By: TK Layman staff writer
Western Oregon Wolves women’s basketball team struggled over the break, going 2-4, with wins over Humboldt State and Alaska Fairbanks.
Junior Guard Sydney Azorr scored at least 10 points in each of the five games played in over the break, with a high of 20 points in the win against Alaska Fairbanks.
The Wolves Women got off to a tough start when they lost at home to Southern Oregon, 50-72. Savannah Heugly led things off scoring a total of 13 points and racking up 2 assists, blocks and steals each.
Five days later they followed it up with their first road win against the Humboldt State Lumberjacks. Wolves Junior Shelby Snook led the scoring that night with 23 points, going 5-for-8 from the 3-point line. She had 9 rebounds to cap her performance in the 69-60 win against the Lumberjacks on Dec. 17. Sydney Azorr, in her first start of the season with the Wolves, totaled 13 points to her start her streak, with 7 rebounds and 1 block and steal each that night.
The Wolves women took a 12-day break to hit the road once more, this time going up against Simon Fraser in Burnaby, British Columbia. Sydney Azorr, Ali Nelke and Savannah Heugly each scored 10 points against Simon Fraser, but after a tough first half couldn’t hold on as they fell 71-57. Heugly rounded out her fifth 10+ point performance of the season with 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the last road game before returning home, Western Washington bested the Wolves 65-86. Shelby Snook, Sydney Azorr and Kaylie Boschma scored 16, 14, and 13 respectively.
After a loss to Alaska Anchorage, the Wolves Women played their final game of the break against Alaska Fairbanks. Playing in Monmouth, the Wolves moved their record to 6-7 for the season with a mark in the win column as they topped Alaska 67-72. Shelby Snook led scoring with 23 points, adding 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Sydney Azorr scored 20 points that night, making it her fifth 10+ point performance in as many games. Jasmine Miller and Kaylie Boschma each had 8 rebounds helping the Wolves secure their final win before a four game road trip.
Tuesday, Jan. 10 the Wolves women take on the Concordia Cavaliers in Portland, followed by 3 games out of state as they end the road trip with Montana State Billings, Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene.
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