WESTERN OREGON WOLVES (7-8, 3-4)
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Head Coach: Jessica Peatross
Record at WOU: 17-21 (2nd Season)

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
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vs. Northwest Nazarene (11-5, 5-2)

• 5:15 p.m. Thursday
• Monmouth, Oregon
• All-Time: 44-45 · Last 10: 2-8 · Streak: Won 2
• Last Loss: Dec. 3, 2022 at NNU (67-58)

vs. Central Washington (12-4, 5-2)

• 2 p.m. Saturday
• Monmouth, Oregon
• All-Time: 17-35 · Last 10: 2-8 · Streak: Lost 1
• Last Win: Feb. 25, 2023 at CWU (83-72)

QUICK TEAM SUMMARIES

• The Wolves at 3-4 are tied for the sixth spot in the GNAC with Saint Martin's. The top six teams make it to the GNAC Championships.
• Ciona Wells continues to emerge as one of the top freshmen in the GNAC as she leads the conference in assists (4.8 per game) while averaging 8.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. She also leads the team and is third in the GNAC in minutes per game at 34.9.
• Northwest Nazarene sits in a three-way tie for second in the conference at 5-2 and is No. 2 in the conference in scoring at 74.1 points per game (35th in D-II).
• Kendall Clark leads the Nighthawks in scoring (15.3 ppg, 5th in the GNAC) , rebounding (7.8, 4th in GNAC) and field goal percentage (60.6, 1st in the GNAC, 8th in D-II). Madeline Gebers is also one to watch for NNU (11.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.8 spg, 39 3s).
• Central Washington is also 5-2 and tied for second in the GNAC. The Wildcats are one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country - ranking second in D-II in 3-point percentage (39.1) and eighth in 3-pointers per game (9.3).
• CWU features two of the top three scorers in the GNAC: Asher Cal (18.4) and Sunny Huerta (18.0)

LAST TIME OUT

• The Wolves are coming off a 59-53 loss at Saint Martin's on Saturday - a game they played without leading scorer Bella Pedrojetti. Enid Vaifanua and Mya India Thomas pace WOU with 11 points apiece.
• NNU is coming off a big week where it knocked off No. 6 MSU Billings 75-69 on Thursday led by Kendall Clark's 23 points before defeating Seattle Pacific 88-84 on Saturday - getting 20 points off the bench from Beau Bruegman.
• CWU also won both games, beating SPU 88-65 on Thursday before beating No. 6 MSU Billings 48-45 on Saturday with Huerta scoring a game-high 22 points.

WOU NOTES

Wolves in D-II Top 50 Stat Rankings

Bella Pedrojetti

• 13th 3-pointers per game (2.86)
• 30th 3-point percentage (40.4)
• 48th 3-pointers (40)

Ciona Wells

• 24th Assists per game (4.8)*
• 28th Assist/turnover ratio (2.0)
• 43rd Assists (72)

Natalie Brown

• 49th Rebounds per game (8.9)*

*Leads GNAC

Wolves drain season-best 11 3-pointers in win over Seattle Pacific, most since 2017
WOU in a key 78-67 win at Seattle Pacific on Jan. 11 set season bests for 3-pointers (11) and 3-point percentage (47.8).  It's tied for the most 3-pointers since Jan. 14, 2017, when WOU hit a school-record 15 at MSU Billings (also hit 11 Jan. 11, 2022 against Alaska Fairbanks) and for the third most since the 2011-12 season.

Most WOU 3-pointers in game since 2010-11 season

• 15 at MSU Billings, Jan. 14, 2017
• 12 at Saint Martin's, Nov. 10, 2012
• 11 at Seattle Pacific, Jan. 11, 2025
• 11 at Alaska Fairbanks, Jan. 11, 2022
• 11 at Simon Fraser, Jan. 6, 2011

Pedrojetti's 7 3s at Alaska second most in WOU history, 36 points most since 2008
Bella Pedrojetti exploded for her second 30-plus point game by scoring 36 points - draining seven 3-pointers in the process - during the Wolves' win at Alaska on Dec. 5. The seven 3-pointers is the second most in WOU history and the most since Shelby Snook tied the school record of eight against Montana State Billings in 2017 (Joanne Steffey hit eight against Linfield in the 1990-91 season).

Pedrojetti's 36 points - two better than her career-high 34 set in the season opener against Multnomah - is the most by a Wolf since Leada Berkey scored a school-record 45 points against Central Washington on Feb. 21, 2008. It's the 10th time in program history a player has scored 36 or more points in a game and Pedrojetti is the sixth player to do it (Lead Berkey and Sandie Graves scored 36 or more three times and Casey Cosler, Jodi Siddall and Shelley Potter each did it once). Berkey and Pedrojetti are the only two to score 35 or more in the Wolves' NCAA era (since the 2000-01 season).

35 or more points, WOU history

• 45 Leada Berkey at Central Washington, Feb. 21, 2008
• 43 Sandie Graves at Eastern Oregon, 1995-96
• 41 Casey Cosler vs. Eastern Oregon, 1986-87
• 40 Sandie Graves vs. Humboldt State, 1995-96
• 39 Jodi Siddall at Warner Pacific, 1982-83
• 38 Leada Berkey vs. Cascade, Nov. 15, 2006
• 38 Sandie Graves at Humboldt State, 1995-96
• 36 Bella Pedrojetti at Alaska, Dec. 5, 2024
• 36 Leada Berkey vs. Stanislaus State (Nampa, Idaho), Nov. 24, 2007
• 36 Shelly Potter at Columbia Christian, 1992-93
• 35 Casey Cosler vs. George Fox-H, 1986-87

Frosh Wells' 11 assists at Alaska most in nearly 22 years for Wolves
Freshman Ciona Wells became the sixth WOU player to reach double figures in assists in the program's NCAA era (since 2000) when she had 11 in a win over Alaska on Dec. 5 in Fairbanks. It's the sixth time a player has reached double figures in assists - most recently done by Triniti Youngblood last season at Alaska (10 on Jan. 27, 2024). The 11 assists for Wells is the most since Erica Matthews had 11 against Concordia on Dec. 20, 2022, and is the most by a WOU player on the road in the Wolves' NCAA era.

WOU double-digit assists in NCAA Era (Since 2000)

• 13* Becky Gregory vs. Alaska (Dec. 6, 2001)
• 11 Ciona Wells at Alaska (Dec. 5, 2024)
• 11 Erica Matthews vs. Concordia (Dec. 20, 2002)
• 11 Shannon Copple vs. Alaska (Nov. 30, 2000)
• 10 Triniti Youngblood at Alaska (Jan. 27, 2024)
• 10 Becky Gregory vs. Saint Martin's (Feb. 2, 2001)
• *Tied for school record with Julie Miller (1994-95) and Carrie Tobey (1989-90)

Vaifuna flirts with triple-double against Willamette
WOU guard Enid Vaifuna nearly went for a triple-double against Willamette on Nov. 23 in Monmouth, going for 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. A Western Oregon player hasn't had a triple-double in its NCAA era (since 2001). The GNAC has had seven triple-doubles in the conference's history - the last coming Jan. 12, 2023 (Samantha Bowman of Central Washington - 15 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Alaska Anchorage).

Brown with quite the WOU debut with 17 boards in opener
Natalie Brown in her first game for WOU scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the Wolves' win over Multnomah on Nov. 10. The 17 rebounds is tied for the most rebounds since Heather Laats grabbed 18 on Jan. 26, 2002. It was the fifth time since Latts' 18 rebound-game in 2002 that a Wolf has grabbed 17 rebounds (last done in 2022 by Meadow Aragon).

30th Anniversary of WOU's first of back-to-back NAIA National Titles
The Western Oregon women's basketball team owns the athletic department's two team national titles, winning them back-to-back in 1994-95 and 1995-96 (WOU finished as national runner-up in 1993-94). The 1994-95 team, coached by Rusty Rogers, went 23-9 and finished the season on a eight-game winning streak - capped with a 75-67 win over current GNAC foe Northwest Nazarene in the title game in Monmouth. The 1995-96 went 31-4 and won in the title game 80-77 over Huron (S.D.) in Angola, Indiana. From the 1990-91 to the 1998-99 seasons, the Wolves made the national tournament eight out of nine years and went a combined 217-85 (.719).