Monday, December 17, 2012

PORTLAND, Oregon - Three GNAC  teams head to Las Vegas and another will travel to Florida for pre-Christmas holiday tournaments this week.

With no games scheduled after Wedneday due to the upcoming holiday, nine games - four men's and five women's - are scheduled tonight to begin the week. 

Hosting men's games are Seattle Pacific which entertains Warner Pacific, Montana State Billings which takes on Rocky Mountain and Alaska Fairbanks which entertains Multnomah.  Simon Fraser is in California to play Dominican.

On the women's side tonight Alaska Anchorage will play BYU-Hawaii in the UAA AT&T Classic, Alaska Fairbanks will host Dallas Christian, Hawaii Hilo plays at Central Washington, Rocky Mountain is at MSUB and Western Oregon hosts Simpson.

The South Point Holiday Classic in Las Vegas begins Tuesday with a key matchup between sixth-ranked Western Washington and No. 19 Drury, Mo.  Both teams are 7-0.  Central Washington is also in Vegas and will play Central Oklahoma.

Western Washington's women will play Washburn, Kans., in the women's tournament.

Saint Martin's men, meanwhile will be in Florida to take on Lynn in the Lynn Holiday Classic.  In all a total of 10 games involving GNAC teams are on Tuesday's schedule.