SERIES HISTORY ...
VS. SIMON FRASER
- All-time: 23-2
- First Meeting: 2011
- Streak: Won 4
- Last 10: 6-4
- Last win: Jan. 6, 2024 - 67-58 in Burnaby, British Columbia
- Last loss: Feb. 1, 2022 - 75-73 (OT) in Monmouth, Oregon
VS. WESTERN WASHINGTON
- All-time: 27-49
- First Meeting: 1937
- Streak: Lost 1
- Last 10: 6-4
- Last win: Jan. 28, 2023 - 72-70 in Bellingham, WA
- Last loss: Jan. 4, 2024 - 82-68 in Bellingham, WA
- Last win at home vs. WWU: Feb. 21, 2022 - 89-65 Â
THE WOLVES ...
LAST WEEK: Win at Alaska Anchorage, 55-53 on Thursday; Loss at Alaska, 72-67 on Saturday
STREAK:Â Lost 1
SPLITS: Home 2-5Â | Road 3-5Â | Neutral 0-2
TEAM STATS:
- PPG: 69.6Â (8th) | PPG Allowed: 77.1Â (9th) | Scoring Margin: -7.4Â (8th)
The Wolves split their trip to Alaska last week, beating Alaska Anchorage 55-53 on Thursday thanks to a
Jason Gallant 3-pointer with less than two seconds remaining before falling at Alaska 72-67 despite a career-high 31 points from
Kris Cook.
Another big week for Cook moved him into the top 10 in the conference in scoring at 14.0 points per game while
Cameron Benzel is 11th at 13.4 per game and Gallant is 15th at 12.8 points per game. Benzel ranks first in the GNAC in field goal percentage (60.6), second in blocks (1.2) and fourth in the conference in rebounding (7.5). Gallant ranks third in the GNAC in assists per game (3.5). Cook is eighth in the GNAC in steals (1.4), sixth in 3-pointers per game (2.2) and 10th in 3-point percentage (40.0).
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS ...
SIMON FRASER (3-17, 1-8)
LAST WEEK: Loss at Northwest Nazarene, 69-51 on Thursday; Loss at Central Washington, 92-68 on Saturday
STREAK:Â Lost 3
SPLITS: Home 2-7Â | Road 1-7Â | Neutral 0-3
TEAM STATS
- PPG: 65.6Â (10th)Â | PPG Allowed: 76.4Â (8th) | Scoring Margin: -10.8Â (10th)
The Red Leafs dropped their third in a row with a pair of losses on the road last week and have lost seven in a row on the road. Elliot Dimaculangan leads SFU in scoring at 11.5 points per game while David Penny is second at 10.7 points per contest while he's sixth in the GNAC at 3.2 assists per game.
WESTERN WASHINGTON (12-8, 4-5)
LAST WEEK: Loss at Central Washington, 97-75 on Thursday; Loss at Northwest Nazarene, 75-72 on Saturday
STREAK:Â Lost 2
SPLITS: Home 7-2Â | Road 1-4Â | Neutral 4-2
TEAM STATS:
- PPG: 92.8 (1st) | PPG Allowed: 83.7Â (10th) | Scoring Margin: +9.1 (4th)
The Vikings are coming off a pair of road losses last week as they are just 1-4 on the road this season - having lost their last four road games (all in GNAC play).Â
Uptempo WWU is the top scoring team in the GNAC at 92.8 points per game - though they are allowing the most points per game at 83.7 with a scoring margin of plus-9.1, fourth in the GNAC. The Vikings feature two of the top five scorers in the conference with Kai Johnson leading the GNAC at 22.4 points per game (seventh in D-II) while Will Wilson is fifth in the conference at 15.5 points per game.Â
