By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
For the first time in 12 years, the women’s basketball team has won two games to start a season.
The Wolves put a balanced team on display last weekend as they won the Western Oregon/Hampton Inn D2 Shootout.
St. Martin’s, San Francisco State and Cal State East Bay came to play in the four team tournament. A 72-63 win over SF State followed the next day by a 73-63 win over Cal State East Bay crowned Wolves the champions.
Ball movement and distribution helped the Wolves over the competition, as six players got double digit points on the weekend. Shelby Snook and Savannah Heugly scored in the double digits on both days.
Aggressive defense also shined as they pulled in more rebounds than the competition.
This coming weekend, the New P.E. Building will again host a basketball tournament, this one for men’s basketball. The men’s team is undefeated as well, coming off a high scoring weekend that saw them blast the competition in California. 16 three-pointers led men’s hoops over Fresno Pacific, 85-54.
The Western Oregon/Doubletree by Hilton D2 Shootout will see the Wolves play San Francisco State and UC San Diego.
The first game is Friday and the second Saturday, with 7 p.m. tipoff both nights.
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