2013-14 Women's Basketball News

Season
Bearcats Dismantle Pacific Lutheran 72-53 on Senior Night
Bearcats Dismantle Pacific Lutheran 72-53 on Senior Night

SALEM, ORE. -- Entering its final home game of the 2013-14 season, the Willamette University women's basketball team had won just two games in eight attempts at Gordie James Court.

DeLong Receives Honorable Mention All-NWC Recognition
DeLong Receives Honorable Mention All-NWC Recognition

SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University junior point guard Jojo DeLong (Santa Clarita, CA/Canyon HS) has been named Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference for the 2013-14 women's basketball season, as determined in voting by the NWC head coaches.

George Fox, Ranked 13th, Shoots 52.2% in Win over Willamette
George Fox, Ranked 13th, Shoots 52.2% in Win over Willamette

NEWBERG, ORE. -- George Fox University, ranked #13 in the D3hoops.com Top 25, shot 52.2% from the field (35 of 67) and hit 16 of 18 free throws, as the Bruins defeated Willamette University, 89-42, on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Wheeler Sports Center. The Northwest Conference win improved GFU to 22-3 overall, 13-3 in league play.

Willamette Surges Out in First Half, Down Lutes, 72-53
Willamette Surges Out in First Half, Down Lutes, 72-53

SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University took control against Pacific Lutheran University with a big first half, and the Bearcats remained comfortably in front the rest of the way for a 72-53 triumph over the visiting Lutes on Friday, Feb. 21 at Cone Field House.

Linfield Pulls Away from Bearcats in Second Half
Linfield Pulls Away from Bearcats in Second Half

McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University was within four points of archrival Linfield College at halftime of their Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, but the Wildcats opened the second half with a 19-5 run to pull away for an 83-53 victory over the Bearcats.

Puget Sound Pulls Away from Willamette, 85-58
Puget Sound Pulls Away from Willamette, 85-58

SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University hung with the University of Puget Sound for 13 minutes, but the Loggers pulled away from the Bearcats at the end of the first half and never looked back, securing an 85-58 win in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 15.

L&C Achieves Early Lead, Downs Bearcats, 73-49, in Women's  Basketball
L&C Achieves Early Lead, Downs Bearcats, 73-49, in Women's Basketball

SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College put together a 28-6 run to open its game against Willamette University on Friday, Feb. 14, and the Pioneers went on to defeat the Bearcats, 73-49 in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game at Cone Field House.

Beeson Takes Seriously her Role as a Women's Basketball Team Captain
Beeson Takes Seriously her Role as a Women's Basketball Team Captain

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Willamette Women's Basketball game at Linfield is Canceled
Willamette Women's Basketball game at Linfield is Canceled

SALEM, ORE. -- The Northwest Conference women's basketball game between Willamette University and Linfield College scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8 in McMinnville, Ore., has been canceled due to heavy snowfall in the Willamette Valley.

Balanced Scoring Leads Pacific over Bearcats, 78-56
Balanced Scoring Leads Pacific over Bearcats, 78-56

FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Jojo DeLong (Jr., G, Santa Clarita, CA/Canyon HS) scored a career-high 27 points for Willamette University, but Pacific University shot 48.3% from the field (28 of 58) with nine players scoring at least five points, as the Boxers defeated the Bearcats, 78-56, on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Stoller Center.

Whitman, Ranked #3 in NCAA Division III, Downs Bearcats in Walla Walla
Whitman, Ranked #3 in NCAA Division III, Downs Bearcats in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Nationally ranked Whitman College defeated Willamette University, 78-33, on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Sherwood Athletic Center to remain undefeated. Heather Johns scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help Whitman improve to 19-0 on the season, 10-0 in the Northwest Conference.

Shorthanded Bearcats Fall to Whitworth, 83-47
Shorthanded Bearcats Fall to Whitworth, 83-47

SPOKANE, WASH. -- Down to just eight players due to a raft of injuries, Willamette University dropped an 83-47 decision to Whitworth University in a Northwest Conference women's basketball game on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Bearcats Hit 11 Three-Pointers, but Lutes Rally for 71-66 Win
Bearcats Hit 11 Three-Pointers, but Lutes Rally for 71-66 Win

PARKLAND, WASH. -- Willamette University connected on 11 three-pointers and point guard Jojo DeLong (Jr., G, Santa Clarita, CA/Canyon HS) scored 19 points, but it wasn't enough to prevent Pacific Lutheran University from rallying for a 71-66 win on Saturday, Jan. 25. Senior post Samantha Potter scored 17 points in each half to lead PLU with 34 points.

Nationally Ranked George Fox Defeats Bearcats, 71-42
Nationally Ranked George Fox Defeats Bearcats, 71-42

SALEM, ORE. -- George Fox University, ranked #8 in NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com, grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and scored 36 points off turnovers, as the Bruins defeated Willamette University, 71-42, on Friday, Jan. 24 to improve to 15-1 on the season, 6-1 in the Northwest Conference.

Wang Scores 24 Points to Lead Lewis & Clark Past Bearcats, 68-51
Wang Scores 24 Points to Lead Lewis & Clark Past Bearcats, 68-51

PORTLAND, ORE. -- Taylor Wang scored 24 points and hauled down 12 rebounds to lead Lewis and Clark College to an 68-51 victory over Willamette University on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Pamplin Sports Center. Wang hit 9 of 14 field goals and was 6 for 6 at the free throw line.

Strong Start Sends Puget Sound Past Willamette, 80-52
Strong Start Sends Puget Sound Past Willamette, 80-52

TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound wasted no time asserting its dominance in front of the home crowd, leading by as many as 28 points in the first half en route to an 80-52 win on Friday, January 17 at Memorial Fieldhouse.