COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Schramm, Waltrip lead Vikings over Montana State Billings to reach GNAC title game

The Bellingham Herald
It’s no wonder Vikings women’s basketball coach Carmen Dolfo wastes little time putting Kristin Schramm in games. A player this hot could burn up the bench. Schramm scored 23 points, including 15 in about five minutes during a crucial first-half run, in her usual sixth man role to help Western Washington University defeat Montana State Billings 76-49 on Wednesday, March 2, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal at Sam Carver Gym. The Vikings, who were ranked No. 11 in the latest national poll, will now host Alaska-Anchorage, a 68-66 winner over Seattle Pacific, in the championship game on Saturday, March 5. “I come off the bench,” said Schramm, who shot 9 for 13 and 4 for 5 from 3-point land. “I guess my role is to try and change the game and try and get everyone going. And that’s what I really look to do with my scrappiness. ... My offense comes when I work hard, I guess.”