Northwest Nazarene: Alex Birketoft had 33 points and
Erik Kinney had 32 as the Crusaders split two games,
shooting 52.4 percent (54-of-103). Kinney also had team
highs for rebounds (16) and assists (matching Mike
Wright’s six). Birketoft and Matyas Hering each had three
steals.
Dec. 29-J. 4
Jan. 5-11
Jan. 12-18
Jan. 19-25
Jan. 26-F. 1
Saint Martin’s: Isaac Bianchini, who leads the GNAC in
three-point shooting (53.0 percent), made 8-of-12 and
netted 28 points in losses at NNU and CWU. Riley Carel
and Trey Ingram each had 26 points in the two road
contests. The Saints kept the two games close make 21of-38 treys. Ingram converted on 6-of-12 and Carel made
4-of-6,
Feb. 2-8
Players of the Week – Week By Week
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.
Seattle Pacific: The Falcons lost back-to-back home games
to Western Washington and Simon Fraser, extending their
losing streak to three, its first streak of that length since
2011. Free throw shooting hurt SPU, which was just 31-of60 from the line, including 4-of-17 by Cory Hutsen, who
had a team-best 42 points … Riley Stockton had 20 points,
15 rebounds and eight assists. He now ranks 10th in the
GNAC in both career rebounds (689) and assists (412).
Simon Fraser: Sango Niang had 53 points, including 28 in
an 84-83 win at Seattle Pacific, its first-ever win against the
Falcons in 14 games. Niang made 18 of 33 shots, including
7-of-16 treys. A three-pointer by Niang with 1:44 left gave
SFU a 84-79 lead and the Clan then held on.
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 Oregon: Andy Avgi scored 42 points as the
Wolves earned a road sweep and opened up a 2 ½ game
lead in the GNAC. Avgi had 27 points against CWU as the
Wolves overcame a 10-point deficit just prior to the end of
the first half to beat the Wildcats for just the fourth time in
29 all-time games at Nicholson Pavilion. Devon Alexander
had 34 points and Julian Nichols had 22 points, 13 assists
and nine rebounds.
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.
Western Washington: After starting the season 0-6 on its
oponents home courts, the Vikings got a sweep defeating
Seattle Pacific and MSU Billings. WWU used a 12-0 run in
the first half to take control in a 82-72 win at Brougham
Pavilion Thursday. WWU then won Saturday at Billings 7565. Mac Johnson led the Vikings’ balanced attack with 27
points. Ricardo Maxwell and Kyle Impero each had 26
points, Anye Turner had 23 and Jeffrey Parker had 22.
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 an 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
GNAC Players of the Week
Week
Nov. 10-16
Nov. 17-23
Nov. 24-30
Dec. 1-7
Dec. 8-14
Dec. 15-21
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
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
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