Jan. 6, 2015
Contact: Bob Guptill ([email protected])
503-305-8756 / www.gnacsports.com
SPU, WWU Game on ROOT Sports Highlights GNAC Weekend Slate
GNAC
Western Oregon
Seattle Pacific
Alaska Anchorage
Central Washington
Northwest Nazarene
Alaska
Saint Martin’s
Simon Fraser
Western Washington
MSU Billings
Conf.
W
L
3
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
3
0
4
All
W
11
11
7
7
4
5
5
6
7
2
L
3
3
7
3
9
7
9
5
6
12
H
6-1
5-1
6-4
5-1
1-3
4-2
3-2
5-0
6-0
1-5
steals (17.1), and turnover margin (11.8) and also ranks
second in offensive rebounds averaging 17.4. The Clan (50) are also one of two GNAC teams, along with WWU (6-0),
unbeaten at home.
A
N
4-2 1-0
2-2 4-0
1-2 0-1
0-1 2-1
2-3 1-3
1-2 1-3
2-2 0-5
0-5 1-0
0-4 1-2
0-5 0-2
The Falcons are nationally ranked in four categories,
including third in both field goal percentage (52.9) and
rebounding (12.0), ninth in scoring margin (19.5) and 16th
in scoring defense (62.3).
Western Washington (7-6 overall) was the GNAC coaches’
pre-season choice to win the conference title, but is off to
a 0-3 league start losing three road games by a combined
margin of 10 points including games at Alaska (64-60) and
Alaska Anchorage (62-60) last weekend.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Thursday – Western Washington 60 at
Alaska 64; Simon Fraser 86 at Alaska Anchorage 108; Saint
Martin’s 66 MSU Billings 65; Western Oregon 76 at Seattle Pacific
83. Saturday – Simon Fraser 111 at Alaska 121; Western
Washington 60 at Alaska Anchorage 62; Northwest Nazarene 74
at Central Washington 67; Western Oregon 72 at MSU Billing 64;
Saint Martin’s 52 at Seattle Pacific 87.
WWU, which hosts Montana State Billings (2-12, 0-4)
Thursday, was a woeful 18 of 38 from the foul line in the
two narrow losses.
THIS WEEK: Thursday – Central Washington at Saint Martin’s,
7:30 p.m.; MSU Billings at Western Washington; Northwest
Nazarene at Western Oregon, 7:30 p.m.; Seattle Pacific at Simon
Fraser. Saturday – Alaska Anchorage at Alaska; Central
Washington at Western Oregon, 7:30 p.m.; MSU Billings at Simon
Fraser; Northwest Nazarene at Saint Martin’s, 7:30 p.m.; Seattle
Pacific at Western Washington.
In addition to the MSUB-WWU and SPU-SFU games,
Thursday’s schedule will also match Central Washington
(7-3, 2-1) and Saint Martin’s (5-9, 2-2) at Lacey and
Northwest Nazarene (4-9, 2-1) and Western Oregon at
Monmouth.
Vikings Takes 10-Game Home Win Streak Into
Regionally-Televised Game
Alaska (5-7, 2-2) and Alaska Anchorage are idle Thursday
before playing Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Patty Center.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Over the past four seasons, Western
Washington has been nearly unbeatable at home winning
46 of 47 contests, including its last 10.
Seattle Pacific 5th in D2SIDA Region Poll
Seattle Pacific climbed four positions to fifth place in this
week’s D2SIDA Men’s Basketball regional poll after
sweeping Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s.
The lone loss (76-60) came nearly a year ago (on Jan. 15)
to Seattle Pacific. The defending GNAC champion Falcons
return to Sam Carver Gym this Saturday for a regionallytelevised game on ROOT Sports.
Western Oregon, meanwhile, slipped from fourth to sixth.
Central Washington, eighth a week ago, fell out of the Top
10 after losing to Northwest Nazarene.
Tip-off will be at 9 p.m. (Pacific).
SPU (11-3, 3-1), which is in a three-way tie for first-place
with Western Oregon (11-3, 3-1) and Alaska Anchorage (77, 3-1) starts the week Thursday at Simon Fraser.
The poll is unofficial. The NCAA will conduct its own
official regional poll beginning in February which will
determine which five teams join the GNAC, CCAA and
PacWest champions in the playoffs in March.
Simon Fraser (6-5, 1-2) is the NCAA Division II national
leaders in scoring (124.3), three-pointers made (16.2),
D2SIDA West Regional Poll – 1. Azusa Pacific (13-1); 2. Cal
Baptist (10-1); 3. BYU-Hawaii 9-1; 4. Cal Poly Pomona (8-3);
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