2010-11 Women's Basketball News
SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College grabbed 43 rebounds and connected on 25 of 32 free throws, as the Pioneers defeated Willamette University, 80-50 in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 19. The win allowed Lewis & Clark to match George Fox at the top of the NWC final regular season standings at 14-2.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Pacific Lutheran University scored 16 consecutive points in the first half to take a 20-point lead, and the Lutes went on to defeat visiting Willamette University, 76-59, in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday, Feb. 18. The Lutes improved to 6-17 overall, 4-11 in the NWC, while WU fell to 3-19 overall, 2-13 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University led the University of Puget Sound 63-62 with 2:55 remaining, but the Bearcats were unable to pull off the upset, as the Loggers rallied for a 69-63 win at Cone Field House on Saturday, Jan. 29.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- George Fox University built an 18-point halftime lead and continued to pull away in the second half, as the Bruins defeated Willamette University, 87-46, on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the Wheeler Sports Center. GFU improved to 13-5 overall, 7-2 in the Northwest Conference, one-half game behind conference leader Lewis & Clark College (7-1). Willamette dropped to 2-14, 1-8 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Alex Zennan (Sr., G, Sammamish, WA/Eastlake HS) of Willamette University scored 20 points and hit 5 of 10 three-pointers to lead the Bearcats to a 73-69 victory over Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Jan. 22 at Cone Field House. The Bearcats picked up their first Northwest Conference win of the season (1-7) while improving to 2-13 overall. PLU fell to 4-12, 2-6 in the NWC.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's basketball team battled the Northwest Conference co-leaders from Lewis & Clark College throughout the first half, but L&C extended a five-point halftime lead to 20 points in the first eight minutes of the second half, as the Pioneers defeated the Bearcats, 71-54, on Friday, Jan. 21 at the Pamplin Sports Center.
SALEM, ORE -- Whitworth University sank 9 of 18 three-points shots and received a double-double from Taylor LaMoreaux, as the Pirates defeated Willamette University, 80-60, in Northwest Conference women's basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Cone Field House. Willamette's Alex Zennan (Sr., G, Sammamish, WA/Eastlake HS) scored her 1,000th point during the game.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitman College led by 11 points with 4:05 remaining, but the Missionaries had to hold off a rally by Willamette University before edging out the Bearcats, 74-71, on Friday, Jan. 14 at Cone Field House. Willamette missed sending the game into overtime when senior guard Alex Zennan (Sammamish, WA/Eastlake HS) failed on a 3-point shot with two seconds left.
CHENEY, WASH. -- Eastern Washington University defeated Willamette University, 83-35, in women's basketball action on Thursday, Dec. 30 at Reese Court. EWU, which competes in NCAA Division I, improved to 4-8. Willamette, a member of NCAA Division III, fell to 1-8.
CHENEY, WASH. -- The Willamette University women's basketball team will take on Eastern Washington University on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7:05 p.m. (PST) on the EWU campus. Eastern Washington competes in NCAA Division I and is 3-8 on the season. Willamette is a member of NCAA Division III and enters the game with a 1-7 record.
SALEM, ORE. -- Hannah Munger scored 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead George Fox University to a 60-38 victory over the Willamette women's basketball team on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The game was the first Northwest Conference contest of the season for each team. George Fox improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC. Willamette is now 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. --The Willamette University women's basketball team saw its 11-point halftime lead disappear, and the Bearcats fell behind by as many as nine points in the second half, before WU rallied past the Academy of Art University (Calif.), 79-70, in the 2nd Annual Bruce Henderson Memorial Capital City Classic on Saturday, November 27.
SALEM, ORE. -- Jessica Nolan scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to lead Academy of Art University to a 93-73 victory over Corban University in the first game of the 2nd Annual Bruce Henderson Memorial Capital City Classic on Friday, Nov. 26 at Cone Field House. Academy of Art improved to 1-3 on the season, while Corban fell to 1-4.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's basketball team was defeated by Eastern Oregon University, 70-55, on Monday, Nov. 22. Eastern improved to 5-1 this season. The Bearcats moved to 0-3 overall.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's basketball team lost its home opener to Northwest Christian University, 72-43, on Saturday, Nov. 20. Northwest Christian improved to 3-3 with the win. The Bearcats dropped to 0-2 overall.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's basketball team lost its season opener at Concordia University (Ore.), 96-66, on Friday, Nov. 19. The Bearcats held a lead early in the first half but were unable to maintain it. Concordia improved to 4-3 overall. The Bearcats fell to 0-1.