Riley Buerk | Freelancer
Western Oregon went 2-0 over the weekend at the Thanksgiving Classic in California. The first game on Friday, Nov. 24, resulted in a 76-65 victory over Holy Names University. The second game on Saturday, Nov. 25, resulted in a 87-48 victory over Notre Dame de Namur.
The Wolves had their worst shooting game of the season so far at 45 percent on Friday, while also having their best defensive effort of the year, holding the Hawks to 38 percent shooting from the field. The Wolves got off to a quick start, leading 17-9 off five points by senior Ali Farouq-Bey and four points from senior Janvier Alaby. The Wolves would not trail again for the rest of the game.
Senior Tanner Omlid led the Wolves with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Vince Boumann had 12 points. Seven players from Western each scored seven points or more in the victory.
Saturday night showed more positive results for the Wolves offensively, as they torched the Argonauts with 53 percent from the field while holding them to 35 percent. Farouq-Bey put together his best game of the season, and finished with a season high of 19 points on 58 percent shooting from the field.
The Wolves blew out the Argonauts 87-48 to improve to 6-0 on the season.
Contact the author at rbuerk17@mail.wou.edu
