Western Washington University guard Morris Anderson received first-team honors and forward Derrick Webb earned second-team recognition on the 2009-10 National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II West All-District Team announced Wednesday. NABC West co-Coach of the Year accolades went to Western's Brad Jackson.
Tournament MVP Austin Swift scored 19 points, including five in the final 97 seconds, lifting Cal Poly Pomona to a 78-75 victory over Brigham Young University-Hawaii in the West Regional championship game of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament which concluded Monday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of host Western Washington University. Cal Poly Pomona, the No.4 seed in the region, improved to 25-6 with its 18th win in the last 19 games.
Eight Western Washington University athletes, led by national champion men's pole vaulter Ryan Brown, have been named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America team announced today. They were selected as a result of a top-eight finish at last weekend's NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Besides Brown, the Vikings recognized were Sarah Brownell, Michelle Howe, Rachael Johnson, Megan O'Connell, Courtney Olsen, Sarah Porter and Ellie Siler.
A furious seventh-inning rally fell short in the opener as Western Washington University dropped both games, 5-4 and 7-1, to Central Washington University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference softball doubleheader Sunday at Viking Field on the WWU campus. The Vikings fell to 5-7, all of their contests being GNAC counters. They are 1-7 at home this season. Central improved to 10-4 overall and remained atop the conference standings at 10-2. It was the third ever series sweep over Western by the Wildcats, the other two being two-game sets.
Center Dwayne Fells scored on a post-up with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting Cal Poly Pomona to a 76-75 victory over Western Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional semifinal game Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
Center Dwayne Fells scored on a post-up with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting Cal Poly Pomona to a 76-75 victory over Western Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional semifinal game Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. Cal Poly Pomona, the defending regional champion, improved to 25-6 with its 17th victory in the last 18 games. The Broncos will face Brigham Young University-Hawaii on Monday (7 p.m.) in a rematch of the 2009 West Region championship game.
Guard Jet Chang scored a game-high 19 points as Brigham Young University-Hawaii opened up a big lead late in the first half and went on to defeat Cal State University San Bernardino, 77-58, in a West Regional semifinal of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament being played Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of host Western Washington University.
Kelsey Haupert hit two home runs and drove in seven runs as Central Washington University scored 16 runs on 27 hits in sweeping Western Washington University, 8-7 and 8-3, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference softball doubleheader Saturday at Viking Field on the WWU campus. That evened the host Vikings' record at 5-5, all of their games being conference counters. They had entered the twinbill with a four-game winning streak. GNAC-leading Central improved to 8-4 overall and 8-2 in conference play. The Wildcats have won seven of their last eight games following a 1-3 start.
Western Washington University's Ryan Brown cleared 16-11 (5.16 meters) to win the men's pole vault at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships which concluded Saturday at Albuquerque, NM. Brown, who entered the competition as the national leader with a mark of 17-1 1/2 (5.22 meters), won on number of misses over Dan Novak of Minnesota State Mankato.
What he did: Won four events while setting three meet records (11.08 seconds in the 100; 22.38 in the 200; and anchored the 4x100 relay team to a time of 42.0) to lead Western Washington University to the team title in last weekend's University of Puget Sound Invitational.
Center Dwayne Fells scored on a post-up with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting Cal Poly Pomona to a 76-75 victory over Western Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional semifinal game Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
Cal Poly Pomona, the defending regional champion, improved to 25-6 with its 17th victory in the last 18 games. The Broncos will face Brigham Young University-Hawaii at 7 p.m. today in a rematch of the 2009 West Region championship game.
Host Western Washington University saw a 21-point lead slip away, then rallied in the final minutes and claimed an 84-70 victory over arch-rival Central Washington University in a NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional first-round game Friday before a crowd of 2,314 on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. Guard Morris Anderson scored a game-high 23 points as the Vikings, ranked No.15 in the final regular-season National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA II Top 25 Poll and the No.1 seed in the region, improved to 26-5.
Forward Austin Swift had game highs of 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, leading Cal Poly Pomona to a 71-62 triumph over Dixie State University in opening-round action Friday at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament being played on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of host Western Washington University.
The Western Washington University women's distance medley relay placed seventh to earn All-America honors with a time of 12:02.32 during opening-day action Friday at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships.The quartet of Courtney Olsen, Megan O'Connell and Rachael Johnson and Sarah Porter gained All-America status with its top eight finish.
Center Jessica Summers (Sr., Blaine) had game-highs of 27 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Western Washington University fell to Chico State, 79-68, in a NCAA Division II Women's Basketball West Regional first-round game Friday at Royal Brougham Pavilion on the campus of host Seattle Pacific University.
The NCAA Division II men's regional tournament at Western Washington University is under way, with BYU-Hawaii knocking off Seattle Pacific University 76-72 in the opening game.
Humboldt State University is playing CSU San Bernardino in the 2:30 p.m. game, and Dixie State University will take on Cal Poly Pomona at 5:30.
Top-seeded Western Washington University takes the court at 7:30 against arch-rival Central Washington University.
Guard Aaron Hill scored 17 points and center Devon Davis added 16 as Cal State San Bernardino defeated Humboldt State University, 75-66, in opening-round action Friday at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament being played on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of host Western Washington University.
Center Jessica Summers had game-highs of 27 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Western Washington University fell to Chico State, 79-68, in a NCAA Division II Women's Basketball West Regional first-round game Friday at Royal Brougham Pavilion on the campus of host Seattle Pacific University. The Vikings, ranked No.18 in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association/NCAA II Top 25 Poll and the No.3 seed in the region, concluded their season 23-5. Guard Amanda Dunbar had 18 points and six assists for Western, and guard Ashley Fenimore added 10 points.
Center Lucas Alves had team highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds as Brigham Young University Hawaii defeated Seattle Pacific University, 76-72, in opening-round action Friday at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament being played on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the campus of host Western Washington University.
The No. 3 Western Washington University Vikings open with No. 6 Chico State on Friday, Feb. 12, at 12:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion in Seattle.
A complete tournament bracket, including information on each game, is available here.
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Host and No. 1 seed Western Washington University will play arch-rival and No. 8 seed Central Washington University in the final game of today's opening round at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Tournament being held on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings, 25-5 overall, are 13-1 at home this season. Central is 16-10. The contest is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
