By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
It was another tough week for women’s basketball who lost both games at home, extending their losing streak to eight.
The first game of the week was against Northwest Nazarene, who are currently fighting for the fourth-place seed in the women’s basketball GNAC Championship.
Despite Western Oregon beating Northwest Nazarene for rebounds, 41-33, the team could not generate points.
Junior forward Jasmine Miller led the Wolves in points with 11. Junior guard Shelby Snook scored eight points and grabbed a team-high of eight rebounds.
But the Crusaders were too powerful a team to be slowed down and delivered a 59-77 loss to the Wolves.
On Saturday the Wolves hosted Central Washington, and nearly made a comeback. After trailing by as much as 12 in the first half, Western Oregon fought back to come within one point of the lead in the third quarter.
Junior forward Savannah Heugly scored a career best of 18 points. Junior guard Sydney Azorr was right behind her, with 16 points and four rebounds. It was Azorr’s three pointer that got the Wolves within one basket of the lead.
But Central Washington pulled away again in the fourth quarter. The Wolves ultimately lost 55-66 in their last home game of the year.
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