Women's Basketball 1/11/2023 8:00:00 AM

WOU women head north to take on Simon Fraser, #6 Western Washington this week

WESTERN OREGON HEADING INTO THE WEEK | 2022-23 STATISTICS
Last week:

Jan. 5: L, 70-61 vs. Seattle Pacific (Paaluhi-Caulk 22 pts, C. McClave 7 reb, C. McClave 2 ast)
Jan. 7: L, 59-58 vs. MSU Billings (Arzner 17 pts, A. McClave 7 reb, C. McClave 3 ast)

Current Streak: Lost 2

Record Splits: Home: 1-2 Road: 3-4 Neutral: 3-0

Stat Leaders (GNAC Rank):

Scoring: Cali McClave - 16.0 ppg (5th)
Rebounding: Ana McClave - 7.8 rpg (6th)
Assists: Princy Paaluhi-Caulk - 3.1 apg (11th)
Steals: Cali McClave - 2.2 spg (3rd)
Blocks: Cali McClave - 0.5 bpg
3-pt FG: Cali McClave - 24

OPPONENTS THIS WEEK ... SI MON FRASER STATS | WESTERN WASHINGTON STATS
Simon Fraser

Last week:

Jan. 5: W, 66-61 at Northwest Nazarene (Wisotzki 23 pts, Cutler 13 reb, Swant 5 ast)
Jan. 7: W, 65-57 at #24 Central Washington (Wisotzki 16 pts, Cutler 8 reb, Swant 4 ast)

Current Streak: Won 2

Record Splits: Home: 1-2 Road: 4-0 Neutral 0-2

Stat Leaders (GNAC Rank):

Scoring: Jessica Wisotzki - 23.1 ppg (1st)
Rebounding: Gemma Cutler - 9.9 rpg (2nd)
Assists: Sophia Wisotzki - 4.0 apg (3rd)
Steals: Georgia Swant - 1.6 spg (T-10th)
Blocks: Gemma Cutler - 3.0 bpg (1st)
3-pt FG: Jessica Wisotzki - 25

#6 Western Washington

Last week:

Jan. 5: W, 82-70 at #24 Central Washington (Gimmaka 22 pts, Walling 9 reb, Olson 8 ast)
Jan. 7: W, 86-70 at Northwest Nazarene (Walling 21 pts, Walling 11 reb, Walling 4 ast)

Current Streak: Won 11

Record Splits: Home: 5-1 Road: 5-0 Neutral: 1-0

Stat Leaders:

Scoring: Brooke Walling - 14.7 ppg (9th in GNAC)
Rebounding: Brooke Walling - 9.8 rpg (3rd in GNAC)
Assists: Brooke Walling - 3.7 apg (4th in GNAC)
Steals: Brooke Walling - 1.5 spg
Blocks: Brooke Walling - 2.1 bpg (2nd in GNAC)
3-pt FG: Mason Oberg - 25

RECENT HISTORY VERSUS SFU, WWU
WOU vs. Simon Fraser
Streak: Lost 5
Last Season: L, 81-74 at SFU; L, 62-59 in Monmouth
Last Win: Jan. 19, 2019 - 69-65 at SFU
Series Record Since 2000-01 Season: 5-17

WOU vs. Western Washington
Streak: Lost 3
Last Season: L, 70-52 at WWU; L, 77-59 in Monmouth
Last Win: Jan. 2, 2020 - 73-70 (2OT) in Monmouth
Last Win at WWU: Feb. 23, 2008 - 65-57
Series Record Since 2000-01 Season: 5-37

WESTERN OREGON NOTES

C. McCLAVE RACKS UP MOST STEALS IN GAME FOR WOU SINCE 2015
WOU's Cali McClave tallied six steals against CSU San Bernardino on Dec. 18, the most steals for a Wolves player since Dana Goularte had seven Jan. 31, 2015. The school record is nine held by a trio of players - Julie Miller (1995-96), Pam Emery (1995-96) and Robin Parker (three times between 1985-87).

WOU SELECTED THE GNAC TEAM OF THE WEEK (DEC. 12 - RELEASE)
The Western Oregon women's basketball team was named the GNAC Team of the Week on Dec. 12 after going 2-0 the previous week with wins over Corban and Willamette to move to 6-2 overall and 6-0 in non-conference play. The Wolves opened the week with a 77-54 win on the road at Corban on Dec. 9 in Salem. Princy Paaluhi-Caulk paced four WOU players in double figures with 17 points while Ana McClave had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists and three steals, Kiylynn Dawkins added 14 point and Kylee Arzner had 12 points. The Wolves the next day played their home opener against Willamette, beating the Bearcats 67-51. Paaluhi-Caulk again led the Wolves with 20 points to go along with six rebounds and five steals. Cali McClave had 13 points while Dawkins added 12 points and six rebounds.

WOLVES PICKED NINTH IN GNAC PRESEASON POLL
The Western Oregon women's basketball team was selected to finish ninth in the GNAC Preseason Poll when it was released Oct. 21. The Wolves finished with 22 points, finishing ahead of Alaska (15) and behind Saint Martin's (27). Western Washington was picked first with 98 points and eight first points followed by Alaska Anchorage (84 points, one first-place vote) and Montana State Billings (81 points, one first-place vote). WOU went 9-17 overall and 5-13 in the GNAC last season - finishing eighth in the conference.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL
1. Western Washington (8), 98 pts.
2. Alaska Anchorage (1), 84 pts.
3. Montana St. Billings (1), 81 pts.
4. Central Washington, 67 pts.
5. Simon Fraser, 59 pts.
6. Northwest Nazarene, 55 pts.
7. Seattle Pacific, 42 pts.
8. Saint Martin's, 27 pts.
9. Western Oregon, 22 pts.
10. Alaska, 15 pts.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Kylee Arzner: F; 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman

#34 Kiylynn Dawkins: F; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

#13 Ana McClave: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#2 Cali McClave: G; 5' 9"; Junior

#22 Princy Paaluhi-Caulk: G; 5' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#30 Kylee Arzner
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

#34 Kiylynn Dawkins
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

#13 Ana McClave
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Cali McClave
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G

#22 Princy Paaluhi-Caulk
: 5' 3"; Senior
: G