Western Oregon (10-11, 3-7) vs. #14 MSU Billings (19-4, 10-1)
Thursday, Feb. 8 | 7 p.m. | New PE Building (Monmouth, OR)
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Western Oregon (10-11, 3-7) vs. Seattle Pacific (8-13, 5-6)
Saturday, Feb. 10 | 2 p.m. | New PE Building (Monmouth, OR)
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GNAC STANDINGS | GNAC STATISTICS | WOU STATISTICS | WOU STAT RANKINGS
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SERIES HISTORY ...
VS. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
- All-time: 9-31
- Streak: Loss 4
- Last 10: 3-7
- Last win:Â Jan. 14, 2022 - 66-57 in Monmouth
- Last loss: Jan. 13, 2024 - 86-59 in Billings, Montana
- Earlier this season: The Wolves fell to the Yellowjackets 86-59 on Jan. 13. Three Wolves finished in double figures with Kiylynn Dawkins leading the way with 15 points to go along with four rebounds. Jodi Noyes had 14 points and a team-high six rebounds while Triniti Youngblood had 12 points. Dyauni Boyce led MSUB with 27 points and seven rebounds to go along with four assists. Kola Bad Bear had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.
VS. SEATTLE PACIFIC
- All-time: 8-48
- Streak: Loss 1
- Last 10: 2-8
- Last win: Feb. 4, 2023 - 57-52 in Seattle
- Last loss: Jan. 11, 2024 - 57-52 in Seattle
- Earlier this season: The Wolves fell to the Falcons by the exact score they had beat them in the previous year in Seattle, 57-52, on Jan. 11. The Wolves held a one-point lead going into the fourth before being outscored 19-13. McClave paced WOU with 23 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. Olivia Mayer led Seattle Pacific with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
THE WOLVES ...
SPLITS: Home 8-3 | Road 2-5 | Neutral 0-3
STREAK:Â Loss 2
LAST WEEK: Loss at Saint Martin's, 73-58
TEAM STATS (GNAC Ranking):
- PPG: 64.8Â (7th) | PPG Allowed: 65.7Â (6th) | Scoring Margin: -0.9Â (6th)
The Wolves fell on the road against Saint Martin's last week, 73-58. WOU was led by
Cali McClave as she had 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals while
Triniti Youngblood added 14 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
McClave is fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.0 points per game while
Bella Pedrojettic (10.7) and
Kiylynn Dawkins (10.0) are also averaging double figures. Dawkins is also 10th in the conference in rebounding (6.7) and third in field goal perentage (56.3). Youngblood is third in the conference in assists (4.0) while McClave is also second in the GNAC in steals (2.4).
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THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
#14 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS (19-4, 10-1)
SPLITS: Home 10-1 | Road 6-2 | Neutral 3-1
STREAK:Â Won 2
LAST WEEK: Win vs. Northwest Nazarene, 79-57 on Thursday; Win vs. Central Washington, 75-70 on Saturday
TEAM STATS (GNAC Ranking)
- PPG: 73.6 (1st) | PPG Allowed: 58.5Â (1st) | Scoring Margin: 15.0Â (1st)
The first-place Yellowjackets bounced back from a loss Jan. 27 to Western Washington with a pari of wins at home last week - including rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Central Washington behind 26 points and eight rebounds from Kola Bad Bear. MSUB is the top 3-point shootign team in the conference at 36.3 percent while hitting the second most in the conference at 7.9 per game. Bad Bear leads the team in scoring at 16.9 points per contest followed by Dyauni Boyce - who is ninth in the GNAC at 14.6 points per game.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (8-13, 5-6)
SPLITS: Home 7-2 | Road 0-9 | Neutral 1-2
STREAK:Â Won 2
LAST WEEK: Win vs. Central Washington, 76-65Â on Thursday; Win vs. Northwest Nazarene, 73-71 on Saturday
TEAM STATS (GNAC Ranking)
- PPG: 57.3 (8th) | PPG Allowed: 62.4Â (4th) | Scoring Margin: -5.1 (8th)
The Falcons broke a four-game losing streak last week with a pair of home wins, including rallying Saturday from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter by outscoring Northwest Nazarene 24-11 - capped by a Lyne Kearns bucket with 1.8 seconds left to win it for SPU. Olivia Mayer had a big game with 31 points and seven rebounds. Mayer is now eighth in the conference in scoring at 15.1 points per game along with being sixth in rebounding (7.6) and 10th in steals (1.5).
Heading into Thursday's game at Saint Martin's before heading to Monmouth, the Falcons are 0-9 on the road this season and overall have lost 11 straight true road games (not counting neutral site contests).
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WOLVES NOTES
MCCLAVE HITS 1,000 CAREER POINTS & MOVED TO NO. 2 IN 3-POINTERS ON WOU ALL-TIME LIST
WOU senior
Cali McClave reached the 1,000-point mark earlier this season and now sits at 1,219 points. She's now 39 points away from reaching the WOU all-time top five with Katie Torland (2007-10) in the No. 5 spot at 1,257 points. The all-time record is held by Leada Berkey (2004-08) with 1,558 points.
McClave also reached the No. 2 spot in 3-pointers made with 147 - passing Sydney Azorr (116 - 2014-18), Stacy Jepson (120 - 1989-92) and Shelly Potter (122 - 1992-96) this season. The all-time record is held by Sara Zahler (2007-11) with 172.
1. 1,558 - Leada Berkey, 2004-08
2. 1,520 - Lorrie Emery, 1991-94
3. 1,350 - Sandie Graves, 1994-96
4. 1,266 - Heather Laats, 1998-02
5. 1,257 - Katie Torland, 2007-10
6. 1,219 - Cali McClave 2019-present
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MCCLAVE WITH A QUARTER TO REMEMBER
Cali McClave was sizzling hot in the second quarter against nationally ranked Western Washington on Thursday, Jan. 18 - scoring 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting (2-for-2 from 3-point range). She scored every point for the Wolves in the quarter and finished the game with a game-high 26 points in the Wolves' loss to the Vikings in Monmouth.
