By: Jamal Smith Sports Editor
This season has been full of trials and tribulations for the women’s basketball team. With an overall record of 4-22 and 3-15 in GNAC conference play, the Wolves’ season has been a tough one.
Western looked to bounce back after losing two of their last three games in the game against Central Washington University (CWU) on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, but inevitably fell short 46-61.
Freshman Kaylie Boschma (G) had six rebounds, two assists, and a steal to go with her game-high 16 points. Sophomore Sydney Azorr finished with nine points, two boards, two assists, and a steal.
CWU jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the first quarter, but with the lights-out shooting from Boschma, the Wolves clawed their way back into the game, scoring eight consecutive points to take a 10-9 lead.
Western’s lead, however, was short lived, and the Wildcats stopped the Wolves from scoring for the remainder of the first quarter to take a 16-10 lead into the second period.
All the momentum now belonged to CWU; the Wolves couldn’t find the back of the net and the Wildcat’s shots kept falling resulting in a double digit lead which reached as high as a 19 point CWU advantage.
With the cards stacked against them, the Wolves came out of the break with a never-say-die attitude and began chipping away at the Wildcats’ lead. Boschma hit two jumpers to start the Wolves’ comeback and Azorr hit two big shots from distance to bring the Wolves within 7 points of CWU.
In the final quarter, Boschma sunk a layup to bring the score to 34-39 with 8:03 remaining in the game. Just when the pendulum had swung in the Wolves direction and it looked like Western could pull off the amazing comeback, the Wildcats started draining shots from beyond the arch.
CWU hit five three-pointers in the final minutes of the game to provide a cushion which the Wolves could not come back from.
Western finished the game shooting 17-of-44 for a shooting percentage of 38 percent.
The final game of the season is on Saturday, Feb. 27 against Seattle Pacific University. Come cheer on the Wolves for senior day. The tipoff is at 2 p.m. in the New P.E. Building.
