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Neil Gravatt

Women's Basketball

WBB looks to defend homecourt against CU, MSUB

Wolves face Tuesday, Saturday match-ups at New PE

WESTERN OREGON (2-12, 1-5) vs. CONCORDIA (3-11, 1-5)
GAME 15 | JAN. 12 | 7 p.m. PT | NEW P.E. BUILDING | MONMOUTH, ORE.
SERIES: Western Oregon leads 35-11
LAST MEETING: Nov. 18, 2014 – Lost, 72-69 in Portland
 
WESTERN OREGON (2-10, 1-3) vs. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS (9-5, 5-1)
GAME 16 | JAN. 16 | 2 p.m. PT | NEW P.E. BUILDING | MONMOUTH, ORE.
SERIES: MSU Billings leads 19-6
LAST MEETING: Feb. 19, 2015 – Won, 71-69 in Billings

LIVE STATS/VIDEO: WOU Portal | NOTES: WOU – CU - MSUB
 

STORYLINES
- Western Oregon looks to get back into the win column at home when they host GNAC-newcomer Concordia on Tuesday night and close out the week with a Saturday afternoon game against Montana State Billings.
- Thursday's tip is at 7 p.m. Pacific while the game on Saturday is set for a start time of 2 p.m. Pacific.

ABOUT WESTERN OREGON
- Last time out: The trip to Alaska resulted in two losses. WOU could not come up with the upset against No. 2 Alaska Anchorage last Thursday, while a slow start to the first quarter put the Wolves behind in a 75-55 loss at Alaska in Fairbanks.
- Sydney Azorr played the most minutes over last weekend while posting solid results. She spent 29 minutes on the floor against Alaska Anchorage and 37 minutes at Fairbanks. She had good shooting nights, including hitting three of five for nine points against the Seawolves. She followed that up with a five-fest: five points, five rebounds and five assists against Alaska. 
- Michelle Bromagem had a breakout performance with a career-best 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting, including three shots from behind the arc.
- Both wins for WOU have come at home – in overtime against Evergreen State and a close call against Simon Fraser.
- WOU is scoring 55.3 points per game while, in comparison, holding opponents to 69.4 points per contest.
- Head coach Holli Howard-Carpenter is in her third year at Western Oregon.
- Western Oregon was picked to finish 10th in the GNAC regular season title by the league's coaches after finishing ninth in the league with a 5-13 conference record in 2014-15.

ABOUT CONCORDIA
- Concordia has lost four straight in GNAC play, including games at Alaska Anchorage and Alaska (Fairbanks) last week.
- The Cavaliers' Sierra Dean is eighth in the conference in points per game (13.5). Her .725 free throw percentage in 20th in the GNAC.
- CU has the 10th best scoring offense (58.4 ppg), but sits in the middle of the pack holding opponents to 66.3 points per game.
- Concordia head coach Sean Kelly is in his second year after spending 15 years as the first assistant at the University of Portland.
- The Cavaliers were picked to finish 11th in the GNAC preseason coaches' poll.
 
ABOUT MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
- Montana State Billings has won three consecutive league games, including twice last week at home against Saint Martin's and Seattle Pacific.
- WOU and MSUB's lone common non-conference opponent is California Baptist. The Wolves lost at home to CBU (78-55) while MSUB lost 72-52 inside Alterowitz Gymnasium.
- MSU Billings is third in the GNAC in steals per game (9.2) and fourth in overall turnover margin (+1.64).
- Alisha Breen leads the Yellowjackets averaging 16.8 points per game, which is third in the conference. Her 194 field goal attempts is also third in the league.
- Breen and Janiel Olson were named to the All-GNAC Preseason Team and the Yellowjackets, under 12th year head coach Kevin Woodin, were tabbed to finish in a tie for seventh in the preseason coaches' poll.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Azorr

#32 Sydney Azorr

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5' 10"
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Michelle Bromagem

#10 Michelle Bromagem

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Azorr

#32 Sydney Azorr

5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
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Michelle Bromagem

#10 Michelle Bromagem

5' 6"
Senior
1V-TR
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