MONMOUTH, Ore. --- A pair of teams on three-game win streaks that both rank in the top 20 in 3-pointers made per game collide on Saturday as the Western Oregon women's basketball team hits the road to take on Cal Poly Humboldt.
Western Oregon (6-3) at Cal Poly Humboldt (3-3)
3 p.m. SaturdayÂ
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Live Stats
All-Time: 22-15
Streak: Won 4
Last: 62-52 win at home (Dec. 21, 2024)
The teams heading in ...
- The Wolves enter on a three-game winning streak and are 6-3 on the season. WOU enters he contest ranked fourth in the nation in scoring (84.6) and 3-pointers per game (9.8), 11th in 3-point percentage (37.6) and first in fewest turnovers per game (10.3) and turnover-to-assist-ratio (1.56). Kylani Rookstool leads the Wolves in scoring (18.0) and is 13th in DII in 3-pointers per game (3.0) and 33rd in 3-point percentage (44.3).
- The Lumberjacks are also on a three-game winning streak after starting the season 0-3 (which included losses to GNAC schools Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington). Like WOU, CPH lets it fly from distance as it is 10th in DII in 3s per game (9.2). Kyori Lloyd leads the team at 15.4 points per game while Jordyn Smith is averaging a double-double (14.2 pts, 10.0 reb).
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Last time out ...
- The Wolves is coming off a 107-49 win over Warner Pacific on Wednesday - the most points in a game by WOU since scoring 113 against Alaska Anchorage in 2001. Rookstool led five Wolves in double figures with 25 points with 22 of those in the first half. Trinity Youngblood had 16 points and five steals, Enid Vaifanua had 14 points, five steals and four assists while Danyell Booker and Destiny Mora Lopez had 10 points apiece.
- The Jacks are coming off a 2-0 start to CCAA play last weekend at home, beating Stanislaus State 69-57 and UC Merced 94-55. In the win over Stanislaus State, Sienna Cherwinski had 16 points while Jordyn Smith had 14 points and 17 rebounds. In the win over Merced, Lloyd led five Jacks in double figures with 15.
WOU SEASON NOTES
Knocking off a ranked foe for the first time in 10 years ...
In WOU's 77-69 win on Dec. 6 over No. 16 Alaska Anchorage, it marked the first time the Wolves have defeated a ranked opponent since beating Seattle Pacific on Jan. 22, 2015. It broke a streak of 32-consecutive losses to ranked opponents.
Lighting up the scoreboard ...
The Wolves have come out on fire offensively as they are fourth in DII in scoring at 84.6 points per game. This includes hitting the century mark for the first time in 15 years in a 104-77 win over Evergreen State on Nov. 22 in Monmouth. WOU followed that up by scoring 107 in a win over Warner Pacific on Dec. 10 - the most points in a game since 2001 when WOU scored 113 against Alaska Anchorage.
Rookstool making quite the first impression ...
North Idaho transfer Kylani Rookstool is off to a hot start in her first season as a Wolf, leading the team in scoring (18.0 - 4th in GNAC), 3-pointers per game (3.0 - 2nd in GNAC, 13th in DII) and 3-point percentage (44.3 - 2nd in GNAC and 33rd in DII).
Wolves named GNAC Team of the Week (Dec. 8)
The Western Oregon women's basketball team was named the GNAC Team of the Week on Dec. 8 after starting GNAC play 2-0 - capping it off with a win over No. 16 Alaska Anchorage, the team's first win over a ranked opponent since 2015.
Taking care of the rock ...
The Wolves have started the season taking care of the ball as they are first in DII in fewest turnovers per game (10.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.56).
Sharpshooting Wolves ...
WOU early in the season has been connecting from distance as it is fourth in DII in 3-pointers per game (9.8) and 11th in 3-point percentage (37.6).
Wolves break 3-point record vs Evergreen State
WOU broke a 3-point school record and scored the most points in a game in 24 years in a 104-77 victory over Evergreen State on Nov. 22.
WOU hit a school-record 16 3-pointers - breaking the record of 15 set in 2017 - and the 104 points is the first time the Wolves have scored 100-plus since 2010 and is the most points since defeating Alaska Anchorage 113-51 in 2001.
