Box Score

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - BYU senior center Ian Harward scored a game-high 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting to lead BYU Hawaii to a 93-80 win over Western Washington University Wednesday night in a non-conference college basketball game at Whatcom Pavilion.

Western falls to 3-2 on the season with the loss. BYU Hawaii (1-0) earned the road win in their first contest of the season.

Junior forward Jeffrey Parker (Richmond, CA/Salesian) led the Vikings with 26 points, including four 3-pointers. Senior point guard Ricardo Maxwell (Cincinnati, OH/Withrow/Edmonds CC) added 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting and senior center Blake Bowen (Vancouver, WA/Skyview/Clark CC) contributed 16 points off the bench.

"There are no excuses, I didn't get our team prepared for this game," said head coach Tony Dominguez. "We were not balanced on the court and a lot of that falls on me and my preparation. We've got a great group of players who work really hard, and we'll be ready to play Friday vs. Flagler."

The Vikings trailed by as many as 9 points at 30-21, but battled back to within one at 38-37. BYHU closed out the first half with a 7-0 run to take a 45-37 lead into the break. Parker led Western with 11 points in the first half on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor. The Seasiders shot a scorching 65.5 percent from the field in the half (19-for-29) with Harward leading the way with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting.

The Seasiders extended their lead to as many as 17 points in the second half at 71-54, but the Vikings didn't give up. Western closed to within 7 points at 85-78, but couldn't draw any closer as BYUH went on an 8-2 run to close out the game.

Harward, a transfer from BYU, led four Seasiders in double-figures scoring, narrowly missing the double-double with 9 rebounds. Cory Lange (19 points), Scott Friel (16 points) and Justin Yamzon (14 points) rounded out the top scorers for the Seasiders. Overall BYUH shot 59.0% from the floor (36-for-61) and was 16-for-19 (84.2%) from the free throw line.

The Vikings return to Friday hosting Flagler at 7 pm at Whatcom Pavilion. Flagler will play Portland Bible Saturday at 3 pm in a game hosted by WWU.

Plan Ahead for Tickets:

The Vikings will play a majority of their home games this season on the Whatcom Community College Campus due to the state-of-the-art renovation of the Carver Academic Facility and historic Carver Gym on the WWU campus. Students with a Viking Territory Pass are encouraged to redeem their pass for each game at the WWU Box Office located in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Student pass redemption will only be available at WCC if tickets are available. All fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by calling the WWU Box Office (360-650-BLUE). We cannot guarantee tickets will be available for purchase at the door on game days.