MEDIA INFORMATION
Live video and live stats for both contests can be found under the "Upcoming Events" heading at Western's official athletic website, WOUWolves.com.

THINK PINK
Western Oregon will team up with the WBCA Pink Zone for "Think Pink" night Thursday. The event will serve to raise awareness about breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink.

SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday's contest will mark the final home game for Western's three seniors, guard Danielle Albus, forward Danielle Bellando, and guard Sara Zahler. A special commemorative release honoring the three student-athletes will be issued Friday.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Normally the dominant team in the GNAC, Seattle Pacific currently sits in third place, having gone 8-5 since the calendar turned to 2011 . . . SPU is dominant defensively, holding their opponents to 57.7 points per game and 37.2 percent shooting . . . Junior guard Nyesha Sims (10.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, .422 FG) is the only Falcon to average double figures . . . Montana State Billings, winners of six of their last seven games, joins SPU in third place in the conference standings . . . MSUB averages 65.7 points per game but shoots just 38.5 percent as a team . . . The Yellowjackets are led by senior forward Beata Bak (13.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg), senior guard Jenny Heringer (11.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, .375 3FG), and senior forward Kayla Ryan (10.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, .494 FG).

THE SERIES VS. SEATTLE PACIFIC
Record: WOU trails 4-28 (2-13 @ WOU)

Notes: WOU has not defeated SPU since 1981-82 . . . WOU is 0-21 against the Falcons in NCAA DII games . . . The series started in 1976-77 (69-58 SPU victory).

THE SERIES VS. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
Record: WOU trails 4-13 (3-6 @ WOU)

Notes: WOU is 3-11 against MSUB in DII contests . . . WOU's last home victory came Feb. 11, 2010 (66-48) . . . The series started in 1998-99 (65-60 MSUB win).

OFFENSIVELY
The Wolves have been hot and cold the past two weekends. They connected on a total of 49 of their 116 shots against both Simon Fraser and Alaska Fairbanks, good for 42.2 percent. Against Western Washington, WOU hit 36.8 percent of their three-point tries. Western grabbed 14 offensive rebounds against Alaska Anchorage, a team notorious for limiting second chances.

DEFENSIVELY
Western has played extremely well defensively of late, holding Western Washington's potent offense to a season-low 59 points. Against Alaska Fairbanks, the Wolves forced 34 turnovers and recorded 14 steals. UAF shot just 33.3 percent against WOU and scored a season-low 39 points. Western's three-point percentage defense continues to be stingy; its last three opponents have failed to shoot better than 28 percent from long range.

GNAC TOURNAMENT UPDATE
This season will conclude with the inagaural GNAC Tournament, a postseason tournament featuring the top eight teams in the final conference standings. The top four teams will host the bottom four teams in the first round. The second and final rounds will be played at the higher seed's home site. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

If the tournament started today, the Wolves would face Montana State Billings as the sixth seed. MSUB currently hold the tie-breaker over SPU, who is also in third.

NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES
Sophomore guard Hannah Whitsett had her best two-game stretch of the season last weekend, scoring 21 points at UAF and 13 at UAA. She led the Wolves in scoring in both games. She connected on six of ten three-pointers and ten of 12 free throws. She also recorded four steals.

Senior guard Sara Zahler scored a total of 25 points over the weekend. She led WOU in rebounds in both games, grabbing nine against UAF and eight against UAA. She recorded four offensive rebounds in each game.

Junior guard Jade Haas scored a season-high eight points against UAA. Her previous season-high was seven.

Sophomore guard Jamie Richardson tallied a total of six steals in the two games. She now has 99 career steals.

NATIONAL STATISTICS (as of 2/15/11)
As a team, WOU ranks in the top 125 in free throw percentage (74.2; 31), steals per game (10.2; 67), blocked shots per game (3.6; 78), and three-point field goals per game (5.6; 111). There are 294 Division II teams eligible for ranking.

Individually, junior forward Rylee Peterson ranks in the top 200 in blocked shots per game (2.5; 21) and steals per game (2.0; 196). Senior guard Sara Zahler ranks in free throw percentage (85.3; 20), three-point field goal percentage (37.8; 54), and three-point field goals per game (2.0; 94). Sophomore guard Jamie Richardson ranks in steals per game (2.4; 78). There are 500 Division II players eligible for ranking.