Justin Brown, Ricky Berry and Zach Frehlick combined for 74 points as Simon Fraser won its conference opener defeating Montana State Billings 94-79 Saturday at West Gym.
In the only other conference game, Western Oregon leveled its GNAC record at 1-1 defeating Northwest Nazarene 81-77.
Elsewhere GNAC teams swept four tournament games, three against PacWest Conference opponents.
Central Washington and Seattle Pacific completed two-game sweeps in the Seattle Pacific Invitational at Brougham Pavilion.
The 24th ranked Wildcats remained unbeaten defeating No. 23 Chaminade 92-81, while the Falcons (4-2) posted a convincing 71-52 home win over Grand Canyon.
Meanwhile in Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Anchorage recorded double-digit victories.
Parrish West scored 33 points in the Nanooks' 91-77 win over Hawaii Pacific. Freshman Travis Thompson scored 20 as Alaska Anchorage thumped British Columbia 71-53.
Brown scored 29 points, Berry had 24 points and Frehlick had 21 as Simon Fraser (2-3) shot 53.4 percent from the floor in its conference debut, converting on 31 of 58 including 10 of 19 treys.
Frehlick hit his first eight shots from the field, including five three-pointers, before he missed his final attempt. Brown scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and also had seven assists.
The game was tied 25-25 until Chris Paredes' three-pointer with 7:57 started a 21-10 run to close the first half. SFU then broke it open early in the second half with a 17-2 run to go ahead 69-43. That spurt featured three treys by Frehlick and two by Berry.
Also scoring in double figures for SFU was Eric Burrell with 13 points. Burrell also had nine rebounds
DeAndre Chambers led MSU Billings with 18 points. The Yellowjackets were also led by Raason Young with 16 points, Jaxon Myaer with 15 and Robert Mayes with 10. Leon Sutton had eight assists.
Western Oregon 81, Northwest Nazarene 77
Blair Wheadon scored 29 points and Tarance Glynn had 17 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Western Oregon past Northwest Nazarene.
Wheadon scored 18 in the first half when the Wolves opened up a 42-32 lead. For the game, he made 11 of 16 shots, including four of six three-pointers.
The Wolves also got 13 points from Kolton Nelson and 12 from Kyle Long.
Drew Eisinger had 21 points, including 16 in the second half to lead NNU. Brian Barkdoll finished with 16 points and Anthony Golden had 11 points.
WOU never surrendered the lead in the second half, though NNU did close to within one point with 1:18 remaining on a pair of foul shots by Jamie Eisinger.
Central Washington 92, Chaminade 61
Chris Sprinker led five double-figure scorers with 21 points as Central Washington pulled away from 23rd ranked Chaminade during the second half en route to an 11-point victory.
Chaminade (5-4) trailed Central 55-48 before reeling off six straight points, four of them from De'Andre Haskins, to draw within one with 15:14 left to play.
Central, however, scored the next 12 points, gaining a 67-54 lead and control of the game. Jamar Berry, who was named to the all-tournament team, scored five points during the run, including a three-pointer that concluded the surge at 11:29.
Berry finished with 16 points. Coby Gibler and Jody Johnson contributed 13 points apiece for the Wildcats and Chris Scott had 10.
The Wildcats shot 55 percent (35 of 64) for the game while limiting Chaminade to 47 percent (27 of 58).
The Silverswords also had five double-digit scorers led by 18 from Steven Bennett and 17 from Chris Curtis. Haskins tallied 16 points, Shane Hanson had 12 and Diarra Mamadou 10.
Seattle Pacific 71, Grand Canyon 52
Chris Banchero poured in 23 points and Andy Poling scored a career-high 21 – including Seattle Pacific's first nine of the second half – as the Falcons overcame a slow start to rout Grand Canyon.
Seattle Pacific (4-2) hit just two of its first 12 shots and was down 15-6 with 10:29 left in the first half. But after a timeout, the Falcons found their shooting touch scoring the next eight points to ignite a 25-6 run that netted a 31-21 lead near the end of the half.
Grand Canyon (2-5) cut the SPU lead to six by halftime at 31-25, and was still within striking range at 44-37 with 14:54 to play.
But the Falcons ran off the next nine points -- with Banchero scoring six of them and making the pass that led to a three-pointer by Jeff Downs – to expand their advantage to 53-37, and never led by less than double-digits the rest of the way.
Banchero, who also had game-highs of eight assists and four steals, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and was joined on the all-tournament team by Downs, who had 11 points after tying his career high with 23 in Friday's 79-65 victory against Chaminade.
Kyle Speed led Grand Canyon with 13 points and Brad Carroll had 10. The Falcons, however, outrebounded the Antelopes (2-5) 41-26 and outshot them 45.3 percent (24-53) to 38.5 (20-52). SPU also had a 19-6 advantage in points from the foul line.
Alaska Fairbanks 91, Hawaii Pacific 77
Parrish West scored more than 30 points for the fourth time in five games, netting 21 of his 33 in the second half when the Nanooks outscored the Sea Warriors 49-34.
For the game, West connected on 14 of 24 shots, including two of four three-pointers. He also had six rebounds.
Alaska Fairbanks (2-3) also got 19 points from Jarrett Miller, 14 from Brett Barkman and 11 from Adrese Lavern in the victory. Barkman also had nine rebounds.
Adrian den Dulk led Hawaii Pacific (3-3) with 17 points. Nick Frazier had 13 and two players - Jason Jackson and Royal Edwards - scored 10 each.
The Nanooks shot 54.1 percent for the game (33-61) including 60.7 percent (17-28) in the first half when they trailed by one. HPU kept pace until the second half when they cooled off making only 11 of 31 (35.5) to finish with a 40.8 percentage (29-71).
Alaska Anchorage 71, British Columbia 53
Freshman Travis Thompson came off the bench for 20 points on perfect shooting to lead Alaska Anchorage to an 18-point victory.
Point guard Drew Robinson added 13 points – making all five of his field goals – and dished three assists.
British Columbia (14-3) was led by a game-high 22 points from guard Josh Whyte. Whyte, the reigning Canadian National Player-of-the-Year, made seven of 13 shots, but the rest of the Thunderbirds combined to shoot just 10 of 42 (.238) from the field.
The Seawolves never trailed, using a 12-0 run late in the first half to take a 34-22 lead at the break. Taylor Rohde scored all 10 of his points in the second half to help UAA pull away.
Brandon Walker was the fourth Seawolf in double figures with 11 points, adding six rebounds and three assists.
Thompson stole the show, however, with seven of seven shooting, including four three-pointers, and sank both of his free throws.
Women's Basketball: Wolves Improve To 2-0 With Win
Sara Zahler scored 16 of her game-high 24 points in the first half as Western Oregon built a 20-point lead and then held on to defeat Central Washington 71-67 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at the New PE Building in Monmouth.
Elsewhere in conference games, Western Washington defeated Montana State Billings 80-70 in overtime. Meanwhile, Alaska Anchorage overcame an early 16-9 deficit to defeat Alaska Fairbanks 73-46 in their GNAC opener.
Simon Fraser, Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific all lost non-conference games. The Clan fell 70-64 in overtime to British Columbia. NNU and SPU lost again in the Pac West/GNAC Challenge at Saint George, Utah, as the PacWest completed a four-game sweep.
NNU led late in the first half before Grand Canyon scored the final eight points of the half and then used a 18-2 run early in the second period on the way to a 72-60 victory.
Dixie State completed the sweep beating Seattle Pacific 76-66 to stay unbeaten in seven games and dropping the Falcons to 2-2 on the season.
Western Oregon (3-4, 2-0) outscored Central Washington 19-4 over the final 5:03 of the first half to grab a 48-28 lead at the break.
WOU still led by 11 with less than three minutes remaining before Sophie Russell, who scored all 19 of her points in the second half, hit three consecutive three-pointers to pull CWU (3-2, 0-2) to within two points with 34 seconds remaining.
Zahler, however, then connected on two free throws with 14 seconds left on the clock to sew up the victory.
In addition to Zahler, Rylee Peterson also led the Wolves with 14 points. Jamie Richardson had nine points and four steals.
Nneka Payne, Stacy Albrecht and Amber Moser all had a dozen for the Wildcats. Moser had 10 rebounds and Russell had nine.
Western Washington 80, Montana State Billings 70
Western Washington held MSU Billings without a field goal for the first four-and-a-half minutes of overtime on the way to a 10-point victory.
Guards Megan Pinske, Amanda Dunbar and Corinn Waltrip combined for 54 Western points, with Pinske scoring 19, Dunbar 18 and Waltrip a career-high 17.
Center Beata Bak had a game-high 25 points and eight rebounds for the Yellowjackets before fouling out early in the overtime, and forward Kayla Ryan added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Neither team led by more than two points in the final 6:39 of regulation play. Western had a chance at a late game-winner with seven seconds left as Dunbar hit a driving bank shot, but the points were waived off for a charging foul.
MSUB guard Bobbi Knudsen then drove the length of the floor, but lost the ball in traffic and the Yellowjackets were unable to get a shot off as time expired, sending the game to overtime tied at 64-64.
The Vikings took control in the extra period, scoring on their first five possessions, including back-to-back three-pointers by Dunbar and Waltrip.
Western matched a season-high with 11 three-pointers. Waltrip was five of eight and Dunbar made four of 10. Dunbar's treys give her a school-record 211 for her career, one more than the previous best of 210 set by Jodie Kaczor (1998-2002).
Center Lauren Hefflin and forward Gabby Wade had 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Vikings, and each grabbed nine rebounds.
Alaska Anchorage 73, Alaska Fairbanks 46
Hanna Johansson scored 23 points and Nikki Aden added 18 to lead Alaska Anchorage to a 27-point win at the Patty Center.
The Seawolves (6-2) also got six points and a game-high eight rebounds from forward Kaylie Robinson.
The Nanooks (0-6) were led by 12 points and six rebounds from Autumn Greene and 11 points by Nicole Bozek. UAF, however, shot just 30 percent and had 39 turnovers.
UAA trailed 16-9 after 11 minutes before taking control. Johansson started the comeback with four straight free throws and Sarah Herrin put the Seawolves on top 20-19 with a basket at the 5:54 mark of the first half.
Leading just 26-24, forward Tijera Mathews scored two of her nine points on a layup and Robinson added a pair of buckets to close the half.
The Seawolves made it a 16-0 overall run by scoring the first 10 points of the second half, and eventually built their lead as high as 71-36 with 4:36 to play.
British Columbia 70, Simon Fraser 64
British Columbia outscored Simon Fraser 10-4 in overtime to end an 11-game losing streak to the Clan.
Zara Huntley and Lia St. Pierre led UBC with 20 points apiece. The Clan was led by Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe with 25 points and 16 rebounds.
Raincock-Ekunwe pulled SFU to within two points with 25 seconds remaining in the overtime. The Clan, however, then committed two consecutive turnovers.
Raincock-Ekunwe made 11 of 15 shots and also had a team-high three steals. Joining her in double figures was Carla Wyman with 12 points. Anna Carolsfeld had eight rebounds and Kristina Collins earned nine assists.
Grand Canyon 72, Northwest Nazarene 60
Samantha Murphy paced Grand Canyon, which opened up a 21-point lead early in the second period, with 19 points. Also in double figures were Rosalyn Nelson with 16 points and Jallisa Butler with 10.
Northwest Nazarene (3-3), which has lost three straight, was led by Monica Garcia with 14 points. Heather Adams and Briaunna King had 12 and 10, respectively.
The Antelopes dominated the backboards 47-32 and had a 21-4 advantage in free throw points. That helped offset a NNU 20-11 advantage in takeaways.
Dixie State 76, Seattle Pacific 66
Melissa Reich scored 14 points and was one of three Seattle Pacific players in double figures, but the Falcons were kept off the board for the final 2:52 of the game in the 10-point loss.
In was the second day in a row SPU failed to score over the final 2 1/2 minutes in a loss. They were blanked over the final 2:42 by Grand Canyon in a 74-69 defeat Friday.
Reich also had six rebounds, while guard Maddie Maloney added 11 points and five rebounds. Forward Caitlyn Rohrbach chipped in 10 points. Freshman forward Katie Benson collected eight rebounds.
The Falcons were still in the hunt when guard Jordan Harazin drained a jumper, cutting Dixie State's lead to 69-66 with 2:52 left. But SPU missed its final six shots as the Red Storm scored the last seven points of the game – all at the free throw line.
Forward Johnna Brown pumped in 27 for Dixie State. The Red Storm also got 19 points from Breann Hill and 13 from Sheila Adams.
Cross Country: WWU's Porter Second in NCAA
Sarah Porter of Western Washington finished second in the NCAA Division II women's cross country championships Saturday morning at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky.
Porter, who also placed second last year, covered the snow-covered 6,000-meter layout in a time of 20:56.1, finishing 14.9 seconds in back of Neely Spence of Shippensburg (Penn.).
Porter, who earlier won GNAC and West Regional titles, was one of eight GNAC athletes to place in the Top 40 to earn All-American honors.
Ruth Keino and Miriam Kipng'eno placed seventh and 12th, respectively, in the women's race to lead Alaska Anchorage to a sixth-place team finish. Jaclyn Puga of Northwest Nazarene, competing as an individual, finished 35th.
In the men's division, Jordan Welling and Bennett Grimes of Western Washington and Micah Chelimo and Marko Cheseto of Alaska Anchorage all had Top 40 finishes.
Welling placed eighth in a time of 31:06.2 on the 10,000-meter course, while Grimes was 13th in a time of 31:11.8. Chelimo and Cheseto, who won the GNAC and West Regional titles earlier this fall, placed 21st and 25th, respectively, leading UAA to an eighth-place team finish.
Western Washington joined UAA in the Top 10 finishing ninth in the men's and 10th in the women's standings. Western Oregon placed 20th in the men's and 21st in the women's standings.
Adams State (Colo.) and Grand Valley (Mich.) won the men's and women's team titles. Chico State finished fifth in both divisions.
QUICK FACTS: With two teams in the Top 8 (Chico and UAA) in both divisions, the West Region will receive four men's and four women's team berths to next year's national championships in Spokane. That is two fewer than this year for the women, but the same for the men. . .Of the eight GNAC All-Americans, seven were repeaters. Porter (2008-10), Welling (2008-10) and Grimes (2007-08, 10) all won their third All-American award. Cheseto and Chelimo were previous All-Americans in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Both Keino and Kipng'eno won All-American honors last year. The All-American award was the first for Puga, but not the first for her family. Sister Ashley was an All-American in 2007. (Additional Stories: WWU / UAA).
Men - 1. Adams State 57, 2. Western State 102, 3. Grand Valley 135, 4. Colorado Mines 161, 5. Chico State 181, 8. Alaska Anchorage 262, 9. Western Washington 269, 20. Western Oregon 493. All-Americans (10,000 Meters) - 1. Michael Crouch, Queens, 30:43.2; 8. Jordan Welling, WWU, 31:06.2; 13. Bennett Grimes, WWU, 31:11.8; 21. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 31:18.2; 25. Marko Cheseto, UAA, 31:28.0. Other GNAC Finishers - 43. Jacob Parisien, UAA, 31:44.0; 51. Barak Watson, NNU, 31:54.8; 66. Blake Medhaug, WWU, 32:05.8; 68. Chris Reed, WOU, 32:07.1; 75. Connor Kasler, WOU, 32:15.3; 80. Eric Brill, WWU, 32:23.8; 85. Spencer Hunt, SMU, 32:30.0; 101. William Ritekwiang, UAA, 32:48.1; 103. Paul Rottich, UAA, 32:52.8; 119. Justin Karr, WOU, 33:25.5; 131. Nick Abraham, WWU, 33:44.6; 136. Yonatan Yilma, UAA, 33:55.1; 138. Chip Jackson, WWU, 34:00.9; 143. Ryan Chapman, WOU, 34:05.9; 146. Kyle Larson, WOU, 34:10.3; 158. Dan Sprinkle, WOU, 34:25.1; 164. Aaron Rogers, WOU, 34:53.6; 169. Thomas Hill, UAA, 34:59.4; 173. Kyle Johnson, WWU, 35:33.9.
Women - 1. Grand Valley 66, 2. Western State 95, 3. Adams State 98, 4. Shippensburg 114, 5. Chico State 164, 6. Alaska Anchorage 185, 10. Western Washington 300, 19. Cal Poly Pomona 546, 21. Western Oregon 563, 23. BYU-Hawaii 628. All-Americans (6,000 Meters) - 1. Neely Spence, Shippensburg, 20:41.2; 2. Sarah Porter, WWU, 20:56.1; 7. Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:20.8; 12. Miriam Kipng'eno, UAA, 21:40.2; 35. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 22:14.5. Other GNAC Finishers - 49. Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:32.6; 50. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 22:33.7; 67. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:52.6; 89. Rachael Johnson, WWU, 23:17.1; 91. Erika Snawder, WOU, 23:17.6; 92. Emma Bohman, UAA, 23:18.2; 106. Susan Bick, UAA, 23:37.3; 108. Jessica Boyer, WWU, 23:38.5; 111. Phoebe Hartnett, WWU, 23:42.1; 112. Ivy O'Guinn, UAA, 23:43.8; 127. Amanda Wright, WOU, 23:55.8; 135. Lacey Nation, WWU, 24:10.3; 140. Janelle Everetts, WOU, 24:15.4; 145. KayAnna Cecchi, WOU, 24:19.0; 146. Sierra Brisky, WWU, 24:21.4; 154. Tricia Morrison, WOU, 24:37.0; 156. Megan Everetts, WOU, 24:40.0; 159. Annan Applebee, WOU, 24:42.9.
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