MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Western Oregon Wolves pulled away late for a 77-62 victory over Central Washington Saturday at NPE Gym on senior night.

For the Wolves it was their seventh straight win over the Wildcats in the series and the 10th win in their last 11 meetings.

Western Oregon (19-8, 12-6 GNAC) stretched their lead out to 12 points in the first half before Central Washington (11-15, 5-13 GNAC) made a push in the closing minutes to make it a 37-33 lead for the Wolves at the break.

Jeryn Lucas scored 13 of his 22 points in the first half to lead all scorers, but no other CWU player contributed more than five points in the first half.

Leading 32-20 with 4:42 left in the first half, the Wolves had their lead cut to four after a 13-5 run for the Wildcats to close the period.

CWU opened up the second half making another push and eventually taking the lead shortly in the game. Zellie Hudson's layup at the 14:20 mark of the second half gave Central their first lead. It would not last long, however. They would only hold an advantage for 4:33 of the contest.

Trailing by two with 12 minutes left in the game, the Wolves went on a 17-3 run over the next six minutes to stretch their lead out and put the win away. They led by as many as 20 in the game, out-scoring the Wildcats 30-13 over the final 12 minutes.

The Wolves got offense out of 10 different players Saturday night, led by the 15 points of Brandell Evans. Evans scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, leading all scorers after the break. The senior finished just two points shy of his career-high that he set earlier this season against Westminster College.

All four seniors that were honored on the floor after the game got the start in their final appearance at NPE Gym. Additionally, all four scored at least eight points in the contest.

Buster Souza tacked on 10 points on an efficient 5-for-6 shooting night, Bryan Berg added on nine points, all from 3-point range, and Kaleb Warner rounded out the senior scoring with eight points in 22 minutes of work.

Western Oregon has clinched a place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament and will head to Bellingham, Wash. in two weeks to begin their postseason push.

Next up for WOU are visits to Western Washington and Simon Fraser next week to close out the regular season. They begin with a meeting with the Vikings Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.