Morgan Swaim | Staff Writer
For the third time in the last four years, the Wolves have won the GNAC regular season title.
On Feb. 22, Western took on Western Washington, the only team that stood in the way of a perfect season.
Many players understood how big the situation was, including senior forward Tanner Omlid,
“We’ve been waiting for Feb. 22 since Dec. 2.”
On Dec. 2, Western Washington handed the team their first loss of the season, 85-58.
The past 18 games going into Thursday showed that the Wolves quickly recovered and still have their sights set on a long postseason run.
From the start of the game, it was clear that the Vikings would not be able to be anywhere near
as successful this time around. With a lead as large as 29 in the second half, the Wolves dominated this revenge game, winning 89-73.
This game was a polar opposite to how the team played in December, and senior guard Demetrius Trammell was able to share his thoughts on beating Western Washington, “It’s a good feeling to get back at the only team that beat us this year. We wanted to get the
GNAC regular season championship outright,” he said.
As the season continues, the team will be playing a constant set of elimination playoff games, starting with the GNAC conference championship tournament beginning March 1 in Anchorage, Alaska. There the team will await to play a winner of a first round matchup, and play their first conference championship game on March 2.
“The team is the MVP every night,” said Omlid. “We’ve had five, seven or eight guys lead in scoring, five or six guys lead us in rebounding, or blocks and steals. Anybody at any moment can go off.”
On top of clinching the regular season conference title, the Wolves may move up in the national rankings. The no. 2 team in the country ended up losing this past week, leaving the opportunity for the team to leapfrog into the top three.
Contact the author at mswaim16@wou.edu
Photo by: Amber Holland
