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.
Team Notes
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
shots. Twenty-six of his points came in Saturday’s 83-73
win at the Academy of Art.
Alaska Anchorage: Travis Thompson and Kalidou Diouf
were selected to the all-tournament team in the UAA
Seawolf Jamboree. Thompson scored 36 points, threequarters of them from the arc where he made 9-of-19.
Diouf had 25 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Brian
McGill scored 24 points and also had 16 assists.
Alaska: Adam Griffin had 28 points and Ruben Silvas had
26 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in losses to BYUHawaii and Humboldt State in the UAA Jamboree at
Anchorage. Ruben made 10 of 20 shots, including 5-of-7
three-pointers.
Central Washington: Dom Williams scored 18 points.
converting on 7-of-14 shots, including 4-of-7 threepointers in a 82-49 win over Quest. Freshman center
Caleb Dressler scored 12 points and grabbed nine
rebounds in 11 minutes on the court.
Dec. 1-7: Dom Williams, Central Washington (G, 5-11, Sr.,
Tacoma, WA – Curtis & Tacoma CC) scored 50 points and
also had 10 assists and just one turnover in wins over
Montana State Billings and defending GNAC champion
Seattle Pacific. He had a career-high 31 points and five
assists in a 88-79 win over MSUB Thursday, connecting on
11 of 20 shots, including 5-of-7 three-pointers. Williams
then added 19 points and five assists in a 73-67 victory
against SPU Saturday, converting on 4-of-7 three-point
shots. The win snapped a four-game CWU losing streak to
the Falcons. For the week, Williams made 18-of-37 shots
(48.6 percent), including 9-of-14 three-pointers. He also
converted on 5-of-6 foul shots.
Montana State Billings: Kendall Denham had seven of
MSUB’s 15 assists in its 72-62 loss to Montana Western.
Antoine Hosley led the Yellowjackets with 18 points. Marc
Matthews had 14 points and Austin Hudson finished with
13 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Northwest Nazarene: Kevin Rima and Aubrey Ball each
had 13 points in NNU’s narrow 12-point loss at Idaho
State. Rima also had eight rebounds and four assists. He
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needs one more rebound to become the 35 player in
GNAC history to record 500 career caroms.
Dec. 8-14: Mitch Penner, Seattle Pacific (F, 6-5, Jr., Seattle,
WA – Kennedy) scored 26 points and also had 11
rebounds, three steals and two blocks to lead the Falcons
to a 100-67 win over George Fox. Penner, who made 7-of12 field goal attempts, was perfect from the foul line
connecting on 11-of-11.
Saint Martin’s: The Saints head to Las Vegas for a pair of
games this week against Rollins and Dixie State
Wednesday and Thursday before finishing off their 2014
schedule Saturday at home against Northwest Indian.
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2014-15 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS: Seattle Pacific (Nov.
14-15) – Cory Hutson, SPU; Mitch Penner, SPU; Jordan
Russell, CWU; Joseph Stroud, CWU. Dominican (Nov. 1415) – Antoine Hosley, MSUB. Sonoma State (Nov. 14-15) –
Brian McGill, UAA. Western Washington (Nov. 14-15) –
Jeffrey Parker, WWU (MVP); Anye Turner, WWU; Joey
Schreiber, WWU; Erik Kinney, NNU. Alaska (Nov. 20-22) –
Ruben Silvas, Alaska. WOU (Nov. 21-22) – Trey Ingram,
SMU; Lewis Thomas, WOU. Great Alaska Shootout (Nov.
26-29) – Travis Thompson, UAA*. (*UAA played Shootout
games as exhibitions). UAA Seawolf Jamboree (Dec. 1213) – Kalidou Diouf, UAA; Travis Thompson, UAA.
Seattle Pacific: Cory Hutsen became the 59 member of
the GNAC 1000-point club reaching that figure exactly in
Friday’s 100-67 defeat of George Fox. Hutsen made 6-of10 shots and finished with 15 points. Mitch Penner led the
Falcons with 26 points.
Simon Fraser: The Clan hosts Capilano Tuesday in their
final game of 2014 before returning to conference action
on Jan. 1 against the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Western Oregon: Devon Alexander and Julian Nichols each
had 12 points and were among six players in double
figures in a 35-point win over Camosun, B.C. Twelve
players logged between 11 and 28 minutes in the contest.
Western Washington: The Vikings take on Tarleton State
and Cal State San Bernardino in Las Vegas Thursday and
Friday to close out the 2014 portion of their schedule.
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