Viking women hold off Crusaders

Forward Trishi Williams and guard Corinn Waltrip each scored 14 points to pace a balanced attack as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Northwest Nazarene University 70-66 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday, Jan. 26, in Nampa, Idaho.

Center Britt Harris added 13 points for the Vikings who are No. 5 in this week's USA Today Sports/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll. It was the ninth straight victory for WWU, which improved to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in the GNAC.