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.
A year ago when the Western Washington University women's basketball team reached the NCAA Division II National Tournament it went as a team just excited to get back to the big dance after a one-year absence. Back again this year and carrying a veteran starting five as talented as any team at the West Regional, the Vikings are saving their smiles for now and ready to make a serious run at the Elite Eight. The No.3 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.
Western Washington University junior guard Amanda Dunbar missed out on the Daktronics NCAA Division II West Region Women's Basketball Player of the Year honor by one point while earning first-team recognition in an announcement Wednesday. Named to the second team was Western senior center Jessica Summers.
The Western Washington University women's basketball team is the No. 3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Tournament and faces No.6 Chico State in an opening-round game Friday which tips off at 12:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion. The game will be broadcast on KBAI Radio (930 AM) and can be viewed via video stream at http://www.greatnorthwest.tv. Western, ranked No.18 in this week's USA Today/ESPN/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, enters the tournament with a 23-4 record.
Two Western Washington University players, junior guard Amanda Dunbar and senior center Jessica Summers, have been named West Region all-stars and are among 40 finalists for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association/NCAA Division II State Farm Coaches' All-America Team. Dunbar and Summers joined UC San Diego guard Chelsea Carlisle, Cal Poly Pomona guard Reyana Colson and Seattle Pacific guard Daesha Henderson on the five-member squad.
Three Western Washington University players have been named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Star Women's Basketball Team announced today. Selected to the first team were junior guard Amanda Dunbar and senior center Jessica Summers. Senior forward Willow Cabe was a second-team pick. Dunbar and Summers were both second-team choices last year.
The Western Washington University women's basketball team is the No. 3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Tournament and faces Chico State University in an opening-round game Friday at either 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion. Western, which was ranked No.20 in last week's USA Today/ESPN/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, enters the tournament with a 23-4 record. It is the 10th appearance in 11 years as a full NCAA member for the Vikings, who missed the post-season only in 2008.
Nationally ranked and post-season bound Western Washington University picked up its 400th all-time home victory, defeating Montana State University Billings, 85-43, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
It will be Senior Night on Thursday (7 p.m.) as the nationally ranked Western Washington University women's basketball team ends its regular season by entertaining Montana State University Billings on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest. Post-season bound Western, ranked No.20 in this week's USA Today/ESPN/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.3 in the latest West Region Poll, is 22-4 overall and second in the GNAC standings at 13-2 after posting two wins last week. The Vikings rolled to a 70-48 home court win over Central Washington on Feb.
Western Washington University's top three scorers combined for 55 points as the nationally ranked Vikings defeated Northwest Nazarene University, 76-68, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday at Johnson Sports Center on the NNU campus.Center Jessica Summers had a game-high 21 points, forward Willow Cabe 18 and guard Amanda Dunbar 16, helping Western, ranked No.21 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.3 in the latest West Region poll, improve to 22-4 overall and remain second in the GNAC at 13-2 with just one regular-season game
Center Jessica Summers had a game-high 20 points and a career-high 19 rebounds as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Central Washington University, 70-48, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings, rated No.21 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.3 in the latest West Region poll, improved to 21-4 overall and remain second in the conference behind Seattle Pacific at 12-2.
Willow Cabe admits it wasn't an easy decision to walk away from the Western Washington University women's basketball team shortly before the start of her junior year at the school ... As it turned out, it ended up helping the Vikings in the long run, too.
Having fallen out of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference lead for the first time this season, the nationally ranked Western Washington University women's basketball team entertains arch-rival Central Washington University on Thursday (7 p.m.) on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium, and is at Northwest Nazarene University on Saturday (5:15 p.m.). Both games are conference counters.
When point guard Ashley Fenimore fell into the lap of the Western Washington University women's basketball program two years ago, it could not have come at a more opportune time. With two veteran point guards graduating after the 2008-09 campaign, the Vikings did not have an experienced returnee at that position for the following season. That is until Fenimore's decision to transfer from arch-rival Central Washington.
A game-high 31 points by guard Amanda Dunbar were not enough as Western Washington University fell 70-67 to Seattle Pacific University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday between two nationally ranked teams at Royal Brougham Pavilion on the SPU campus. The Vikings, rated No.21 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the latest West Region poll, fell to 20-4 overall and out of the GNAC lead for the first time this season at 11-2. The loss was their second in three games following a 10-game winning streak.
Two nationally ranked women's basketball teams will be putting their Great Northwest Athletic Conference title hopes on the line Saturday (7 p.m.) when Western Washington University travels to Seattle Pacific University for a contest at Royal Brougham Pavilion. The Vikings, ranked No.21 in this week's USA Today/ESPN/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the latest West Region Poll, are 20-3 overall and top the GNAC standings at 11-1 after splitting a pair of games in Alaska last week. They had a 10-game winning streak snapped in a 71-69 loss at No.17 Alaska Anchorage on Feb.
Guard Amanda Dunbar led five Western Washington University players in double-figure scoring with a game-high 28 points as the nationally ranked Vikings bounced back from a tough loss to defeat University of Alaska Fairbanks, 104-54, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday at the Patty Center. The Vikings, rated No.20 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the latest West Region poll, improved to 20-3 overall and 11-1 in GNAC play, the 50-point victory margin being their largest this season.
Forward Nicci Miller scored a team-high 21 points, including the game-winning jumper with 3.3 seconds remaining, as University of Alaska Anchorage edged Western Washington University, 71-69, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday between two nationally ranked teams at the Wells Fargo Sports Center. The Vikings, rated No.20 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the latest West Region poll, had a 10-game winning streak snapped as they fell to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in GNAC action with their first conference loss.
UC San Diego maintained its No.1 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball West Regional ranking closed followed by Western Washington, Seattle Pacific and Alaska Anchorage in this week's poll released Wednesday. Western has won 10 straight to stay on the heals of UCSD for the right to host the regional tournament.
Riding a 10-game winning streak, the nationally ranked and conference-leading Western Washington University women's basketball team is on the road for the next two weeks, beginning with a long trip to Alaska to play University of Alaska Anchorage on Thursday (5:15 p.m. AT) and University of Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday (5:15 p.m. AT) in a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests.
Forward Willow Cabe scored a game-high 26 points as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University, 77-64, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings, tied for No.19 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the latest West Region poll, improved to 19-2 overall and remained atop the GNAC standings at 10-0. It was the 10th straight victory for Western, which is 11-0 at home this season
Lauren Hefflin isn't likely to lead Western Washington University women's basketball in scoring on many nights, but she's almost always a lock to pace the team in bruises - both given and received. Since returning to the Vikings' lineup in December after fracturing her finger, the junior post has plotted a black-and-blue course through the paint for the WWU.
Guard Amanda Dunbar had 16 of her game-high 26 points in the first half as Western Washington University overcame an early 13-point deficit and defeated Northwest Nazarene University, 76-63, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings, tied for No.19 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the West Region poll, improved to 18-2 overall and remained unbeaten and atop the GNAC standings at 9-0 with their ninth consecutive victory.
Riding an eight-game winning streak and perfect through the first half of Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, the nationally ranked Western Washington University women's basketball team plays host to Northwest Nazarene University on Thursday (5:15 p.m.) and Saint Martin's University on Saturday (5:15 p.m.) in a pair of GNAC contests on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings, rated No.19 in the latest USA Today/ESPN/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the West Region Poll, are 17-2 overall and atop the GNAC standings at 8-0 following two victories last week.
Forward Willow Cabe had a game-high 20 points and guard Amanda Dunbar added 16 as Western Washington University rolled past Western Oregon University, 70-40, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings, ranked No.22 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.2 in the first West Region poll, improved to 17-2 overall and remain atop the GNAC standings at 8-0 with their eighth consecutive victory. Western is perfect in nine home contests this season.
