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Vikings’ White leadership sparks late-season run

After winning six of its final seven games of the regular season, the Western Washington University women’s basketball team has locked up the third seed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament, set to begin Wednesday, March 4, at 4:15 p.m. PST in Billings, Mont.

2015-03-04
WWU’s Anye Turner named first-team GNAC all-star

Western Washington University men’s basketball forward Anye Turner was a first-team selection among the 2014-15 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Stars announced on Monday, March 2, by the conference office.

Two Vikings were picked to the second team, guard…

2015-03-03
Western basketball teams learn foes in GNAC Tournament

It’s very simple for the WWU men’s and women’s basketball teams — three wins and they're in.

But because neither team currently appears among the top 10 in their respective West regional rankings, each Vikings squad will need to win all three games they could…

2015-03-02
WWU tops Simon Fraser in regular season finale

Forward Kiana Gandy came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points, helping Western Washington University defeat Simon Fraser University, 72-65, on Saturday, Feb. 28, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball contest at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.

2015-03-02
Three WWU women’s basketball named GNAC Academic All-Stars

Three members of the Western Washington University women’s basketball team were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Star team announced Tuesday, Feb. 24, by the conference office.

The trio includes forward Rachel Albert, guard Aleisha…

2015-02-25
WWU's Jeffrey Parker named GNAC Player of the Week

Western Washington University forward Jeffrey Parker has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 15-21.

It is the second weekly honor this season for Parker, a 6-foot-6 sophomore from Richmond, Calif. He helped the Vikings to road…

2015-02-25
WWU women edged by No.1 Alaska Anchorage, 81-78

Western Washington University’s attempt to upset NCAA Division II No.1 University of Alaska Anchorage fell just short as a potential game-tying 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer and the Seawolves claimed an 81-78 victory on Saturday, Feb. 21, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s…

2015-02-23
WWU men win seventh straight, beat Saint Martin’s

Forwards Jeffrey Parker and Joey Schreiber combined for 46 points, 31 of them in the first half, as Western Washington University won its seventh straight game, defeating Saint Martin’s University, 90-79, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball contest on Saturday, Feb. 21, at…

2015-02-23
WWU topple No. 15 and GNAC-leading Western Oregon, 73-50

Forward Jeffrey Parker scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the first half as Western Washington University ended nationally ranked Western Oregon University’s 11-game winning streak with a convincing 73-50 triumph on Thursday, Feb. 19, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s…

2015-02-20
WWU women roll past Alaska Fairbanks, 91-60

Guard Jenni White had a game-high 18 points on 8-of-11 field-goal shooting as Western Washington University defeated University of Alaska Fairbanks, 91-60, on Thursday, Feb. 19, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball contest at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.

2015-02-20
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