Host and No.1 seed Western Washington University will play arch-rival and No.8 seed Central Washington in the final game of Friday's opening round at the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Tournament being held on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The pairings were announced Tuesday morning.
The Vikings, 25-5 overall, are 13-1 at home this season. Central is 16-10. The contest is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
The Western Washington University men's basketball team picked up a win Sunday over archrival Central Washington University. The 90-86 victory was shown live regionally on Fox Sports Northwest.
WWU University Communications intern Jon Bergman was on hand to capture the action.
The community is invited to help honor WWU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Jackson and the tradition he has built in his 25 seasons with the Vikings at a pregame ceremony before Feb. 28's huge matchup with archrival Central Washington University, which will be broadcast regionally on FSN Northwest.
Attendees can enjoy a pre-game celebration in Carver Gym D with heavy appetizers, beer and wine before heading to the biggest game of the year.
The community is invited to help honor WWU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Jackson and the tradition he has built in his 25 seasons with the Vikings at a pregame ceremony before Feb. 28's huge matchup with archrival Central Washington University, which will be broadcast regionally on FSN Northwest.
Attendees can enjoy a pre-game celebration in Carver Gym D with heavy appetizers, beer and wine before heading to the biggest game of the year.
Lauren Hefflin isn't likely to lead Western Washington University women's basketball in scoring on many nights, but she's almost always a lock to pace the team in bruises -both given and received.
Since returning to the Vikings' lineup in December after fracturing her finger, the junior post has plotted a black-and-blue course through the paint for the WWU.
It's showed both in her ability to hold opposing posts in check and provide a solid presence for the Vikings in the middle on offense. It's also showed in Western's record this season.
Lauren Hefflin isn't likely to lead Western Washington University women's basketball in scoring on many nights, but she's almost always a lock to pace the team in bruises -both given and received.
Since returning to the Vikings' lineup in December after fracturing her finger, the junior post has plotted a black-and-blue course through the paint for the WWU.
It's showed both in her ability to hold opposing posts in check and provide a solid presence for the Vikings in the middle on offense. It's also showed in Western's record this season.
Forward Willow Cabe scored a game-high 26 points as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University, 77-64, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday on campus. On the men's side, forward Rory Blanche came off the bench and hit his first nine shots from the field in scoring a team-high 20 points as nationally ranked WWU defeated Saint Martin's University 88-68.
Forward Rory Blanche came off the bench and hit his first nine shots from the field in scoring a team-high 20 points as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University, 88-68, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball contest Saturday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings, No.18 in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.
Forward Willow Cabe scored a game-high 26 points as nationally ranked Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University, 77-64, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Saturday, Feb. 6, at WWU.
The Vikings, tied for No.19 in this week's USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No. 2 in the latest West Region poll, improved to 19-2 overall and remained atop the GNAC standings at 10-0.
Forward Zach Bruce had game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds as Western Washington University broke open a tight game midway through the second half and defeated Northwest Nazarene University, 81-61, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball contest Thursday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings, No. 18 in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No.
There's a theory in sports that sometimes it's not how you start a game, but how you finish it.
If anyone needs proof, it seems like the Western Washington University women's basketball team is working on a doctoral dissertation to prove its merit.
For the second consecutive game, the Vikings had to overcome a slow start, this time against Northwest Nazarene, and for the second time it was their defense that bailed them out.
One of most intense NCAA Division II men’s basketball rivalries in the country will be televised regionally as Western Washington University has contracted with FSN Northwest for a live telecast of its home game in late February with arch-rival Central Washington University.
The contest has been moved one day from its original schedule date to Sunday, Feb. 28, to accommodate the telecast. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.
The game is traditionally a sellout on both campuses each season.
The Western Washington University basketball teams play host to two doubleheaders in Carver Gymnasium this week, starting tonight with a women's game at 5:15 p.m. and a men's game at 7:30 p.m.
Both teams also play at home on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the same times.
Western Washington University men's basketball forward Derrick Webb has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 24-30.
A 6-foot-3 senior from Port Orchard, Webb scored 73 points, including 40 in a 112-78 home win over Western Oregon and 33 in a 100-75 road victory against Montana State Billings. His total was the third highest for two games in school and GNAC history.
The 40 points versus Western Oregon were the most ever by a Viking player on the school's home floor.
Sometimes you win pretty and sometimes you just find a way to win.
No matter how much dressing the Western Washington University women's basketball team puts on its win over Western Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 30, there aren't too many snippets from the contest likely to show up on a highlight film.
The Vikings rallied after a lackluster start to roll past the Wolves 70-40 at Carver Gym and remain undefeated in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. WWU led 23-14 at halftime, but put together a 19-2 run at the start of the second half to pull away.
Forward Derrick Webb had his second big scoring outburst of the week with a game-high 33 points as Western Washington University defeated Montana State University Billings 100-75 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball contest on Saturday, Jan. 30, at Billings, Mont.
The Vikings, No. 21in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No 2 in the West Region Poll, improved to 19-3 overall and are alone in second in the GNAC in 6-2. Guard Morris Anderson added 25 points and six assists for Western.
Forward Derrick Webb exploded for a career-high 40 points and set two school records for 3-point shooting as Western Washington University defeated Western Oregon University, 112-78, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball contest Thursday, Jan. 28, at WWU.
The Vikings, No.21in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll and No. 2 in the West Region Poll, improved to 18-3 overall and 5-2 in the GNAC. WWU, which is 9-1 at home, tied a school record by hitting 17 3-pointers.
WOU fell to 9-9 overall and 2-5 in the GNAC.
Guard Amanda Dunbar scored a game-high 20 points, hitting 6-of-10 3-pointers, as Western Washington University used a strong second half to defeat Montana State University Billings, 66-49, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday, Jan.
The Western Washington men's and women's basketball teams were second in the inaugural NCAA II West Regional Polls, released Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The weekly polls will eventually determine which five teams will join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and Pacific West Conference regular-season champions and the California Collegiate Athletic Association post-season champion in the NCAA West Regional playoffs in March.
If Tyler Amaya is half as exciting on court as the coach is excited about signing the 1.98m forward then he is bound to be a crowd pleaser.
Otago Nuggets coach Alf Arlidge is absolutely thrilled the product of Western Washington University will be joining the Nuggets.
The 27-year-old will arrive in Dunedin about two weeks before the team's opening National Basketball League game against the Auckland Stars on March 4 and is expected to make a big impact on the league.
The most impressive feature of his curriculum vitae is that he was invited to work out with the Houston Rockets in September
