GNAC Sports

Saturday, Nov. 5

Volleyball: Wodrich Records 1,000th Kill in SPU Win

Wodrich

Lindsey Wodrich slammed 15 kills – pushing her past 1,000 for her career – and Shelby Swanson racked up her second straight assist-dig double-double as Seattle Pacific swept Simon Fraser 25-20, 25-23, 25-21 Saturday at Burnaby.

The Falcons (20-6, 14-3) maintained their slim half-match hold on first place in the GNAC over Alaska Anchorage (17-7, 13-3) and Western Washington (15-5, 13-3) with the victory.

The Seawolves needed to go five sets to get their victory, a 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11 home defeat of Central Washington (13-11, 7-9). Western Washington closed out its home season sweeping Montana State Billings, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20.

Northwest Nazarene and Western Oregon also won to remain tied for fourth. The Crusaders ((16-7, 11-5) disposed of Alaska Fairbanks, 21-25. 25-23, 25-23, 25-19. Western Oregon (12-8, 11-5) swept past Saint Martin's, 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.

Wodrich increased her career kill total to 1,003 kills becoming the 27th player in GNAC history to reach four digits in that category

Swanson had 32 assists and 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. Freshman outside hitter Jessica Miller put down a career-high 12 kills.

Simon Fraser (1-19, 1-15) was led by Jessica Young and Kristjana Fridfinnson with 10 kills each. Young also had 11 digs.

Seattle Pacific hit .337 (43-12-92), including .515 in the opening set. SFU also hit for a solid percentage (.215) in the loss which is the best percentage by any GNAC opponent against the Falcons this season.

Jackie Matthisen had 20 kills and Miranda Doing had five of her seven blocks in the fifth set in Alaska Anchorage's win.

The Seawolves also got career-highs of 60 assists from setter Kimya Jafroudi and 32 digs from libero Quincy Haught.

Central Washington (13-11, 7-9) got a match-high 21 kills from outside hitter Jordan Offutt along 12 kills and six blocks from middle blocker Erin Smith.

After twice surrendering one-set advantages, UAA snapped a 2-2 tie scoring six straight points in the fifth set. Doing came up huge in that stretch, tallying five block assists to push UAA's lead to 10-4.

CWU scratched back within 11-9 before Robyn Burton ripped a pair of kills to give the Seawolves match point at 14-10. After a Wildcat kill, Matthisen ended the match with her the final home kill of her career.

Matthisen, who ranks No. 3 on UAA's all-time kills list (1,095) also had 17 digs to record her sixth straight double-double.

Burton – the GNAC's attack percentage leader at .411 coming in – tallied 17 kills on .400 hitting and earned five total blocks, while right-side hitter Ariel Austin had 14 kills and a career-high eight block assists.

Outside hitter Nikkie Viotto made several key plays as well, earning her fifth double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.

Emily Jepsen had a match-high 18 kills, the third-highest total of her career, and hit for a .593 in Western Washington's victory.

Outside hitter Marlayna Geary contributed 11 kills and 15 digs for the Vikings, earning her 12th double-double of the season.

Outside hitter Monica Grimsrud had 16 kills and 15 digs for the Yellowjackets (11-15, 5-12).

WWU, which has won four straight, took quick control of the opening set, running off seven straight points to grab a 9-3 lead and giving up consecutive points just once the rest of the frame. Jepsen had five kills in the set, including the set-winner.

In the second set Geary had three of her five kills in a 4-2 run to break a 21-21 tie and close out the frame.

MSUB jumped to 3-0 lead in the third set, but WWU used a 5-1 run to break away from an 11-11 tie and maintained the margin the rest of the way.

Kaitlyn Tuholski recorded her fifth triple-double of the season to lead Northwest Nazarene past Alaska Fairbanks at the Patty Center.

Tuholski finished with 10 kills, 22 assists and 11 digs. Michelle Terpstra and Haley Abbott also reached double-figures with 12 and 11 kills, respectively, and Terpstra added 21 assists and eight digs, nearly posting another triple-double of her own.

Karlee Skalla paced the Nanooks (2-22, 2-14) with a match-high 15 kills and had 16 digs while Simone Chavous and Casey Tidwell each had 11 kills.

Samantha Ward had 11 kills and Becky Blees had 10 in Western Oregon's home victory. Blees hit a team-best .320 percentage (10-2-25) and also had a match-high three service aces.

Kristyn Ross led the Saints (6-17, 4-12) with a match-high 16 kills and equaled Blees' ace total of three. The Saints, however, were outhit .217 to .182 by the Wolves.

Women's Soccer: Falcons Close Season With Victory

Jenkins

Kelsey Jenkins scored twice and assisted on a third goal as Seattle Pacific won its ninth straight game ending the regular season with a 4-2 home victory over Central Washington Saturday.

The 12th-ranked Falcons (16-2) finished with a 13-1 league record to easily capture the GNAC's automatic berth in the NCAA playoffs.

Montana State Billings (11-3-4, 8-2-4) defeated Northwest Nazarene 4-0 Saturday to slip past Central Washington (9-5-4, 8-4-2) and finish in a tie for second place with Western Washington (10-5-3, 9-4-1), dropping the Wildcats to fourth.

The 48-team NCAA Division II championship field will be announced Monday at 4 p.m. SPU hopes to receive one of the Top 2 seeds in the West Region and the accompanying home field advantage and first-round bye.

Jenkins did her part to secure a high seed netting the game-winner at 71:25 on a 19-yard free kick from the center of the field directing a shot into the lower left corner.

The senior midfielder found the back of the net 10 minutes later with a 17-yard blast from the left side of the box that caromed off the right post on its way in at 81:08.

Megan Lindsay assisted on the final goal. She also played a part in back-to-back SPU goals that occurred 21 seconds apart.

Lindsay sent a pass to freshman Riley Dopps who flipped the ball around the goalkeeper before finding the open net from 15 yards out at 36:24.

At 36:45, Lindsay sent a low drive that nicked off a CWU defender before traveling into the lower right of the goal.

The Wildcats took the lead at 3:08 on a seven-yard header by Kelsy Villegas off a corner kick from Hadli Farrand.

After the two quick SPU strikes, Carson McKole equalized for Central at 40:19, making the score 2-2 at halftime. Amy Pate sent a low pass from the right side that McKole tapped in at the left post from six yards away.

Montana State Billings scored two goals 30 seconds apart in the first half in defeating Northwest Nazarene in a game which started two hours and 20 minutes late in order to clear the field of snow and finished with snow once again covering the surface.

Heidi Greenback got the first goal after taking a through ball from Jaucelyn Richter at 37:08. Thirty seconds later Greenback assisted Richter, tying the school record for the shortest time between goals.

Richter made it 3-0 at 50:38 with her 11th goal of the season. Amanda Brusic, who also had two assists, completed the scoring at 55:39 as Jennifer Brookshire and Greenback earned assists.

MSUB finished the contest with a 14-3 edge in shots over the Crusaders (4-14-0, 2-12-0).

Men's Soccer: Seattle Pacific Edges Saint Martin's 1-0

Schultz

Tyler Schultz scored his league-leading 15th goal in the eighth minute Saturday leading 23rd-ranked Seattle Pacific to a 1-0 victory over Saint Martin's in the final regular-season men's soccer game at Interbay Stadium.

The Falcons (13-3-2, 7-2-1) registered their most victories in in six seasons since posting 15 wins in 2005.

Saturday may not have been the final Interbay Stadium appearance of the year for the Falcons. They were listed No. 1 in this week's West Region rankings and will host two rounds of NCAA Division II tournament games if they remain in that spot.

The 32-team playoff field will be announced Monday at 4 p.m. and five-time national champion SPU seeks its first invitation since 2006.

Schultz received a pass from Blaine Carver inside the box and slipped a 10-yard shot into the lower right of the Saints goal at 7:38.

That was the eighth game-winning goal this season for the senior midfielder and the 15th of his career.

Goalkeeper Zach Johnson stopped two shots to preserve his 11th shutout. JJ Olson made four saves for Saint Martin's (5-11-2, 4-5-1), which was outshot 20-6.

In a non-conference game, Simon Fraser (17-0-1) blanked Sioux Falls, S.D. 3-0 in a game played in very strong winds.

“I am very proud of the lads for battling through the weather elements to earn a big result on the road,” SFU head coach Alan Koch said.

The USF defense held its own against the top scoring offense in NCAA DII until the 38th minute, when Carlo Basso found space inside the box and finished far post to give the SFU a 1-0 lead.

Cougar keeper Adam Wemhoff made two point-blank saves after the Basso strike to keep the score 1-0 until halftime.

The Clan, which outshot USF 9-0 in the first period, extended its lead to 2-0 in the 49th minute when forward Farhad Abdulgani one-timed a shot off a cross from teammate Juan Sanchez.

In the 61st minute, SFU, which finished with a 17-6 shot advantage, was the beneficiary of an own goal by USF to make it 3-0. Simon Fraser completes its season Sunday playing Fort Hays State in a neutral site contest.

Men's Basketball: Vikings Improve to 2-0 in Disney

Rico Wilkins

Guard Rico Wilkins came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points leading Western Washington to a 78-68 win over UC San Diego in the fifth annual Disney West Coast Tip-Off Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Vikings had four players besides Wilkins, who made five of 11 three-point shots, reach double figures. Rory Blanche scored 13, while Zach Henifin and Shedrick Nelson each had 11 and Richard Woodworth scored 10.

UCSD (1-1) was led by center Christian Hatch, who had game-highs of 18 points and eight rebounds.

WWU, which missed all 11 of its three-point attempts in a 74-61 victory over Dominican on Friday, was 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) from beyond the arc against the Tritons.

The Vikings, who trailed only in the first minute, led by 13 (39-26) at halftime. Wilkins scored 12 of his points in the second half as WWU built its lead to as many as 18 (68-50) with 7:02 to go. UCSD never got closer than 10 after that.

WWU's Dan Young had five blocked shots and Paul Jones grabbed eight rebounds and scored eight points.

In an exhibition game, five players scored in double figures in Montana State Billings' 90-69 home victory against Great Falls.

Antoine Proctor led the Yellowjackets with 18 points, while Taylor Stevens added 16, converting on four of nine three-point shots.

MSUB also got 13 points from Preston Richards and 12 each from Jaxon Myaer and Cameron Cusworth. Myaer, who made three of five three-pointers, also had six assists.

Great Falls, which made only one of 13 three-point shots compared to 13 of 36 by the 'Jackets, was led by Marcel Towns with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Women's Basketball: UAA Loses To Virginia

Mathews

Tijera Mathews scored 13 points to lead a huge second-half charge but Alaska Anchorage could not pull off the upset Saturday in a 69-57 exhibition loss to Division I host Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena.

Meanwhile in a counting game, Saint Martin's fell to 0-2 in the Disney West Coast Tip-Off Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center losing to Washburn 52-36.

Montana State Billings outscored Great Falls 80-59 and Boise State blasted Western Oregon 78-41 in exhibition contests.

Alaska Anchorage, ranked No. 12 in the WBCA NCAA Division II preseason Top 25 poll, also got 11 points and nine rebounds from preseason All-American center Hanna Johansson in its loss.

The Cavaliers, coming off a 19-16 season and a WNIT quarterfinal appearance in 2010-11, were powered by forward Chelsea Shine's 24 points and five assists. Guard Ataira Franklin added 13 points and seven rebounds.

After UAA took an early 11-9 lead, the Cavaliers stormed back with the next 14 points and took a 42-29 edge at halftime. Johansson scored all of her points in the first 20 minutes to keep UAA within striking distance.

The Seawolves then started hot in the second half, getting eight points from Mathews in a 21-5 run. The 5-10 forward hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 45 with 12:35 on the clock, then nailed another trey to give UAA a 50-47 advantage at the 9:48 mark.

Virginia, however, scored the next 12 points to take control. The Seawolves sliced it to 63-57 on a three-pointer by freshman point guard Gritt Ryder with two minutes to play, but could get no closer.

Saint Martin's held nationally 11th ranked Washburn to a 28.1 percent shooting percentage (18-64), but managed just a 27.1 percentage (13-48) on its own and had 11 more turnovers (18-7) in its loss.

Stevo Schultz led the Kansas school with eight points, while Chelsea Haskey paced Saint Martin's with 11 points and six rebounds.

The Saints, who trailed by just one point (22-21) at halftime, also got eight points from Brooke Paulson.

Bobbi Knudsen led Montana State Billings' to its win scoring 19 points and also contributing seven assists. Both of those figures were game-highs.

MSUB also got 14 points from Quinn Peoples, 12 points and five assists from Kalli Stanhope and 11 points from Kayleen Goggins. Sydnee Burke led UGF with 14 points.

Boise State made nine of 13 three-point shots and opened up a 46-13 halftime lead in its win over Western Oregon.

Nicole Brady led the Broncos with 15 points. Rylee Peterson had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Wolves.