Dec. 2, 2014
Contact: Bob Guptill ([email protected])
503-305-8756 / www.gnacsports.com
Western Oregon Opens Conference Season With 4-Game Win Streak
GNAC
Seattle Pacific
Western Oregon
Western Washington
Central Washington
Simon Fraser
Alaska
Alaska Anchorage
MSU Billings
Saint Martin’s
Northwest Nazarene
Conf.
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4-0
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The Wolves are one of three GNAC teams likely to open
GNAC play with 5-2 overall records.
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1-1 2-0
3-1 1-0
0-2 0-0
0-1 2-1
1-3 0-0
0-0 1-1
0-1 0-1
0-1 0-2
1-1 0-3
0-1 1-2
WOU has won four straight, including a win last week at
Dixie State, which has qualified for the West Regional in
each of the past five seasons.
Saturday’s WOU-UAA game, which will tip-off at 2 p.m.,
will match two teams that were ranked in the Top 4 in the
GNAC coaches’ pre-season poll. WOU was projected to
finish fourth; UAA (2-4) was ranked second.
LAST WEEK:
Monday – College of Idaho 78 at Northwest
Nazarene 75; Hawaii Hilo Classic (Seattle Pacific 119, Northwest
Indian 53), Tuesday – Great Falls 89 at MSU Billings 84 (2ot);
Hawaii Hilo Classic (Washburn vs. Seattle Pacific, cancelled, flight
issues); Western Oregon 67 at Dixie State 52; Multnomah 75 at
Western Washington 108. Wednesday – Great Alaska Shootout
(Pacific 71, Alaska Anchorage 62); George Fox 69 at Saint Martin’s
82; Hawaii Hilo Classic (Seattle Pacific 84, Hawaii Hilo 74). Friday
– Notre Dame de Namur Invitational (Simon Fraser 123, Holy
Names 121; Alaska 78, Notre Dame de Namur 68); Great Alaska
Shootout (Missouri State 55, Alaska Anchorage 51); Tarleton State
Invitational (Texas A&M-Kingsville 84, Northwest Nazarene 70);
Western Oregon 84 at CSU Monterey Bay 73. Saturday – Notre
Dame de Namur Invitational (Holy Names 68, Alaska 67; Notre
Dame de Namur 123, Simon Fraser 116); Great Alaska Shootout
(Alaska Anchorage 65, Rice 54); Walla Walla 71 at Central
Washington 84; Black Hills State 61 at MSU Billings 79; Tarleton
State Invitational (Tarleton State 81, Northwest Nazarene 61);
Saint Martin’s 73 at Concordia 72; Western Oregon 83 at
Academy of Art 73; Douglas 54 at Western Washington 95.
Seattle Pacific (3rd) and Western Washington (1st) were
also picked to finish in the top four.
The Falcons will also bring a 5-2 record into its conference
opener Thursday at Northwest Nazarene (1-6). SPU plays
at Central Washington (3-2) Saturday.
Western Washington is 4-2 in its pre-conference slate, but
could move to 5-2 prior to its GNAC opener Saturday at
Simon Fraser (4-3) with a home non-conference win
tonight (Tuesday) against Quest, B.C.
The opening week will also include Thursday contests
between Alaska Anchorage and Saint Martin’s (1-5) at
Lacey and MSU Billings (1-5) and Central Washington at
Ellensburg.
Saturday’s slate also sends Alaska (2-3) to Lacey to face
Saint Martin’s and MSU Billings to Nampa to take on
Northwest Nazarene.
THIS WEEK: Tuesday Quest at Western Washington, 7 p.m.
Thursday – Alaska at Western Oregon; Alaska Anchorage at Saint
Martin’s; MSU Billings at Central Washington; 7:30 p.m.; Seattle
Pacific at Northwest Nazarene, 7:30 p.m. Saturday – Alaska at
Saint Martin’s; Alaska Anchorage at Western Oregon, 2 p.m.;
Seattle Pacific at Central Washington, 7:30 p.m.; MSU Billings at
Northwest Nazarene, 7:30 p.m.; Western Washington at Simon
Fraser, 7:30 p.m.
Following this weekend, GNAC teams return to nonconference play until New Year’s Day when the GNAC 18game conference slate resumes for the first of nine
consecutive weeks.
Wolves Host Nanooks, Seawolves in Conference Openers
Simon Fraser Stays On Record Setting Scoring Pace
PORTLAND, Ore. - Fresh off a 3-0 road trip versus West
Region opponents, Western Oregon opens its 2014-15
conference campaign Thursday at home against the Alaska
Nanooks.
Simon Fraser continued its record-setting scoring pace last
weekend defeating Holy Names 123-121 before losing to
Notre Dame de Namur 123-116.
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