Viking Jam kicks off WWU basketball season

Team scrimmages, a high-flying slam dunk contest, a heated three-point shootout and performances by the Western Washington University Cheerleading and Hip-Hop squads highlighted another great event at the 29th Annual Viking Jam held Thursday, November 5 at the MAC Gym at the Wade King Student Recreation Center on the WWU campus.

Freshman forward Daulton Hommes (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian) won the slam dunk contest, narrowly edging out high-flying junior Jeffrey Parker (Richmond, CA/Salesian).

The three-point shootout between the men’s and women’s squads came down to the wire with several sharpshooters putting on a display, but the men narrowly gained the win 48-45. Sophomore guardBrett Kingma (Mill Creek, WA/Oregon/WSU) hit 12 three-pointers, while the women were paced by 10 from junior guard Taylor Peacocke (Kenmore, WA/Inglemoor/Sacramento State) and 8 by freshman guard Amanda Lance (Buckley, WA/White River).

The WWU men (2-1 overall) returns to the court Sunday for an exhibition game vs. the Seattle Mountaineers at 2 pm at Whatcom Pavilion.

The WWU women are prepping for their season opener November 13 vs. Fresno Pacific at the Humboldt State Invitational.

For more photos from Viking Jam, check out the WWU Athletics website.