Friday 4 December 2009

Western Washington 96, Simon Fraser 43

Note that the Clan again played without 6'4" starter Matt Kuzminski last night

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE

MEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN WASHINGTON 96, SIMON FRASER 43
Vikings prevail in border battle renewal, notch seventh straight win

BELLINGHAM, Wash. --- Forward Derrick Webb (Sr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap) and guard Morris Anderson (Sr., Federal Way) tied for game-high honors with 18 points each as Western Washington University defeated Simon Fraser University, 96-43, in a non-league men's basketball game Wednesday on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium. The Vikings shot 60.3 percent from the field, hitting 35 of their 58 attempts as they improved to 8-1 with their seventh consecutive victory. Simon Fraser fell to 8-4. Forward Chris Parades came off the bench to lead the Clansmen with nine points and a game-high nine rebounds. The game was the first official, counting contest between the two schools since back-to-back meetings to end 1998-99 season. Simon Fraser, located in Burnaby, B.C., is in the first of a two-year candidacy period to become the first Canadian affiliate of NCAA Division II and will be a member of the Great Northwest Athletic conference beginning with the 2010-11 school year. Webb was 7-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-4 on 3-pointers. Anderson was perfect on seven free-throw attempts, running his streak of consecutive successes to 30, and had three of the Vikings' 11 steals. Forward Rory Blanche (So., Ashland, OR) had 14 points for Western, going 6-of-6 from the field. Center Zach Bruce (Sr., Oceanside, CA) added 12 points, and guard Andrew Ready (Sr., Chicago, IL/Westinghouse) contributed 10 points and a game-high five assists. The Vikings took control quickly, hitting four of their first six shots and taking a 14-2 lead less than three minutes into the game. Western held a 23-6 lead with 14:34 left in the first half, and had a 55-20 advantage at halftime, shooting 67.9 percent (19-of-28) from the field in the opening period. The two schools first played in 1967. Western now holds a 42-23 advantage in the all-time series.

Newspaper Box Score
Simon Fraser vs Western Washington
12/02/09 7:00 PM at Bellingham, WA - Carver Gymnasium
At Bellingham, WA - Carver Gymnasium

WESTERN WASHINGTON 96, SIMON FRASER 43
SIMON FRASER (8-4) Chris Paredes 4-6 1-2 9; Sean Burke 2-7 4-4 8; Tallon Milne 2-5 3-4 7; Chas Kok 3-8 0-2 7; Jordan Nostedt 1-6 2-2 4; Kevin Pribilsky 1-11 1-2 4; Eric Burrell 0-2 2-4 2; Kevin Shaw 0-3 1-2 1; Gregory Gillies 0-5 1-2 1; Zach Frehlick 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 13-60 15-24 43.
WESTERN WASHINGTON (8-1) Webb,Derrick 7-9 0-0 18; Anderson,Morris 4-7 7-7 18; Blanche,Rory 6-6 2-2 14; Bruce,Zach 4-5 3-4 12; Ready,Andrew 4-5 1-1 10; Severson,Cameron 4-7 0-0 8; Woodworth,Richard 3-4 0-0 6; Mitchell,Chris 1-5 3-4 5; McAllister,Harold 1-2 0-0 3; Vanderjagt,Dave 1-3 0-0 2; Sheppard,Matt 0-3 0-0 0; Grosz,Tyler 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-58 16-18 96.

Simon Fraser.................. 20 23 - 43
Western Washington............ 55 41 - 96

3-point goals--Simon Fraser 2-22 (Kevin Pribilsky 1-6; Chas Kok 1-3; Jordan Nostedt 0-2; Kevin Shaw 0-2; Gregory Gillies 0-3; Zach Frehlick 0-4; Sean Burke 0-2), Western Washington 10-18 (Webb,Derrick 4-4; Anderson,Morris 3-5; McAllister,Harold 1-2; Ready,Andrew 1-2; Bruce,Zach 1-1; Sheppard,Matt 0-1; Grosz,Tyler 0-1; Mitchell,Chris 0-1; Severson,Cameron 0-1). Fouled out--Simon Fraser-None, Western Washington-None. Rebounds--Simon Fraser 37 (Chris Paredes 9), Western Washington 37 (Mitchell,Chris 8). Assists--Simon Fraser 9 (Sean Burke 3), Western Washington 23 (Ready,Andrew 5). Total fouls--Simon Fraser 15, Western Washington 16. Technical fouls--Simon Fraser-None, Western Washington-None. A-572

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Isn't Western Washington a Div II school in the same conference SFU is about to enter?
If so, than I think the Clan is in for a world of hurt.
What's that old saying?....be careful what you wish for?