Nov. 14, 2014 Box Score
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Forward
Jeffrey Parker (So., Richmond, CA/Salesian) scored 18 of his team-high 21 points in the first 13 minutes, helping Western Washington University claim a season-opening 78-52 victory over Notre Dame de Namur University in first-day action Friday, Nov. 14, at the 13th Chuck Randall Men's Basketball Classic being played at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.
Joey Schreiber (So., Renton/Eastside Catholic) added 19 points for WWU, ranked No.11 in the NABC/NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25, and Anye Turner (Sr., Tumwater/Black Hills) blocked seven shots.
Jalen Young led NDNU with a game-high 25 points, having all but one of the Argonaut field goals during a 25-minute stretch in the middle of the contest.
Parker, who was 5-of-6 from the field in the first half, scored nine points as the Vikings jumped to a 12-2 lead four minutes into the game. WWU later used a run of 11 straight points to open up a 40-13 lead with 4:47 left in the first half, its biggest lead of the game.
WWU, which won its season-opener for the seventh straight season, held a 44-26 lead at halftime and never led by less than 16 points in the second half.
It was the 17th straight Randall Classic triumph for the Vikings, who are 22-3 all-time in the tourney.
The Vikings held NDNU to just 29.0 percent (18-of-62) field-goal shooting. WWU hit 48.1 percent (26-of-54) from the field and had a 42-32 advantage in rebounds.
WWU was without guards Jaamon Echols (Jr., Seattle/Rainier Beach) and Ricardo Maxwell (Jr., Cincinnati, OH/Withrow), who are serving a two-game suspension for a violation of NCAA regulations for improperly playing in a tournament last spring.
The Vikings entertain University of Hawaii Hilo on Saturday, Nov.15, at 7:30 p.m., and NDNU plays Northwest Nazarene University at 5 p.m. Hawaii Hilo claimed an 89-81 triumph in the tournament's opening contest.
