NW Briefs | Redhawks men pull out exhibition victory, 78-65
Northwest |
Four players scored in twice as much figures and the Seattle University defense constrained 22 turnovers as the Redhawks pulled away for a 78-65 victory over Point Loma Nazarene in a men’session exhibition basketball game Friday night at the Connolly Center.
Chris Gweth led totally players with 24 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw fill. Austen Powers shot 7 of 11 from the region upon his way to a 17-point, seven-rebound effort, while Leigh Swanson finished through 16 points and seven rebounds and Michael Wright contributed 10 points and three rebounds.
After a Brandon Johnson three-pointer gave Point Loma Nazarene a 49-45 lead four minutes into the second half, Seattle University scored six unanswered points to pull ahead. Craig Austin’s layup tied the ground at 51, but a jumper through Powers through 13:11 left gave the Redhawks the lead for good.
Other men’s basketball
Giovonne Woods scored a game-high 22 points and led six players in double figures for Central Washington, which cruised to a 119-81 exhibition victory over Team Another Level in Ellensburg.
Women’s basketball
Concordia St. Paul raced out to a 42-15 halftime lead and didn’t look end on the way to a 67-42 get the compliance of over Central Washington in the season-opening Disney’s West Coast Tipoff Classic in Anaheim, Calif. Nicole Jordan led the Wildcats with 10 points, and Shaina Afoa had 13 rebounds.
Volleyball
Washington State could not pull out a win in front of its largest crowd of the season in falling 25-14, 25-18, 25-17 to ninth-ranked UCLA before 1,407 in Pullman. Brittany Johnson led the Cougars (7-16, 0-12 Pac-10) with six kills.
• Cascade College rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Northwest University 3-2 in Kirkland. Game scores were 18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 12-15. Lauren Holtz led the Eagles (9-17, 6-13 Cascade Collegiate Conference) through 19 kills and 10 digs.
Men’s soccer
