Viking women win up-and-down game

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule maker certainly made things difficult on the Western Washington University women's basketball team the past eight days.

But then again, the Vikings haven't been making things very easy on themselves, either.

Though Western didn't get off to the sluggish first-half start that caused them trouble during the first two outings in a three-game homestand Saturday, July 19, against Montana State Billings, the Vikings still suffered through numerous peaks and valleys.

The good news was they still played well enough to get the same result they did in the first two games. Corinn Waltrip scored a game-high 24 points and Sydney Donaldson had a nice game off the bench with eight points and 13 rebounds to help WWU hold on for a 78-76 victory over the scrappy Yellowjackets.