Women's Basketball | 2/11/2014 4:24:00 PM

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MONMOUTH, Ore. -- The Western Oregon University women's basketball team travels to Simon Fraser University (B.C.) Thursday and Western Washington University Saturday in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action.

LAST TIME OUT
• Alaska-Anchorage raced away from Western Oregon Monday, 73-47, in a postponed matchup.
• The Seawolves outscored WOU in the second half, 40-21, to pull away with the victory.
• The Seawolves finished 40 percent from the field after shooting 47 percent in the second half.
• UAA controlled the glass, outrebounding Western Oregon, 54-33.
• Dana Goularte scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, and blocked five Alaska-Anchorage shots.

WESTERN OREGON STORYLINES
• In the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, Dana Goularte is currently third in blocks per game (2.05), second in field goal percentage (50.2), second in rebounds (9.3), and her 18.6 points per outing is third.
• Western Oregon is 5-1 when it finishes with a better shooting percentage than its opponent, but 1-13 when the opponent has a better field goal percentage.
• The Wolves are 2-12 this season when their opponents score at least 60 points in a game.

ABOUT THE CLAN
• Simon Fraser enters the game after two straight victories, and it has won five of its last six games.
• The Clan is receiving 15 points in the WBCA NCAA Div. II Top 25 poll, sitting unofficially at No. 34.
• SFU's Erin Chambers leads the GNAC with 23.1 points per game, which is also sixth in NCAA Div. II.
• She is making an average of 2.1 three-pointers per outing, along with teammate Katie Lowen.
• Chambers is making 34.7 percent of her shots from three-point range.
• Simon Fraser has struggle on the glass. It is ninth in the conference with a -3.7 rebound margin. WOU is 10th at -5.1.

SERIES HISTORY
• Thursday is only the 15th matchup between the programs.
• The Clan has won 10 of the previous 13 meetings.
• Simon Fraser has won five straight meetings in the series.
• The last Wolves' win was a 75-68 victory at home on Feb. 5, 2011.
• The first meeting was a WOU 58-54 win in 1986.

ABOUT THE VIKINGS
• Western Washington had its 26-game home win streak snapped this season, but has won four straight away from Bellingham.
• WWU has won eight of its last 10, including its last two.
• The Vikings are one of the most accurate three-point shooting teams in NCAA Div. II. WWU is 22nd in the nation at 36.6 percent.
• Western Washington's 46 field goal percentage and 4.9 blocks per game are both in the top 25 in the country as well.
• WWU is second in the GNAC averaging 14.4 turnovers per game.
• Katie Colard's 2.8 made three-pointers per game leads the GNAC, and her 40.1 three-point field goal percentage is also first.

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday is the 51st matchup between the programs.
• Western Washington has won 11 straight meetings in the series.
• The last Wolves' win was a 65-57 victory at WWU on Feb. 23, 2008.
• The first meeting was a WOU 68-65 win in Monmouth in 1976.

NEXT UP...
• Western Oregon welcomes Montana State Billings Thursday.
• It will be Play4Kay Night in Monmouth, and fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
• The Yellowjackets are two spots out of the NCAA Div. II national poll.
• Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live video and stats will be available online at WOUWolves.com.