SEATTLE – Despite a game-high 20 points from junior Shelby Snook, the Western Oregon women's basketball team fell to Seattle Pacific 70-60 in the Wolves' regular-season finale Saturday afternoon at Brougham Pavilion.
 
Snook's performance coupled a solid game from Jasmine Miller with 12 points and seven rebounds allowed the duo to each end the season averaging more than 10 points. Snook finished with a season average of 13.6 points while Miller hit a 10-point average right on the mark.
 
"Jasmine and Shelby shot the ball with confidence tonight and got us off to a great start," WOU head coach Holli Howard-Carpenter said. "Savannah had a great second half and was a big part of
our late push."
 
Heugly tied with Sydney Azorr as the team's third-leading scorer with eight points each. Heugly was 4-of-5 from the floor in 14 minutes while Azorr ripped down eight rebounds.
 
Western Oregon (8-19, 4-16 GNAC) played a nearly even first quarter with the Falcons (18-10, 10-10 GNAC) as a late SPU 3-pointer gave the hosts an 18-15 advantage after the first quarter.
 
Two Snook jumpers trimmed the SPU lead to one on two early occasions in the second quarter, but the Wolves missed five consecutive field goals, including four from 3-point distance, and had two turnovers during a Falcon 8-0 run for a 28-19 lead. The teams traded field goals before a dry stretch over the final 1:56 of the half in Seattle Pacific taking a 30-22 advantage into the locker room.
 
The Wolves started to connect from behind the 3-point arc in trimming the SPU lead to five on three different occasions in the third quarter, but the Falcons had responses every time. Heugly's jumper at the 4:08-mark was answered by a 6-0 SPU run to build the lead up to 11, 46-35. Heugly closed the period with a pair of jump shots to trail by seven, 51-44.
 
Miller connected on a short jumper after two offensive boards on the first possession of the fourth quarter to get Western Oregon within five, but Seattle Pacific got a pair of 3-pointers to build the lead back to double figures and held off the Wolves.
 
"I'm disappointed we didn't finish with a win, of course, but proud of how hard we played tonight and all this year," Howard-Carpenter said. "It went way too fast and I'm sad it's over.  We have a lot coming back and I'm excited for the spring to start.  It's time to get some rest and get ourselves healthy with one thing in mind for next season."