Western Oregon (4-20, 3-13) at Northwest Nazarene (9-13, 7-9)Game 25 | Feb. 18 | 7 p.m. MT | Johnson Sports Center | Nampa, IdahoSeries:Â Western Oregon leads 41-34
Last Meeting: Jan. 23, 2016 – Lost, 63-51 in Monmouth
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Western Oregon (4-20, 3-13) at Central Washington (15-9, 8-8)Game 26 | Feb. 20 | 4 p.m. PT | Nicholson Pavilion | Ellensburg, Wash.Series:Â Central Washington leads 23-15
Last Meeting: Jan. 21, 2016 – Lost, 52-37 in Monmouth
Live Stats/Video: WOU Portal |
Notes: WOU – NNU – CWU
STORYLINES- Western Oregon continues its longest GNAC road trip this week traveling to Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington.
- Thursday's game against the Crusaders in Nampa, Idaho is scheduled for a 7 p.m. MT (6 p.m. Pacific) tip-off at the Johnson Sports Center. The Wolves will then play a late afternoon game, 4 p.m., in Ellensburg, Wash. against the Wildcats.
- These games are the last road contests scheduled for WOU this season.
ABOUT WESTERN OREGON- Last time out: Western Oregon came back from a 15-point first-quarter deficit to win their first road game of the year, 62-52 at Concordia on Feb. 9. Michelle Bromagem (15 points) and Sydney Azorr (14 points) each had three connections from behind the arc while Emily Howey was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor. On Thursday in a ROOT Sports televised game, the Wolves fought hard in the second half, but could not make it two comebacks in a row, falling to the host Yellowjackets, 65-48, in Billings. Howey had another solid offensive game with 12 points (5-of-8) while Jasmine Miller notched eight points and eight rebounds.
- Despite not having one player averaging more than 10 points per game, Western Oregon has 10 players averaging 4.0 points or more per game. Leading through 22 games is Jordan Mottershaw at 7.5 points followed by Sydney Azorr at 7.1 points and Emily Howey at 7.0 points.
- WOU is scoring 52.6 points per game while, in comparison, opponents are scoring 65.9 points per contest.
- Until the Feb. 9 win at Concordia, all three previous wins for WOU have come at home – in overtime against Evergreen State on Nov. 22, a close call against Simon Fraser on Dec. 31 and a double-digit win over Concordia on Jan. 12.
- 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.
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ABOUT NORTHWEST NAZARENE- The Crusaders went 1-1 last week in a trip to Alaska. They were held to 26.6 shooting in an 82-53 loss to WBCA No. 1 Alaska Anchorage. On Saturday, five Crusader players scored in double figures as they held off a late Nanook rally to win in Fairbanks, 78-74.
- Northwest Nazarene has the second best best scoring offense in the GNAC at 71.0 points per game, but rank last in scoring defense allowing 74.8 points per game.
- Ellie Logan is the leading scorer for NNU at 13.4 points per game shooting .430 from the field. Taylor Simmons follows at 11.3 points.
- John Hartman has been the interim head coach since the beginning of the month.
- The Crusaders were picked to finish sixth in the GNAC preseason coaches' poll, including a first-place vote.
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ABOUT CENTRAL WASHINGTON- The Wildcats have lost four straight after winning five consecutive games to close out the month of January. CWU fell at Alaska, 70-61, and had the first-quarter lead before falling to Alaska Anchorage, 69-61.
- Central Washington is seventh in GNAC scoring offense (61.7) and second in scoring defense (54.8).
- Jasmin Edwards averages 11.3 points per game to lead the Wildcats in scoring. Jasmine Parker (10.5) and Mandy Steward (10.3) follow. Parker is the CWU rebounding leader at 7.6 boards a game.
- Head coach Jeff Harada is in his second year as the head coach at CWU. He joined the Wildcats after serving as an assistant at the United States Naval Academy.
- The wildcats were selected to finish in fourth place in the GNAC Preseason Coaches Vote.
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