Dec. 30, 2014
Contact: Bob Guptill ([email protected])
503-305-8756 / www.gnacsports.com
Conference Plays Resumes on Thursday With 4 New Year’s Day Games
GNAC
Western Oregon
Central Washington
Simon Fraser
Seattle Pacific
Alaska Anchorage
Saint Martin’s
Northwest Nazarene
Western Washington
Alaska
MSU Billings
Conf.
W
L
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
All
W
10
7
6
9
5
4
3
7
3
2
L
2
2
3
3
7
8
9
4
7
10
H
6-1
5-0
5-0
3-1
4-4
3-2
1-3
6-0
2-2
1-3
The Wolves have won nine in a row. Seattle Pacific comes
into the contest off two impressive wins in Las Vegas over
Rollins and Dixie State.
A
N
3-1 1-0
0-1 2-1
1-3 0-0
2-2 4-0
1-2 0-1
1-1 0-5
1-3 1-3
0-2 1-2
1-2 1-3
0-5 0-2
Pre-season favorite Western Washington (7-4, 1-1),
meanwhile, will be in Fairbanks to take on the Alaska
Nanooks (3-7, 0-2).
WWU split two games in Las Vegas defeating Cal State San
Bernardino after sustaining a narrow loss to unbeaten and
No. 4 ranked Tarleton State.
HOLIDAY GAME RESULTS:
Monday – MSU Billings 65 at
Chaminade 82; Thompson Rivers 78 at Western Washington 95.
Tuesday – Portland Bible 52 at Alaska Anchorage 91; Capilano
108 at Simon Fraser 161; Multnomah 61 at Western Oregon 110.
Wednesday – Portland Bible 58 at Alaska Anchorage 80; Las Vegas
Challenge at Orleans (Rollins 73, Saint Martin’s 67; Seattle Pacific
76, Dixie State 66). Thursday – Multnomah 68 at Central
Washington 125; Northwest Nazarene 68 at CSU Monterey Bay
75; Las Vegas Challenge at Orleans (Seattle Pacific 74, Rollins 54;
Dixie State 67, Saint Martin’s 62); Las Vegas South Point Holiday
Classic (Tarleton State 72, Western Washington 65). Friday –
Portland Bible 74 at Alaska 88; MSU Billings 45 at Hawaii Pacific
73; Las Vegas South Point Holiday Classic (Western Washington
72, CSU San Bernardino 66). Saturday – Portland Bible 59 at
Alaska 62 (exh); MSU Billings 73, Ottawa, Kans. 57 (at Honolulu);
Northwest Nazarene 60 at Dominican 51; Northwest Indian 83 at
Saint Martin’s 96; Capilano 51 at Western Oregon 109.
The New Years Day schedule will also feature Simon Fraser
(6-3, 1-0) and Alaska Anchorage (5-7, 1-1) in Anchorage
and Saint Martin’s (4-8, 1-1) and MSU Billings in Billings (210, 0-2).
Central Washington (7-2, 2-0) will be idle prior to hosting
Northwest Nazarene (3-9, 1-1) on Saturday. The Wildcats
bring a five-game win streak into 2015.
GNAC teams combined for a 14-6 record in the week prior
to Christmas to finish the non-conference campaign with a
47-46 record and avoid just the second overall losing
record in conference history.
Only in 2001-02 when conference teams combined for a
43-48 non-conference record have GNAC teams finished
below .500.
THIS WEEK: Thursday – Western Washington at Alaska, 7:30
p.m.; Simon Fraser at Alaska Anchorage, 7:30 p.m.; Saint Martin’s
at MSU Billings; Western Oregon at Seattle Pacific. Saturday –
Simon Fraser at Alaska, 3:15 p.m.; Western Washington at Alaska
Anchorage, 7:30 p.m.; Northwest Nazarene at Central
Washington; Western Oregon at MSU Billings; Saint Martin’s at
Seattle Pacific.
WWU/SPU TV Game Rescheduled For 9 p.m.
Tip-off for the Seattle Pacific at Western Washington game
on Jan. 10 has been changed from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
All 10 GNAC Teams Finished 2014 With Victories
The game will be televised on ROOT Sports.
PORTLAND, Ore. - With all 10 conference teams coming
off wins in their final 2014 contests, the Great Northwest
Athletic Conference men’s basketball race resumes
Thursday with four conference games.
The switch was made to not conflict with the Seattle
Seahawks playoff game on that date which kicks off at
5:15 p.m.
The marque game will be at Brougham Pavilion where
Western Oregon (10-2, 2-0) will take on defending
champion Seattle Pacific (9-3, 1-1).
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