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Great Northwest Athletic Conference 6901 SE Lake Rd. Suite 1 Portland, OR 97267-2194 503.305.8756 Contact: Evan O Kelly 2013-14 Women s Basketball Report 15 Week 14 (Feb. 18, 2014) 2013-14 Standings Conf. Overall W L W L H A N Montana State Billings 12 2 20 5 13-0 5-2 2-3 Simon Fraser 11 4 16 6 11-2 5-3 0-1 Western Washington 11 4 15 8 8-2 6-4 1-2 Alaska Anchorage 9 5 16 6 10-2 6-4 0-0 Seattle Pacific 8 6 15 7 7-3 5-4 3-0 Saint Martin s 8 6 14 9 9-1 4-5 1-3 Northwest Nazarene 6 9 13 10 9-4 4-6 0-0 Alaska Fairbanks 3 11 9 13 5-6 4-7 0-0 Western Oregon 3 11 6 16 5-8 1-6 0-2 Central Washington 1 14 6 17 3-8 1-7 2-2 LAST WEEK: Monday Alaska Anchorage 73 at Western Oregon 47 Thursday Central Washington 47 at Seattle Pacific 68; Northwest Nazarene 72 at MSU Billings 90; Saint Martin s 52 at Western Washington 69; Western Oregon 50 at Simon Fraser 70 Saturday Alaska Fairbanks 68 at Alaska Anchorage 88; Central Washington 39 at MSU Billings 60; Northwest Nazarene 75 at Seattle Pacific 67; Saint Martin s 59 at Simon Fraser 70; Western Oregon 55 at Western Washington 63. THIS WEEK: Thursday - Simon Fraser at Alaska Anchorage, 5:15 p.m.; Western Washington at Alaska Fairbanks, 5:15 p.m.; MSU Billings at Western Oregon 7 p.m.; Seattle Pacific at Saint Martin s, 7 p.m. Saturday Western Washington at Alaska Anchorage, 5:15 p.m.; Simon Fraser at Alaska Fairbanks, 5:15 p.m.; Central Washington at Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m.; MSU Billings at Saint Martin s 7 p.m.; Seattle Pacific at Western Oregon, 2 p.m. POLLS: WBCA (Feb. 18) 25. Montana State Billings. Goularte, WOU (2.14) F.G. Pct. 28. Jordan Wilson, UAF (54.8) F.T. Pct. 10. Chelsie Luke, NNU (90.2) 14. Suzanna Ohlsen, SPU (89.9) Pts./Gm. 6. Erin Chambers, SFU (22.7) 22. Katie Benson, SPU (20.0) Rbnd./Gm. 22. Janiel Olson, MSUB (10.4) Stls./Gm. 3. Kiki Robertson, UAA (3.64) 5. Taylor Simmons, NNU (3.43) 3- Pt. F.G./Gm. 23. Katie Colard, WWU (2.74). DOUBLE- DOUBLES (Through Feb. 18): 7 Katie Benson, SPU; Dana Goularte, WOU; Megan Hingston, NNU 4 Jordan Wilson, UAF; Jasmine Parker, CWU; Chelsea Haskey, SMU; Janiel Olson, MSUB; Rebecca Langmead, SFU 3 - Jessica VanDyke, CWU; Sydney Donaldson, WWU; Meg Wilson, SFU; Sarah Hill, WWU 2 four with 1 10 with. RED LION PLAYER OF THE WEEK Megan Hingston, Northwest Nazarene (G, 5-9, Sr., Keizer, OR McNary) scored 20 points in the Crusaders first-ever win at Seattle Pacific on Saturday, and also logged four rebounds and an assist in the critical victory to help keep NNU s hopes for a GNAC tournament berth alive. The instrumental performance came two nights after a 14-point 7- rebound effort against conference-leading MSUB. Hingston currently leads the Crusaders in scoring average (16.0) and rebounding (7.7), and ranks fifth in the GNAC in both categories. Honorable Mention Sarah Hill, Western Washington (F, 6-3, Sr., Richmond, VA Lloyd C. Bird/Maryland-Baltimore County); Megan Wiedeman, Saint Martin s (F, 6-0, So., Sammamish, WA Skyline); Jenna Buchanan, Alaska Anchorage (G, 5-8, So., Galena, AK Galena); Quinn Peoples, Montana State Billings (F, 5-11, Jr., Butte, MT Butte Central Catholic). NCAA STATISTICS (Through Feb. 16) TEAM (Top 30): Ast./T.O. Ratio 11. MSU Billings (1.18) Ast./Gm. 12. Alaska Anchorage (17.6) Blk./Gm. 15. Seattle Pacific (4.8) 18. Western Washington (4.7) 24. Simon Fraser (4.5) F.G. Pct. 17. Western Washington (45.7) F.T. Pct. 4. Northwest Nazarene (78.9) 19. Seattle Pacific (76.3) Fls./Gm. 3. Montana State Billings (14.7) Reb. Margin 9. Montana State Billings (8.5) Scoring Margin 18. Alaska Anchorage (13.4) 27. Montana State Billings (11.3) Scoring 6. Alaska Anchorage (82.4) Stls./Gm. 2. Alaska Anchorage (15.1) 3- Pt. F.G. Def. 3. Simon Fraser (23.4) 6. Alaska Fairbanks (24.9) 3- Pt. F.G./Gm. 20. Montana State Billings (7.6) T.O. Margin 3. Alaska Anchorage (7.32) T.O./Gm. 3. Montana State Billings (12.0) W- L- T Pct. 24. Montana State Billings (.800). INDIVIDUAL (Top 30): Ast./T.O. Ratio 16. Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (2.07) Ast./Gm. 7. Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (5.7) 14. Kiki Robertson, UAA (5.1) 27. Ally Schmitt, CWU (4.9) Blks./Gm. 21. Rebecca Langmead, SFU (2.41) 28. Dana JACKETS EXTEND STREAK TO 10: With two more victories last week, MSUB extended its winning streak to a GNAC-high 10 games and moved one step closer to capturing the regular season title. Quinn Peoples produced a career weekend for MSUB, coming off the bench on Thursday with a game-high 23 points on 7-of-14 from beyond the arc. Peoples effort, along with 18 points from Bobbi Knudsen and double-digits from three other Yellowjackets, propelled MSUB to a resonating 90-72 win over Northwest Nazarene. Janiel Olson logged a doubledouble with a dozen points and 10 rebounds, and also had five assists in MSUB s first game of the week. On Saturday, the Jackets welcomed Central Washington to Alterowitz Gym and held the Wildcats to just 39 points as MSUB moved to a perfect 13-0 at home this season. Knudsen had 18 more points and six more assists, and Chelsea Banis (12) and Olson (11) each recorded double-digit rebound totals. Peoples contributed 10 more points, earning the start after Thursday s breakout performance. MSUB maintained its grip on first place in the GNAC standings, but Simon Fraser and Western Washington remain just 1.5 games behind in a tie for second place. The

Yellowjackets hit the road for the final time this regular season, taking on Western Oregon on Thursday in Monmouth and Saint Martin s on Saturday in Lacey. No. 25 MSUB Top Performers 2/13 def. NNU 90-72 2/15 def. CWU 60-39 Bobbi Knudsen 36 18.0 11 5.5 12 6.0 Quinn Peoples 33 16.5 5 2.5 3 1.5 Janiel Olson 2 1.0 12 6.0 0 0.0 Kayleen Goggins 3 1.5 7 3.5 1 0.5 Bobbi Knudsen 13-24.542 5-11.455 5-7.714 Quinn Peoples 10-29.345 10-25.400 3-4.750 HILL SHINES, VIKINGS WIN A PAIR: Sarah Hill continued her all-gnac caliber senior campaign last weekend, helping the Vikings to a pair of victories to keep pace with MSUB and Simon Fraser in the GNAC standings. On Thursday, Hill notched a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Jenni White led the scoring with 17 points and Sydney Donaldson just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 boards in a 69-52 win over Saint Martin s. Hill was again stellar against Western Oregon on Saturday, logging 13 points with nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and a steal in the 63-55 win. Tia Briggs contributed 12 points off the bench on Saturday, and Donaldson poured in 11 to push the Vikings win streak up to four games. WWU faces a challenging trip to Alaska this week to face Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday and Alaska Anchorage on Saturday. WWU Top Performers 2/13 def. SMU 69-52 2/15 def. WOU 63-55 Sarah Hill 24 12.0 20 10.0 6 3.0 Jenni White 23 11.5 4 2.0 15 7.5 Sarah Hill 3 1.5 14 7.0 6 3.0 Sydney Donaldson 3 1.5 12 6.0 5 2.5 Jenni White 9-19.474 4-11.364 1-3.333 Katie Colard 8-24.333 4-17.235 2-4.500 SFU STAYS IN SECOND: Simon Fraser captured a pair of victories last week to push its winning streak to four and make it eight wins in the last nine games for the Clan. SFU got ahead of Western Oregon early on Thursday and never looked back, leading the Wolves 35-14 at the half and wrapping up a 70-50 win. Rebecca Langmead led all scorers with 24 points and completed a double-double with a dozen rebounds. GNAC leading scorer Erin Chambers was close behind with 23 points, and also had four rebounds, four assists and a block for SFU. Kia Van Laare came up with 11 big points off the bench for Bruce Langford s club. On Saturday, the Clan took care of business against Saint Martin s, again jumping to a significant halftime lead at 39-18. Chambers went on to top the bill with 16 points, while Van Laare had 15 and Meg Wilson 13 off the bench on Senior Night for SFU. With first place in its sights, Simon Fraser embarks on the journey north to Alaska this weekend, facing Alaska Anchorage Thursday and Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday. The Clan will monitor the play of their travel partner WWU closely, as seeding for the conference championships and perhaps even the regular season title could come down to the season-ending Border Battle in Bellingham on March 1. SFU Top Performers 2/13 def. WOU 70-50 2/15 def. SMU 70-59 Erin Chambers 39 19.5 9 4.5 7 3.5 Rebecca Langmead 30 15.0 16 8.0 1 0.5 Rebecca Langmead 0 0.0 12 6.0 5 2.5 Erin Chambers 3 1.5 7 3.5 2 1.0 Kia Van Laare 8-23.348 6-18.333 4-4 1.00 Erin Chambers 15-28.536 4-12.333 5-8.625 HINGSTON HELPS CRUSADERS HANG ON: After falling to MSU Billings 90-72 on Thursday, NNU senior Megan Hingston stepped up with 20 points against Seattle Pacific as the Crusaders defeated the Falcons inside Brougham Pavilion for the first time in program history. Hingston also had four rebounds and an assist in 31 minutes of action, and Chelsie Luke contributed a 16-point 7-rebound performance in the historic victory. On Thursday, Luke had 16 points and Hingston had 14, but the Crusaders could not overcome a 10-point halftime deficit in the loss to the Yellowjackets. Cierra White (11), Leslie Warwick (11) and Taylor Simmons (10), ensured that all five of NNU s starters scored in double figures, but the Crusader bench scored just 10 points combined in the loss. With three games to play, NNU sits 2.5 games out of the sixth and final playoff spot in the conference standings. The good news for NNU is that its final three games are at home, one of which comes against a team it is jockeying for position with in Saint Martin s. This week, NNU hosts travel partner Central Washington on Saturday, before next Thursday s pivotal matchup against the Saints in Nampa. NNU Top Performers 2/13 L at MSUB 90-72 2/15 def. SPU 75-67 Megan Hingston 34 17.0 11 5.5 2 1.0 Chelsie Luke 32 16.0 12 6.0 2 1.0 Taylor Simmons 4 2.0 5 2.5 0 0.0 Chelsie Luke 1 0.5 7 3.5 0 0.0 Chelsie Luke 9-21.429 4-10.40010-10 1.00 Megan Hingston15-30.500 0-0.000 4-6.667 FALCONS SPLIT WITH CWU, NNU: Katie Benson logged 20 points while adding eight rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in a 68-47 win over Central Washington on Thursday. Sophomore Brianne Lasconia

came up with 14 points off the bench for SPU, and Suzanna Ohlsen totaled 13 points, two rebounds, three assists and a game-high five steals in the win. Benson was even better on Saturday against NNU with 25 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, two assists and a steal, but the Falcons got just nine points from their bench in the 75-67 loss. Maddey Pflaumer played a key role for SPU, grabbing 10 rebounds against CWU on Thursday and adding seven more with five points and two assists in the home loss on Saturday. SPU is now 2-3 in its last five games, after having won five in a row dating back to Jan. 11. The Falcons take on Saint Martin s and Western Oregon this week before welcoming the Alaska schools on the final weekend of the regular season Feb. 27 March 1. SPU could punch its ticket to the GNAC tournament with a pair of victories this week. SPU Top Performers 2/13 def. CWU 68-47 2/15 L to NNU 75-67 Katie Benson 45 22.5 16 8.0 4 2.0 Suzanna Ohlsen 29 14.5 6 3.0 5 2.5 Katie Benson 4 2.0 11 5.5 4 2.0 Maddey Pflaumer 0 0.0 14 7.0 2 1.0 Katie Benson 17-28.607 2-3.667 9-11.818 Suzanna Ohlsen 11-26.423 3-9.333 4-4 1.00 UAA WINS BATTLE OF ALASKA: Outscoring Alaska Fairbanks by 10 points in each half, Alaska Anchorage notched a victory over its in-state rival in the teams lone game of the week. Jenna Buchanan was outstanding in the 88-68 triumph, leading all scorers with 19 points and turning in five rebounds, five assists and a steal for UAA. Alli Madison added a dozen points and six assists for UAA, while Jessica Madison (11) and KeKe Wright (10) each scored in double figures off the bench for Ryan McCarthy. UAA sits in sole possession of fourth place in the conference standings, and will battle the two teams directly above it this week in Simon Fraser on Thursday and Western Washington on Saturday. UAA Top Performers 2/15 def. UAF 88-68 Jenna Buchanan 19 19.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 Kylie Burns 9 9.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 Kylie Burns 1 1.0 7 3.5 0 0.0 Christina Davis 2 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 Jenna Buchanan 7-11.636 3-3 1.00 2-2 1.00 Jessica Madison 2-7.286 1-4.250 6-6 1.00 WILDCATS LOSE A PAIR: Courtney Johnson defended her reputation as a threat from long distance against Seattle Pacific on Thursday, converting 3-of-5 shots from beyond the arc to lead the Wildcats with 12 points in the loss. Amber Moser paced CWU on the boards with seven points and seven rebounds. On Saturday, Jasmine Parker carried CWU s offense with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Moser contributed 10 points with five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block. Central Washington faces NNU in the teams lone game this week, before wrapping up its 2013-14 slate at home against Western Oregon and Saint Martin s on Feb. 27 March 1. CWU Top Performers 2/13 L at SPU 68-47 2/15 L at MSUB 60-39 Jasmine Parker 19 9.5 10 5.0 0 0.0 Amber Moser 17 8.5 12 6.0 2 1.0 Amber Moser 1 0.5 8 4.0 2 1.0 Jasmine Parker 0 0.0 9 4.5 1 0.5 Courtney Johnson5-13.385 4-11.364 3-4.750 Jasmine Parker 9-12.750 0-1.000 1-2.500 SAINTS SNAP 3-GAME STREAK: Saint Martin s lost momentum in the GNAC standings last week with a pair of tough road losses to Western Washington and Simon Fraser. On Thursday, Chelsea Haskey had another strong performance, netting 14 points with five rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks. No other Saint scored in double figures on the night however, as SMU was held to 22 firsthalf points and 52 on the night overall. On Saturday, Brooke Paulson led SMU with 12 points, while Haskey had eight with five more rebounds and three more steals. Krista Stabler and Megan Wiedeman each had 11 points off the bench, while the latter turned in an impressive double-double with 16 rebounds to go along with her scoring total. Despite the setback, SMU remains in strong position to receive a GNAC tournament berth, currently sitting in a tie for fifth place with SPU in the GNAC standings at 8-6 in conference action. The Saints welcome tough competition in Seattle Pacific and MSU Billings this weekend, in a pair of games that should have a significant impact on the conference standings. SMU Top Performers 2/13 L at WWU 69-52 2/15 L at SFU 70-59 Chelsea Haskey 22 11.0 10 5.0 0 0.0 Megan Wiedeman 16 8.0 21 10.5 2 1.0 Chelsea Haskey 6 3.0 6 3.0 2 1.0 Megan Wiedeman 2 1.0 12 6.0 2 1.0 Brooke Paulson 8-18.444 5-11.455 0-1.000 Megan Wiedeman5-14.357 0-1.000 6-10.600 FOWLER NOTCHES SEASON-HIGH FOR WOU: Western Oregon senior Melissa Fowler logged a season-high 16 points for Western Oregon on Saturday as the Wolves fell 63-55 against Western Washington in Bellingham. Fowler also had five rebounds and three assists in the loss, following a solid 11-point 4-rebound effort on Thursday. Dana Goularte led the Wolves in a 70-50 loss to Simon Fraser, with 13 points, seven rebounds, three steals, two assists and a pair of

blocks. Kelsey Henry turned in 11 points off the bench on Thursday, and 10 more when she earned the start on Saturday. Chantel Divilbiss was WOU s other player in double figures against the Vikings, notching 12 points with five rebounds, three steals and an assist. Western Oregon hosts conference-leading MSU Billings on Thursday, and Seattle Pacific on Saturday in its final home contests of the 2013-14 season. WOU Top Performers 2/13 L at SFU 70-50 2/15 L at WWU 63-55 Melissa Fowler 27 13.5 9 4.5 4 2.0 Dana Goularte 25 12.5 9 4.5 3 1.5 Dana Goularte 5 2.5 6 3.0 3 1.5 Kelsey Henry 2 1.0 10 5.0 0 0.0 Kelsey Henry 8-13.615 0-1.000 5-5 1.00 Melissa Fowler 12-21.571 0-0.000 3-5.600 NANOOKS FALL TO ALASKA RIVAL: Freshman Victoria Milton led Alaska Fairbanks with 15 points on Saturday, but the Nanooks could not overcome a 10-point halftime deficit in an 88-68 loss to in-state rival Alaska Anchorage at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Milton also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals for UAF, while Benissa Bulaya turned in 13 points and led the team with five assists and three steals. Autumn Childers was UAF s other double-digit scorer with 11 off the bench, and Brianna Kirk had a team-high eight rebounds for the Nanooks. UAF hosts Western Washington and Simon Fraser this weekend, in the Nanooks final home stand of the 2013-14 season. UAF Top Performers 2/15 L at UAA 88-68 Victoria Milton 15 15.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 Benissa Bulaya 13 13.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 Victoria Milton 2 2.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 Benissa Bulaya 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 Autumn Childers 4-8.500 3-5.600 0-0.000 Benissa Bulaya 4-5.800 1-1 1.00 4-6.667 2013-14 RED LION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week of Feb. 3-9: Chelsea Haskey, SMU (F, 6-1, Sr., Olympia, WA Black Hills) scored 28 points and also had 12 rebounds, four steals and a pair of blocks leading the Saints to home wins over Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks. She had 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals in Thursday s 56-46 win over UAA. On Saturday, she netted 15 points and also had seven rebounds to key a 67-66 win over UAF. Week of Jan. 27 Feb. 2 - Taylor Simmons, NNU (G, 5-8, So., Middleton, ID Middleton) scored 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds last week as the Crusaders defeated Alaska Fairbanks 86-81 and lost by just two to Alaska Anchorage on the road. Simmons was instrumental in both victories, dishing out 13 assists and providing a conferencehigh 12 steals on the weekend. The sophomore point guard also shot.476 (10-for-21) from the field and.789 (15-for-19) from the foul line in the victories. Simmons also played a team-high 68 minutes in the two games. Week of Jan. 20-26: Erin Chambers, SFU (G/F, 6-1, Jr., Mission, BC Heritage Park) led Simon Fraser to a pair of victories as she scored 64 points while shooting.629 (22-for- 35) from the floor and.412 (7-for-17) from 3-point range. Chambers also converted 13-of-14 free throws and grabbed 10 rebounds while playing all 80 minutes for the Clan last week. On Thursday, the junior helped SFU edge Alaska Fairbanks by two points as she scored 30 points and hauled in five rebounds. Chambers was even better in a four-point victory over Alaska Anchorage on Saturday, notching 34 points, five more rebounds and three assists. Chambers maintained her spot atop the GNAC scoring leaders, boosting her average to 22.8 points per game as she has scored a conference-high 387 points so far in 2013-14. Week of Jan. 13-19: Sarah Hill, WWU (F, 6-3, Sr., Richmond, VA Maryland-Baltimore County) scored 27 points and grabbed a GNAC-high 30 rebounds to help WWU to a pair of victories that extended the Vikings winning streak to four games. Hill shot 10-for-22 from the field while averaging 32.0 minutes per contest last week. The senior also contributed three blocks, three steals and an assist. On Thursday, Hill notched a big double-double as she led all scorers and rebounders with 18 points and 16 boards in a 78-58 triumph over Western Oregon. Hill just missed a doubledouble on Saturday, scoring nine points and turning in a game-high 14 rebounds in WWU s 79-73 win over first-place Saint Martin s in Lacey. The wins propelled WWU into a four-way tie atop the GNAC standings, and Hill now ranks No. 8 in the conference in rebounds per game with 7.5. Week of Jan. 6-12: Sydney Donaldson, WWU (F, 6-0, Jr., Edmonds, WA Edmonds-Woodway) averaged a doubledouble with 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of WWU victories last week that extended the Vikings home win streak to 24 straight and pushed them over.500 on the season at 7-6 overall and 3-2 in GNAC play. Donaldson powered WWU in a 71-64 victory over Central Washington on Thursday, leading all scorers with 21 points while grabbing nine rebounds, blocking five shots and dishing out five assists. The junior shot 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the 3-point line. On Saturday, Donaldson turned in 15 points while collecting 15 rebounds and posting four blocks and four assists in a 81-68 win over Northwest Nazarene. In all, Donaldson shot.583 from the field (14-for- 24) and totaled nine assists and nine blocks against just three turnovers in 68 minutes on the floor last week. Week of Dec. 30 Jan. 5: Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (G, 5-8, Sr., Malta, MT) had 55 points, 12 assists, and four steals and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line with five rebounds. She led the team to an 81-63 win over Simon Fraser University and an 82-69 win over Western Washington University. In the game against SFU Knudsen had a team-high 18 points, six assists and two steals. In the win over WWU, Knudsen had a career-high 37 points, making 14-of-21 shots, including 3-of-4 from 3-point territory, for a shooting percentage of 66.6. Her 37 points is the highest by a women s player in the GNAC this season. Bobbi Knudsen played a special game tonight, head coach Kevin Woodin said. She had 37 points, and had

six assists to only one turnover. It is probably one of the best perimeter games I have ever witnessed. Week of Dec. 16-22: Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB (G, 5-8, Sr., Malta, MT) scored 32 points while dishing out 17 assists and grabbing 14 rebounds in a pair of South Point Holiday Hoops Classic games last week in Las Vegas. Knudsen led the Yellowjackets to a 78-58 win over Texas Woman's and was instrumental in MSUB's one-point loss to No. 6 Drury. Trailing by two points in the final minute against the Panthers, Knudsen drove into the paint, scored a layup and drew a foul. After converting the free throw to give MSUB a one-point lead with six seconds left, Drury scored a buzzerbeater from 18 feet to shock the Yellowjackets and escape with the victory. "Bobbi played some incredible basketball over the two games," MSUB head coach Kevin Woodin said. "Our team played the two best games we have all season, and Bobbi was a top contributor in both contests." Week of Dec. 9-15: Krista Stabler, SMU (G, 5-6, So., Silverdale, WA Central Kitsap) finished with a career-high 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field while she was 8- of-10 from the line against Hawaii Hilo on Saturday. She also had career highs in rebounds with six and assists with four while adding two steals and committing zero turnovers in 27 minutes off the bench. Week of Dec. 2-8: Dana Goularte, WOU (F, Jr., Port Orchard, WA South Kitsap) averaged a double-double last week with 22.5 points and 12 rebounds in the Wolves loss to No. 18 Northwest Nazarene and victory over Central Washington. Goularte averaged 36.0 minutes, shooting.538 from the floor and.800 from the free-throw line. She racked up four assists and six blocks and became the first WOU player since 2005 to grab 17 rebounds in a game when she accomplished the feat against NNU on Thursday. "She had one of the best all around performances I've ever seen, WOU head coach Holli Howard-Carpenter commented on Goularte s performance against NNU. She defended, made some great passes and was a beast on the boards." The double-figure scoring performances gave her 22 total in her career, and her double-double on Thursday was the eighth of Goularte s career and third this season. action per game. Benson s 17 rebounds on Saturday night against Point Loma Nazarene tied her career high, and she was named tournament Most Valuable Player for the SPUhosted Sodexo Tip-Off Classic. Week of Nov. 4-10: Jordan Wilson, UAF (F, 5-11 Fr., Henderson, CO Prairie View) posted a double-double with 27 points and 12 rebounds in her first career collegiate game. Wilson helped the Nanooks to an 87-72 victory over Western New Mexico, marking the first time UAF has won its season opener in four seasons. Wilson also notched an assist while shooting 10-of-11 from the field and sinking seven free throws on 10 attempts. 2013-14 GNAC TEAM OF THE WEEK: Sept. 2-8 Simon Fraser (Football) Sept. 9-15 Northwest Nazarene (Volleyball) Sept. 16-22 MSU Billings (Men s XC) and Simon Fraser (Women s XC) Sept. 23-29 Western Oregon (Football) Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Seattle Pacific (Men s Soccer) Oct. 7-13 Central Washington (Women s Soccer) Oct. 14-20 Western Oregon (Women s Soccer) Oct. 21-27 Alaska Anchorage (Cross Country) Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Simon Fraser (Men s Soccer) Nov. 4-10 Seattle Pacific (Women s Soccer) & Alaska Anchorage (Women s Cross Country) Nov. 11-17 Western Washington (Volleyball) Nov. 18-24 Simon Fraser (Men s Soccer) & Western Washington (Women s Soccer) Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Western Washington (Men s Basketball) Dec. 2-8 Saint Martin s (Women s Basketball) Dec. 16-22 Alaska Anchorage (Women s Basketball) Dec. 30 Jan. 5 Western Oregon (Men s Basketball) Jan. 6-12 Central Washington (Men s Basketball) Jan. 13-19 Seattle Pacific (Men s Basketball). Jan. 20-26 Montana State Billings (Women s Basketball) Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Western Washington (Men s Basketball) Feb. 3-9 Central Washington (Softball) Feb. 10-16 Montana State Billings (Men s Basketball). Week of Nov. 25 Dec. 1: Kiki Robertson, UAA (G, 5-7, Fr., Honolulu, HI Mid-Pacific) averaged 16.5 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds in a pair of games against Division I competition last week in the Great Alaska Shootout. Robertson averaged 34 minutes on the court, contributing a GNAC-high 12 steals and 11 assists in a victory against UC Riverside and a loss to Georgetown. Robertson shot 39 percent from the field, while turning in a solid 1.6 assistturnover ratio. Week of Nov. 18-24: Katie Benson, SPU (F, 6-1, Sr., Snohomish, WA Snohomish) led the GNAC in scoring (28.5) and rebounding (11.5), and was second in blocks (3.0) and field goal percentage (.667) last week as the Falcons won a pair of games to improve to 6-0 in 2013. Benson also shot 83 percent from the free throw line and turned in seven steals while converting three-of-four attempts from long distance. Week of Nov. 11-17: Katie Benson, SPU (F, 6-1, Sr., Snohomish, WA - Snohomish) averaged a double-double with 18 points and 12.5 rebounds in a pair of Falcon wins last week as SPU has started the 2013-14 campaign 4-0. Sixteen of Benson s 25 total rebounds were defensive, and she also turned in six steals and four blocks while committing just two turnovers. Overall, the senior shot 14-of-25 from the field and drained 7-of-8 free throws while averaging 25 minutes of

Overall Individual Statistics Through Feb. 18, 2014 2013-14 GNAC Scoring Leaders Cl. GP FG 3FG FT Pts. Avg. Erin Chambers, SFU - Jr. 22 160 47 133 500 22.7 Katie Benson, SPU + Sr. 22 164 10 102 440 20.0 Dana Goularte, WOU - Jr. 22 130 13 119 392 17.8 Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB Sr. 25 160 47 69 436 17.4 Megan Hingston, NNU Sr. 23 141 2 85 369 16.0 Jordan Wilson, UAF - Fr. 22 138 3 72 351 16.0 Chelsie Luke, NNU + Sr. 23 111 39 83 344 15.0 Alli Madison, UAA - Jr. 22 108 15 91 322 14.6 Katie Colard, WWU - Jr. 23 99 63 50 311 13.5 Jessica VanDyke, CWU - Sr. 23 107 39 58 311 13.5 2013-14 GNAC Rebounding Leaders Cl. GP Off Def Tot. Avg. Janiel Olson, MSUB Jr. 22 71 158 229 10.4 Katie Benson, SPU - Sr. 22 69 132 201 9.1 Dana Goularte, WOU - Jr. 22 63 126 189 8.6 Sarah Hill, WWU + Sr. 23 67 119 186 8.1 Megan Hingston, NNU - Sr. 23 85 92 177 7.7 Jordan Wilson, UAF - Fr. 22 84 83 167 7.6 Jasmine Parker, CWU - So. 23 72 102 174 7.6 Meg Wilson, SFU - So. 22 49 112 161 7.3 Kylie Burns, UAA Sr. 22 58 99 157 7.1 Chelsea Haskey, SMU - Sr. 23 62 98 160 7.0 2013-14 GNAC 3- Point Leaders (2 Att./Gm.) Cl. GP 3FG Att. Pct. At/g Jenna Buchanan, UAA + So. 19 29 61.475 3.2 Kayla Schumann, NNU + Jr. 23 32 75.427 3.3 Chelsie Luke, NNU - Sr. 23 39 92.424 4.0 Jenni White, WWU - Jr. 23 27 68.397 3.0 Jordyn Richardson, SMU- Jr. 23 25 63.397 2.7 Katie Colard, WWU - Jr. 23 63 164.384 7.1 Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB + Sr. 25 47 125.376 5.0 Quinn Peoples, MSUB + Jr. 25 55 147.374 5.9 Kylie Burns, UAA - Sr. 22 32 87.368 4.0 Courtney Johnson, CWU Jr. 23 43 117.368 5.1 2013-14 GNAC Assist/Turnover Ratio Leaders Cl. GP A Avg. T Avg. Ratio Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB + Sr. 25 143 5.7 69 2.8 2.1 Ellen Kett, SFU + Fr. 22 63 2.9 35 1.6 1.8 Betsy Kingma, SPU + Jr. 22 46 2.1 27 1.2 1.7 Kiki Robertson, UAA + Fr. 22 113 5.1 67 3.0 1.7 Jenni White, WWU + Jr. 23 108 4.7 65 2.8 1.7 Ally Schmitt, CWU Sr. 21 102 4.9 63 3.0 1.6 Christina Davis, UAA Jr. 22 67 3.0 42 1.9 1.6 Marie- Line Petit, SFU Sr. 22 86 3.9 61 2.8 1.4 Hannah Rodrigues, SPU +Fr. 22 46 2.1 34 1.5 1.4 2013-14 GNAC Free Throw Leaders (2 Att./Gm.) Cl. GP Ft Att. Pct. At/g Chelsie Luke, NNU Sr. 23 83 92.902 4.0 Suzanna Ohlsen, SPU Jr. 22 62 69.899 3.1 Bobbi Knudsen, MSUB Sr. 25 69 81.852 3.2 Taylor Peacocke, WWU Fr. 23 63 74.851 3.2 Katie Colard, WWU Jr. 23 50 59.847 2.6 Krista Stabler, SMU So. 23 79 96.823 4.2 Angela Gelhar, SMU Jr. 23 97 118.822 5.1 Erin Chambers, SFU Jr. 22 133 162.821 7.4 Megan Hingston, NNU Sr. 23 85 105.810 4.6 Brooke Paulson, SMU Jr. 23 54 67.806 2.9 +/- increased/decreased from last week bold- most improved Overall Team Statistics Through Feb. 18, 2014 2013-14 GNAC Team Scoring Margin G Rec Off Def Mar Alaska Anchorage + 23 16-6 82.4 69.0 +13.4 Montana State Billings + 25 20-5 73.3 62.0 +11.3 Western Washington + 23 15-8 73.9 65.0 +8.8 Seattle Pacific + 22 15-7 69.0 63.5 +5.5 Simon Fraser + 22 16-6 71.0 66.2 +4.8 Northwest Nazarene - 2313-10 75.6 71.1 +4.5 Saint Martin s - 23 14-9 65.8 61.6 +4.2 Alaska Fairbanks - 22 9-13 72.0 72.2-0.2 Central Washington - 23 6-17 65.7 70.5-4.8 Western Oregon - 22 6-16 60.8 68.6-7.8 2013-14 GNAC Team Field Goal Percentage G Rec FGM FGA Pct. Western Washington - 23 15-8 621 1358.457 Simon Fraser + 22 16-6 550 1287.427 Montana State Billings - 25 20-5 660 1551.426 Seattle Pacific 22 15-7 559 1327.421 Alaska Fairbanks - 22 9-13 566 1360.416 Northwest Nazarene 2313-10 583 1413.413 Alaska Anchorage + 22 16-6 632 1565.404 Central Washington - 23 6-17 516 1363.379 Western Oregon + 22 6-16 476 1270.375 Saint Martin s - 23 14-9 462 1299.356 2013-14 GNAC Team 3- Point Field Goal Percentage G Rec 3FG 3FGA Pct. Western Washington - 23 15-8 125 354.353 Northwest Nazarene + 2313-10 101 298.339 Montana State Billings + 25 20-5 190 577.329 Alaska Anchorage - 22 16-6 149 458.325 Simon Fraser - 22 16-6 153 483.317 Saint Martin s - 23 14-9 108 362.298 Alaska Fairbanks + 22 9-13 100 338.296 Central Washington - 23 6-17 146 514.284 Western Oregon - 22 6-16 92 332.277 Seattle Pacific - 22 15-7 100 365.274 2013-14 GNAC Team Rebounding Margin G Reb Avg. Opp. Avg. Marg. Montana State Billings + 25 975 39.0 762 30.5 +8.5 Northwest Nazarene - 23 921 40.0 851 37.0 +3.0 Western Washington + 23 855 37.2 791 34.4 +2.8 Alaska Anchorage + 22 964 43.8 905 41.1 +2.7 Seattle Pacific + 22 860 39.1 807 36.7 +2.4 Central Washington - 23 923 401 881 38.3 +1.8 Alaska Fairbanks - 22 884 40.2 847 38.5 +1.7 Saint Martin s - 23 881 38.3 870 37.8 +0.5 Simon Fraser + 22 801 36.4 868 39.5-3.0 Western Oregon - 22 787 35.8 912 41.5-5.7 2013-14 GNAC Team Turnover Margin G TO Avg. Opp. Avg. Marg. Alaska Anchorage - 22 385 17.5 546 24.8 +7.32 Northwest Nazarene + 23 381 16.6 459 20.0 +3.39 Saint Martin s - 23 372 16.2 439 19.1 +2.91 Montana State Billings - 25 299 12.0 326 13.0 +1.08 Western Washington + 23 331 14.4 355 15.4 +1.04 Seattle Pacific + 22 324 14.7 336 15.3 +0.55 Western Oregon - 22 417 19.0 404 18.4-0.59 Simon Fraser + 22 367 16.7 343 15.6-1.09 Alaska Fairbanks + 22 462 21.0 421 19.1-1.86 Central Washington - 23 365 15.9 303 13.2-2.70 +/- increased/decreased from last week bold- most improved