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Dec. 21, 2012

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Unbeaten in its first nine games and riding a 15-game two-season winning streak, both marks tied for second in school history, the Western Washington University men's basketball team makes its final home appearance of 2012 on Sunday (3 p.m.), Dec. 30, playing host to Thompson Rivers University BC in a non-conference contest at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.

WWU also has won 14 straight home games (4-0 this season) with the school standard being 20 (1970-72).

THE LAST MEETING Seattle Pacific 50 Western Washington 56 March 12, 2012 BELLINGHAM Box Score

THE LAST MEETING GNAC Tournament Semifinal vs. Montana State-Billings 82 Western Washington 78 March 2, 2012 Lacey, WA (host Saint Martin's) Top-seed WWU falls 82-78 to No.5-seed Montana State Billings in GNAC Tournament semifinal Forward Robert Mayes scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half, including a trio of three-point plays during a crucial four-minute stretch, as No.5-seed Montana State University Billings upset top-seeded Western Washington University, 82-78, in a semifinal round contest of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday at Marcus Pavilion on the Saint Martin's University campus. Recap | Box Score

The defending national champion Vikings, ranked No.5 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, then go on the road for two Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests, traveling to No.7-rated Seattle Pacific University on Thursday (7 p.m.), Jan. 3, and to Montana State University Billings on Saturday (7 p.m.), Jan. 5.

A webcast and live stats for all three games can be found at www.wwuvikings.com. The Thompson Rivers and Seattle Pacific contests will be broadcast live on KBAI Radio (AM 930, www.930kbai.com) with Doug Lange and Mark Scholten providing the broadcast.

The Vikings won both of their contests at the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic on Dec. 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, squeaking past previously unbeaten and No.14-rated Drury MO, 72-69, then cruising to a 103-74 decision over Central Oklahoma.

Senior guard John Allen received GNAC Player of the Week and SPHHC Most Valuable Player accolades as he scored 47 points in the two wins, including a season-high 32 in the victory over Central Oklahoma.

Allen is averaging a team-high 18.9 points per game, third among GNAC leaders, and has a team-best 33 assists (3.7 avg.). He was picked as the preseason GNAC Player of the Year and was a Division II Bulletin Super 16 selection.

Senior forward Paul Jones is averaging 14.6 points and 6.6 rebounds. He leads the GNAC in 3-point accuracy at 73.3 percent (11-of-15) and is third in field-goal shooting at 62.0 percent (49-of-79).

Senior center Chris Mitchell is averaging 10.6 points and 6.9 rebounds. He was a SPHHC all-tourney pick with 24 points and 15 rebounds in the two games.

Junior forward Austin Bragg, a transfer from Clark CC, is averaging 9.8 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds, and junior point guard Richard Woodworth is averaging 9.4 points and 3.6 assists.

A top player off the bench has been senior guard Rico Wilkins, averaging 10.6 points.

WWU leads the GNAC in scoring margin, outpointing its opponents, 92.2 to 68.9, field-goal percentage (51.2), 3-point shooting (42.6), free-throw accuracy (75.3), offensive rebounds (42.1), and blocked shots (4.4).

The Vikings rank among the top six nationally in five team categories. They are No.2 in rebound margin (12.1), No.3 in field-goal percentage, No.4 in both scoring offense and scoring margin and No.6 in 3-point percentage.

Thompson Rivers is 4-9, losing its last five games. Top players for third-season coach Scott Clark (14-41) are second-year 6-7 forward Will Ondrik (16.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg), fifth-year 5-11 guard Kevin Pribilsky (14.5 ppg, 2.7 apg), a transfer from Simon Fraser, and third-year 6-4 guard Brett Rouault (13.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.7 spg).

Clark previously coached 15 seasons at Simon Fraser (113-96), directing the Clan to 10 straight Canada West playoff appearances.

This is WWU's first meeting with the Wolfpack.

Seattle Pacific, which was the GNAC preseason favorite in the coaches' poll, is 9-1 overall, 4-0 at home and 2-0 in league play. The last meeting between the two teams was at the West Regional championship game in Bellingham, where WWU prevailed 56-50.

The Falcons, who have participated in the last eight NCAA tournaments, the longest current playoff streak in Division II, rank eighth nationally in scoring defense with a 58.2 average.

Leading SPU are two returning first-team all-conference picks - 6-2 junior guard David Downs (13.0 ppg, 5.4 apg) and 6-11 senior center Any Poling (10.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg). Also back is 6-6 senior forward Jobi Wall (14.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg).

A top newcomer for coach Ryan Looney (4th year, 74-25; 9th overall, 169-80) is 6-8 senior forward Patrick Simon (14.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) from Washington State.

The Falcons have won five straight games after suffering their only loss, 60-55, to San Francisco State.

WWU trails 76-48 in the series, but has won the last three meetings.

SPU outpointed the Vikings, 97-90, as the two teams were 1-2 in the GNAC preseason coaches' poll. The Falcons received eight first-place votes to WWU's two.

MSU Billings is 6-6 overall (Dec. 29 hosts Carroll) and 0-2 in GNAC action. The Yellowjackets, 3-1 at home, do not return a starter from last year's 18-12 team for second-year coach Jamie Stevens (24-18). The top returnee from that squad is 6-2 senior guard David Arnold (10.1 ppg).

Two talented Division I transfers are 6-7 senior forward Jarrell Clayton (15.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg) from Boise State and 6-3 senior guard Omar McDade (12.5 ppg) from Fort Hays State.

WWU holds a 14-3 series advantage, but lost to the Yellowjackets in the 2012 GNAC tournament semifinals, 82-78, at Lacey, after winning both regular-season meetings.

ALLEN 1,000 AND BEYOND: John Allen became the 23rd Viking to reach the 1,000 plateau in career scoring, and just the fifth who did not play four seasons at WWU to accomplish that feat, on Dec. 8 vs. Quest BC. Allen currently ranks 18th at 1,068, and needs 16 points to climb to 17th (1,084, Stan Peterson, 1947-51) and 25 to move into 16th (1,093, Mike Clayton, 1966-70).

STREAKS: The Vikings are working on a 15-game winning streak over the last two seasons. The string is tied for the second longest in school history with the other one being from Nov. 25, 2005 to Jan. 26, 2006 and the school record of 23 being from Feb. 20, 1971 to Feb. 15, 1972 ... That 15-game streak is also just three short of the GNAC record of 18 set by Alaska Anchorage during the 2007-08 season ... WWU also has won 14 straight home games (4-0 this season) with the school standard being 20 (1970-72) ... The Vikings' unbeaten start of 9-0 is tied for second in school history. They were also 9-0 in 1967-68 and 1987-88, and a school record 21-0 in 1971-72.

THREE-DOT NOTES: John Allen and Richard Woodworth were co-MVPs at the WWU Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic ... The Vikings received one first-place vote in the NABC Preseason Top 25 while being picked No.6 ... WWU was tabbed No.8 nationally in the Division II Bulletin preseason poll ... The Vikings will host Simon Fraser, the NCAA's first international member, in a nationally televised game on the CBS Sports Network (CBSSports.com) on March 2 (7 p.m.) ... WWU, which is the GNAC's defending regular season champion, was picked second behind Seattle Pacific in the league's preseason coaches poll. WWU tied for the GNAC title in 2002 and 2005, won it outright in 2009 and took the regular-season crown in 2012.

PRE-SEASON HONORS: John Allen was picked as the preseason GNAC Player of the Year and was a Division II Bulletin Super 16 pick. Besides Allen, Paul Jones and Richard Woodworth were named to the GNAC preseason all-conference team.

COACH DOMINGUEZ: Tony Dominguez (9-0) is in his first season as head coach at WWU after being an associate head coach the previous two seasons and an assistant 17 years overall, all at WWU. During that stretch, the Vikings posted a 317-165 (.658) record, made six regional appearances and won five conference championships. WWU took the NCAA II national crown in 2012, winning a school record 31 games, and reached the national semifinals in 2001. As an assistant, Dominguez was responsible for coordinating scheduling, scouting and budgeting. He played a major role in the recruiting classes of past 12 seasons. Those teams had a winning percentage of .711 (246-100).

TOUGH EXHIBITIONS: The Vikings accounted well for themselves in a pair of road exhibition games against NCAA I opponents. They lost 88-78 at Washington on Oct. 24 and fell 105-87 at Duke, currently ranked No.1 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, on Oct. 27. WWU trailed by just two points, 74-72, against Washington with 4:30 to play, and versus Duke was within 11, 69-58, with 13:58 to go and 14, 99-85, with 2:13 remaining. The 18-point margin was the closest any defending DII national championship team had gotten to Duke since the Blue Devils began inviting those squads for exhibitions six years ago. In the combined second half of the games with Washington and Duke, the Vikings trailed by just four points. John Allen and Chris Mitchell each scored a team-high 17 points against Washington and Paul Jones added 15. Jones led the Vikings versus Duke with 20 points, 14 in the second half. Allen had 17, Woodworth 13 and Rico Wilkins added 12 off the bench.

NATIONAL CHAMPS! WWU won the 2012 national championship, defeating Montevallo, Ala., 72-65, on March 24 in a nationally televised game at Northern Heights, Kentucky. The Vikings finished 31-5, the win total being the most in school history. They won their final six games following a loss to Montana State Billings in the GNAC Tournament semifinal after winning the league's regular-season crown. It was the first NCAA basketball title at any level for a school from the state of Washington since Puget Sound won the NCAA II championship in 1976.

RADIO BROADCASTS: Selected WWU games are being broadcast this season on KBAI Radio (930 AM) with Doug Lange handling the play-by-play and Mark Scholten providing the color commentary. They also can be heard on the internet at www.wwuvikings.com.

ON THE WEB: All Viking home games are being video streamed live and are available free at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wwu.portal#. For up-to-date statistics, box scores of every game, records, stories, etc., see the WWU Athletic web page at www.wwuvikings.com. Up-to-date league standings and statistics can be found on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference web page at www.gnacsports.com.

PROBABLE WWU STARTERS & TOP RESERVES:

G Richard Woodworth, 6-3, **Jr., Bellevue, WA/Newport
G John Allen, 6-1, **Sr., Brier, WA/Mountlake Terrace/WSU
C Chris Mitchell, 6-9, ***Sr., Everson, WA/Nooksack Valley
F Austin Bragg, 6-9, Jr., JC, Longview, WA/Mark Morris/Clark CC
F Paul Jones, 6-4, *Sr., Kent, WA/Kent-Meridian/Whatcom CC
G Rico Wilkins, 6-0, *Sr., Dallas, TX/DeSoto/Yakima Valley CC
G Cameron Severson, 6-5, ***Sr., Petersburg, AK/Petersburg
F Anye Turner, 6-7, So., JC, Tumwater, WA/Black Hills/South Puget Sound CC
*letters

MOST RECENT GAME SUMMARIES:

Dec. 18 - WWU 72, Drury 69 at Las Vegas, NV (South Point Classic)

Mitchell had a team-high 16 points, including two critical free throws with 19.3 seconds left, lifting WWU to a 72-69 victory over Drury in first-day action between two nationally ranked teams at the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic held at The Arena at South Point. The schools entered the contest as two of 13 teams remaining unbeaten in NCAA Division II. The defending national champion Vikings, ranked No.5, remained unbeaten at 8-0 and have won 14 straight games over the last two seasons, which ties the fourth-longest winning streak in school history. Drury, rated No.14, fell to 7-1. Forward Ian Carter led the Panthers with game-highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Drury tied the game at 67-67 on a fast break dunk by Cameron Adams with 2:17 to play, but Adams was assessed a technical foul for hanging on the rim, and Allen put WWU in front to stay with two free throws. A Woodworth free throw extended the margin to three, but two Carter free throws with 1:07 remaining narrowed the gap to one, 70-69. A shot clock violation gave the ball back to Drury, which ran a pick-and-roll that got Brandon Lockhart into the lane on a drive. Lockhart's layup missed, and Mitchell grabbed the rebound and was fouled, then hit two free throws. Drury had a pair of 3-point attempts in the final 10 seconds, but both were off line. Allen finished with 15 points for the Vikings and moved into 11th place in WWU career scoring. Woodworth added 12 points, all in the second half. Lockhart had 15 points for the Panthers, who had a 47-39 advantage in rebounds, and Alex Hall added 12. Despite hitting just two of their first 19 shots from the field and shooting a season-low 26.5 percent (9-of-34) in the first half, the Vikings trailed by just two 38-36, at halftime. Drury still led, 48-44, nearly five minutes into the second half, but WWU rallied with eight straight points, taking the lead on a Jones free throw and extending the margin to four, 52-48, on a 3-pointer by Woodworth with 12:40 to play. The 8-0 start is matches the fourth best in school history.

Dec. 19 - WWU 103, Central Oklahoma 74 at Las Vegas, NV (South Point Classic)

Allen scored a season-high 32 points, leading WWU to a 103-74 victory over Central Oklahoma in final-day action at the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic held at The Arena at South Point. The No.5-ranked Vikings improved to 9-0 and the win was their 15th straight over the last two seasons. Those two strings are both the second-longest in school history. UCO, which fell to 3-7, was led by the 20 points and seven rebounds of forward Josh Gibbs. The Vikings led by just four, 34-30, with six minutes left in the first half, but ran off 14 straight points, including a trio of 3-pointers by Wilkins, to open up a 48-30 lead with 3:06 remaining. WWU, which hit nine of its last 13 3-point attempts in the period, held a 55-37 lead at halftime. The margin was never less than 17 in the second half, with the biggest gap being 34, at 95-61, with 5:49 remaining. Allen, who played just 25 minutes, was 9-of-13 from the field, including 6-of-9 on 3-pointers, and 8-of-9 on free throws. He had 20 points, going 7-of-9 from the field, in the first half, when WWU shot 56.7 percent (17-of-30) from the field, including 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) on 3-pointers. Jones had 18 points on 6-of-9 field-goal shooting for the Vikings, and Wilkins added 13 points as all 12 WWU players scored. The Vikings had a 45-31 rebound advantage with Bragg grabbing a game-high 10.

Great Northwest Athletic Conference

2012-13 Men's Basketball Report Week 7 (Dec. 21, 2012)

		        Conference      All
	                W	L	W	L	    H	A	N
Seattle Pacific         2	0	9	1	4-0	4-0	1-1
Western Oregon          2	0	7	3	5-2	1-1	1-0
Western Washington      1	0	9	0	4-0	3-0	2-0
Alaska Anchorage        1	1	8	2	8-2	0-0	0-0
Central Washington      1	1	7	3	2-0	2-1	3-2
Northwest Nazarene      1	1	6	3	3-0	2-3	1-0
Alaska Fairbanks        1	1	6	4	5-1	0-0	1-3
Simon Fraser            0	1	5	4	4-1	1-2	0-1
Montana State Billings  0	2	6	6	3-2	1-4	2-0
Saint Martin's          0	2	4	6	1-2	1-0	2-4

THIS WEEK: Monday - Multnomah 59 at Alaska Fairbanks 124; Rocky Mountain 90 at MSU Billings 102; Warner Pacific 66 at Seattle Pacific 75; Simon Fraser 60 at Dominican 96. Tuesday - Multnomah 62 at Alaska Fairbanks 97 (exh); Las Vegas South Point Hoop Classic (Western Washington 72, Drury 69; Central Oklahoma 86, Central Washington 84); Lynn Classic (Lynn 63, Saint Martin's 48). Wednesday - Las Vegas South Point Hoop Classic (Western Washington 103, Central Oklahoma 74; Central Washington 87, West Florida 80); Montana Western 78 at MSU Billings 57; Lynn Classic (Barry 69, Saint Martin's 67, ot); Simon Fraser 68 at Academy of Art 71.

NEXT WEEK: Saturday (Dec. 29) - Carroll at Montana State Billings; Montana Tech at Northwest Nazarene. Sunday (Dec. 30) - Thompson River at Western Washington, 3 p.m.

ALL-TOURNAMENT: SPU (Nov. 9-10) - David Downs, SPU (MVP); Jobi Wall, SPU; Mark McLaughlin, CWU. UAA (Nov. 9-10) - Teancum Stafford, UAA (MVP); Kyle Fossman, UAA; Liam Gibcus, UAA; Stefan Tica, UAF. BYU Hawaii (Nov. 16-17) - David Downs, SPU; Mark McLaughlin, CWU; Patrick Simon, SPU. UAF (Nov. 16-17) - Pat Voeut, UAF (MVP); Stefan Tica, UAF; Sergej Pucar, UAF. Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 21-24) - Kyle Fossman, UAA; Teancum Stafford, UAA. Chico State (Nov. 23-24) - David Downs, SPU; Jobi Wall, SPU. Corban Capital City (Nov. 23-24) - Andy Avgi, WOU (MVP); Jordan Wiley, WOU. WWU Chuck Randall Classic (Nov. 23-24) - John Allen, WWU (Co-MVP); Richard Woodworth, WWU (Co-MVP).

POLLS: NABC (Dec. 18) - 5. Western Washington, 7. Seattle Pacific, 25. Alaska Anchorage. (Note: Next poll will be released Jan. 8).

NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Dec. 16): Team (Top 30): Scoring - 3. Central Washington 95.6; 4. Western Washington 93.6. Scoring Defense - 8. Seattle Pacific 57.3. Scoring Margin - 4. Western Washington 25.4; 16. Seattle Pacific 17.3; 28. Simon Fraser 14.0. Field Goal PCT. - 3. Western Washington 54.0; 22. Seattle Pacific 49.6; 26. Simon Fraser 49.4. Three-Point Field Goals - 16. Seattle Pacific 9.4; 19. Alaska Anchorage 9.3. Three-Point Percentage - 3. Seattle Pacific 44.2; 4. Western Washington 44.0; 25. Saint Martin's 41.0. Three-Point Field Goal Defense - 15. Western Oregon 27.1. Free Throw PCT. - 17. Western Washington 76.0. Rebound Margin - 2. Western Washington 14.7; 6. Seattle Pacific 11.8. Assists - 8. Alaska Anchorage 19.8; 11. Seattle Pacific 19.2; 23. Western Washington 17.9; 28. Alaska Fairbanks 17.4. Assist Turnover Ratio - 7. Seattle Pacific 1.49; 13. Alaska Anchorage 1.38; 23. Western Washington 1.29. Fewest Turnovers - 23. Saint Martin's 12.3. Turnover Margin - 12. MSU Billings 5.7. Individuals (Top 30): Scoring - 5. Mark McLaughlin, CWU, 25.0; 23. David Gebru, SFU, 20.8; 29. Andy Avgi, WOU, 20.4. Field Goal PCT. - 19. Paul Jones, WWU, 64.1; 21. Andy Avgi, WOU, 63.3. Three-Point Field Goals - 18. Elijah Matthews, SFU, 3.20; 29. Kyle Fossman, UAA, 3.00. Three-Point PCT. - 4. Elijah Matthews, SFU, 53.3; 5. Kyle Fossman, UAA, 52.6. Free Throw PCT. - 5. Jonathan Hawkins, NNU, 97.0; 22. Dominique Brinson, UAF, 92.6. Blocked Shots - 23. David Gebru, SFU, 2.00. Steals - 16. Matt Raivio, SFU, 3.00; 20. Devon Alexander, WOU, 2.89. Assist/Turnover Ratio - 5. Brady Bomber, SMU, 3.90; 9. Riley Stockton, SPU, 3.67; 13. Kalob Hatcher, MSUB, 3.62; 28. David Downs, SPU, 2.63.

GNAC RED LION PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Allen, Western Washington (G, 190, Sr., Brier, WA - Mountlake Terrace) scored 47 points leading the Vikings to wins over 14th ranked Drury (72-69) and Central Oklahoma (103-74) in the South Point Holiday Hoop Classic in Las Vegas. Allen made 14 of 28 shots, including nine of 17 three-point shots. He also had six assists and three steals. The two wins extended WWU's win streak to 15, matching the second longest in school and GNAC history. Honorable Mention - Stefan Tica, Alaska Fairbanks.

AROUND THE GNAC: Western Washington's win streak is not only their second longest in school history, but the Vikings' 9-0 start this season is the second longest to begin a season. WWU won its first 21 games (extending its overall streak to a school-record 23 games) to begin its 1971-72 season .. .Prior to Western Washington's 72-69 win over Drury Tuesday, the two teams were among 13 remaining unbeaten teams in the nation.

TEAM NOTES

Alaska Anchorage: The Seawolves, after 10 consecutive home games to open the season, play their first road game of the season Jan. 3 at Nampa against Northwest Nazarene to begin a stretch of five conference road games in seven contests.

Alaska Fairbanks: Stefan Tica scored 39 points, including 20 in a 124-59 win over Multnomah Monday. He added 19 more in a 97-62 exhibition win Tuesday. Tica (14 of 22 overall) connected on nine of 16 three-point shots in the two contests. He also had seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. UAF's 124 points Monday equaled the ninth highest single-game total in GNAC history. Four of the eight highest have all come against Multnomah

Central Washington: The Wildcats managed to score 87 points in their win against West Florida even though only one player (Mark McLaughlin) reached double figures. Nine of CWU's 10 players scored six or more points in the contest (the 10th had four points). McLaughlin netted 22 points to finish the Vegas tournament with 32 points. He also had team highs for rebounds (13), assists (9) and steals (3).

Montana State Billings: Kalob Hatcher led the Yellowjackets with 32 point and 12 assists as MSUB split two home games, defeating city rival Rocky Mountain 102-90 before losing to Montana Western 78-57. Hatcher made nine of 15 field goal attempts. Sam Johnson had 29 points in the two contests including a dunk which was featured on ESPN Sport Center and ESPN Sports Nation.

Northwest Nazarene: The Crusaders end a 22-day break from action next Saturday (Dec. 29) hosting Montana Tech before resuming GNAC action Jan. 3 against Alaska Anchorage.

Saint Martin's: The Saints got 24 points from Roger O'Neill and Evan Coulter and 21 points and 23 rebounds from Matt Dodson in a pair of games in Florida against Lynn and Barry. O'Neill has 920 career points in his bid to become the 53rd player in GNAC history to score 1,000 or more points. SMU lost in overtime to Barry, its second overtime loss in its last four contests.

Seattle Pacific: Patrick Simon scored 19 points and Jobi Wall had 17 as the Falcons outscored Warner Pacific 75-66 Monday. SPU used a 48-31 rebounding advantage and had 27 assists - nine by Riley Stockton - in the victory.

Simon Fraser: Milos Milosevic led the Clan in scoring (27) and rebounding (16) in two road losses in California. The Clan also got 20 points from Matt Raivio and 18 points and 11 rebounds from Ibrahim Appiah. Anto Olah had 15 rebounds and a team-best four steals.

Western Oregon: The Wolves are in the midst of a 24-day break from action before resuming play Saturday, Jan. 5 against Saint Martin's.

Western Washington: In addition to Allen's 47 points, the Vikings were led by Chris Mitchell (24 points, 15 rebounds), Paul Jones (23 points, 12 rebounds) and Rico Wilkins (21 points, 10 rebounds) in its Las Vegas wins. WWU held its two opponents to a 39.2 shooting percentage.

PREVIOUS RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week of Nov. 5-11: David Downs, Seattle Pacific (G, 6-2, Jr., Kirkland, WA - Bellevue Christian) was named the Most Valuable Player leading the Falcons to the team title in Sodexo Tip Off Classic at Brougham Pavilion. Downs scored 31 points and also had a team-high nine assists as SPU debuted with 20- and 19-point victories. Downs made eight of 14 shots, including four of eight treys. He also led SPU with three steals and had just two turnovers.

Week of Nov. 12-18: Pat Voeut, Alaska Fairbanks (G, 5-11, Jr., Bellingham, WA - Whatcom CC) scored 46 points and also had 19 assists, nine rebounds and five steals leading the Nanooks to the team title in the GCI Alaska Invitational at Fairbanks. Voeut, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, made 17 of 26 shots, including three of six three-pointers.

Week of Nov. 19-25: Andy Avgi, Western Oregon (F, 6-5, Fr., Woodburn, OR) scored 52 points and also had 15 rebounds in earning MVP honors in the Capital City Classic. Avgi, who leads the GNAC in field goal percentage shooting 71.0 percent (44 of 62), made 20 of 25 shots (including 10 of 11 against Corban), including his only three-pointer. He also blocked two shots and had three steals.

Week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Devon Alexander, Western Oregon (G, 6-1, Fr., Fontana, CA) came off the bench to score 48 points, including 28 in a 118-113 triple overtime win over Central Washington Saturday as the Wolves extended their win streak to six games with a pair of home victories. Alexander scored nine of WOU's 13 points in the decisive third overtime period. He also had 13 steals, including a GNAC-record tying eight (for conference contests) in a 92-84 win against Northwest Nazarene Thursday. In the two contests, Alexander made 16 of 29 shots, including four of six three-pointers. He also converted on 12 of 13 foul shots, grabbed eight rebounds and had four assists.

Week of Dec. 3-9: Kenny Jones, Northwest Nazarene (G, 6-2, Sr., Los Angeles, CA) scored 43 points in wins over College of Idaho and New Hope Christian. Jones had 27 against the Coyotes, making nine of 16 shots as NNU extended its win streak over its county rivals to seven. He then netted 16 points and had four steals in a 20-point win over New Hope Christian.

Week of Dec. 10-16: Jarrell Crayton, MSU Billings (F, 6-7, Sr., Bellevue, NE - Boise State) had 14 points and 14 rebounds accounting for 23.0 and 36.8 percent of team totals in a 71-61 loss at Grand Canyon. Crayton made seven of 13 shots and also had a pair of steals. Crayton's rebound total was the most for a MSUB player since Robert Mayes grabbed 15 against SPU on Feb. 18.

GNAC TEAMS OF THE WEEK: Aug. 27-Sept. 2 - Montana State Billings (Women's Soccer). Sept. 3-9 - Western Washington (Volleyball). Sept. 10-16 - Northwest Nazarene (Men's Soccer). Sept. 17-23 - Central Washington (Volleyball). Sept. 24-30 - Central Washington (Football). Oct. 1-7 - Western Oregon (Women's Soccer). Oct. 8-14 - Simon Fraser (Men's Soccer). Oct. 15-21 - Alaska Anchorage (Men's & Women's Cross Country). Oct. 22-28 - Western Oregon (Volleyball). Oct. 29-Nov. 4 - Western Washington (Women's Soccer). Nov. 5-11 - Simon Fraser (Women's Basketball). Nov. 12-18 - Alaska Fairbanks (Men's Basketball). Nov. 19-25 - Alaska Anchorage (Men's Basketball). Nov. 26-Dec. 2 - Seattle Pacific (Men's Basketball). Dec. 3-9 - Northwest Nazarene (Men's Basketball). Dec. 10-16 - Northwest Nazarene (Women's Basketball). Dec. 17-23: Western Washington (Women's Basketball).