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Club sport statistical breakdown

Lake Larsen | Sports Editor

In the previous season, Western’s lacrosse team missed the conference playoffs by a razor-thin tie-breaking vote. However, the team only graduated two seniors while they brought in a slew of first-year players for the upcoming season. This new youth in the program have a chance to set a foundation for success over the next few seasons. The Wolves take the field for the first time on Feb. 9 against UC Davis at a neutral site in Ashland.

Photo courtesy of Paul F. Davis

 

The 2018-19 season for the Men’s rugby program has been a historic year for the club. During the fall season, the Wolves were unstoppable after rebounding from a narrow loss on Oct. 7 against reigning conference champions Central Oregon Community College. While there is still a lot of rugby left to play, the Wolves have already obtained a bid to the Challenge Cup for the regional championships after being chosen to host the tournament. The Wolves hope to right the path on Feb. 2 after losing their first match in over a month on Jan. 26 against Oregon State

Photo courtesy of Ashlynn Norton

 

After being a club for barely one year, the women’s soccer club has already shown they’re not too young to dominate. The club was started during the middle of the 2017-2018 school year and only played a handful of matches before the end of the season. However, during the fall of 2018, the Wolves showed they meant business. Western dominated their opponents in every game, earning them an undefeated record as well as a small school championship win before losing in the overall championship game. The Wolves first spring match is set for Feb. 9 against Portland State University.

Photo courtesy of Ashlynn Norton

 

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Men’s Basketball falls to Northwest Nazarene

Lake Larsen | Sports Editor

After a huge win over Central Washington on Jan. 24, the Wolves continued their road stint against Northwest Nazarene University. The Nighthawks sat just above the Wolves in the GNAC standings at second place. With a chance to move ahead in the conference, the Wolves took to the court on Jan. 26.

In the opening minutes of the first half, the Wolves pulled ahead of the Nighthawks. However, this lead was short lived. What was once a multiple possession lead was quickly erased as Northwest Nazarene shot ahead. As the minutes ticked away on the first half, Western fell deeper and deeper into a hole with seemingly no way to fight back. At the half, the Wolves were down by 14.

In the opening minutes of the second half, the Wolves again fell victim to precise shooting and suffocating defense. The Wolves looked outmatched and out-classed as the Nighthawks put the pedal down and began to run away with the game. Finally, with the final half reaching the midpoint, the Wolves fought their way to a single-digit deficit. Unfortunately, this seemed to only be a minor speed bump to the Nighthawks as they quickly shot back ahead.

In the waning minutes of the match, Western again had brought the game to only being a few points down, but the match was all but over. Western hadn’t seen the lead beyond the opening minutes of the first half and as a result lost 70-78. The Wolves remain at third in the conference and still have chance at a postseason.

 

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Photo courtesy of Ashlynn Norton

Women’s basketball won’t go down without a fight

Lake Larsen | Sports Editor

Coming off of a loss to Concordia, Western’s women’s basketball found themself in a familiar place — desperately in need of a win. After losing on Jan. 22, the Wolves sat just below .500 on the season. Their away match in Billings, Montana on Jan. 26 was a must win if Western wanted to pull their season’s record to even.

During the first quarter, the Wolves looked out matched. The Yellowjackets were relentless and deadly accurate in their shooting. Western’s offense seemed to keep gasping for air with a shot scored every few possessions, but Montana State Billings kept the pressure on. The Wolves found themselves buried in a double-digit hole at the end of the first quarter.

The gap between the teams was narrowed slightly by the Wolves midway through the second. Bringing the lead to only single digits highlighted that the Wolves would not just roll over to Montana State Billings. By the end of the first half, Western trailed by nine.

The glimmer of hope that Western had before the half was quickly squashed minutes into the second half. Throughout the third quarter, the Yellowjackets nailed shot after shot. By the beginning of the final quarter the Wolves found themselves down by 20.

Entering the forth quarter, the game was all but over. Montana State Billings clung to an over 20 point lead. However, the Wolves weren’t done competing. Although the game was all but lost, Western kept pushing. With less than seven minutes in the game the Wolves outscored Montana 23-10 to bring the score to 65-53 when the final whistle was blown.

 

Contact the author at howlsports@wou.edu

Photo courtesy of Ashlynn Norton

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