NAMPA, Idaho—Forcing Western Oregon into its season high for turnovers, No. 8-ranked Northwest Nazarene defeated the Wolves, 77-43, on Saturday night.
 
Coming off its first loss of the season, Northwest Nazarene (18-1, 10-1 GNAC) grabbed a 9-2 lead out of the gate to put immediate pressure on Western Oregon (6-11, 3-8 GNAC).

Keyonna Jones deposited five straight WOU points to help the Wolves close to within a point with the score 12-11, but an 11-point retaliation by the Nighthawks provided the home side a double-digit lead before the end of the first.
 
Another Jones' jumper, this time with 5:51 left in the second quarter, split the deficit to seven points (24-17) only for NNU to unleash a 14-4 spree to end the half for a 38-21 lead at the break. 
 
The Nighthawks continued their strong into the third quarter with a 10-0 run to double up the Wolves. 
 
WOU committed a season-high 36 turnovers in the game with the Nighthawks converting those miscues into 37 points.
  
Natalie DeLonge led WOU with 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting and added a team-high six rebounds. Jones finished with 11 points with a 4-for-4 performance at the free throw line. 
 
Avery Albrecht paced the Nighthawks with 26 points with 15 coming from a 5-of-8 night from beyond 3-point land. 
 
The Wolves held NNU to 39.4 percent shooting (28-of-71) from the floor for the Nighthawk's worst percentage since the middle of November—a span of 15 games.
 
Western Oregon will continue its road trip on Saturday when it faces Central Washington University. Opening tip against the Wildcats is set for 2 p.m. in Ellensburg, Washington.