo Tip-Off tournament. He came
off the bench to score 24 points, making nine of 10 shots.
He also led CWU in rebounds (11) and blocked shots (7).
His last basket with one second half came on a dunk to
break a 68-68 tie in Saturday’s 70-68 win over Academy of
Art.
Western Oregon: Andy Avgi extended his string of
consecutive field goals made to 12 before missing his 10th
shot in a 66-56 win at Saint Martin’s. Avgi made 10 of 11
and finished with 22 points. His 59.1 career shooting
percentage ranks eighth in GNAC history. Julian Nichols
had 11 points and team-highs of four assists and three
steals.
Nov. 17-23: Ruben Silvas, Alaska (G, 6-3, 175, Jr., Tucson,
AZ) had 33 points, shooting 62.5 percent (15-of-24) as the
Nanooks made their 2014-15 season debut in the GCI
Alaska Invitational. The JC transfer from Arizona also had
16 rebounds, two assists and a steal and wasn’t charged
with a turnover in earning all-tournament honors as the
Nanooks won one of three contests.
Western Washington: Jeffrey Parker led the Vikings to two
home wins with 37 points, while Anye Turner had 33
points, 19 rebounds and six blocked shots. Ricardo
Maxwell had 20 points and Turner had his fourth doubledouble (17 points, 12 rebounds) in Thursday’s win against
CWU. The Wildcats have won just one time at Carver
Nov. 24-30: Julian Nichols, Western Oregon (G, 6-2, 175,
Jr. Upland, CA) scored 51 points and also 10 rebounds, a
team-high 14 assists and six steals in leading the Wolves to
three road West Region victories, including a 67-52 win at
2014 playoff qualifier Dixie State. Nichols made 15 of 31
field goal attempts and also converted on 19 of 20 foul
Seattle Pacific: Cory Hutsen led the Falcons with 43 points
and Mitch Penner had 26 points and 14 rebounds in wins
at Fairbanks and Anchorage. The Falcons trailed by 10
points (37-27) late in the first half before rallying for a 10point win Thursday at Fairbanks before earning an
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