Men's Basketball | 12/10/2011 7:51:00 PM

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MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Western Oregon men's basketball team ran away with a record setting victory as Blair Wheadon led the way with 21 points and three other players scored in double-digits en route to a 94-29 victory on Saturday, Dec. 10th.

Brian McGill sunk in 17 points, while Kyle Long had 16 and James Gehring chipped in 10 points of his own.

Tonight's victory moves Western Oregon (8-1) to their eighth straight win. The last time they strung together a streak of eight wins was during the 1995-96 season, as they finished 22-8. It also gives WOU their best start since the 1982-83 season, when they concluded the season with a record of 26-6.

That was not the only records met as the Wolves set a new school record with 26 steals. The original record of 24 in a game was set during the 1995-96 season against Multnomah Bible College.

It did not take long for WOU to get started and take a demanding lead. WWU was able to get their first shot off as Andrew Bailey sunk in a three-point shot. This would be the only shot that Walla Wall would see go into the hoop as Western Oregon went on a 32-0 onslaught for 11 minutes. Tanner Woody would put a stop to the run as he fired off a 3-point shot. The Wolves took a 50-11 lead at the end of the first half.

As the second half began both teams struggled to continue their rhythm but Western Oregon worked together to increase their dominating lead. The Wolves were able to string together another 15-0 run to increase their lead to 76-21 before Bryce Doherty sank in his first points of the game.

Taylor Lewis scored 14 points for Walla Walla as he went 5-of-9 from the field with four 3-point shots.

The Wolves will now get set to continue non-conference play as they get ready for a rare back-to-back set against Notre Dame de Namur on Dec. 17th. They will then head to Pullman, Wash. to face off against Pac-12 opponents Washington State on Dec. 18th.