BURNABY, BC – Led by 22 points from redshirt junior guard Micah Winn and 21 points from junior forward Trevor Jasinsky, the No. 14 nationally-ranked Western Washington University men's basketball team erased a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Humboldt State 81-76 Saturday evening at the Simon Fraser Showdown.
WWU trailed 42-32 at the half, but stormed back to out-score the Lumberjacks 49-34 in the second half. The Vikings out-scored the Lumberjacks 29-12 in the first 10 minutes of the second half to erase the deficit and extended their lead to as many as 14 points at 71-57 with 6:44 remaining in the contest. HSU went on a 19-10 run to end the contest, but couldn't overcome WWU's large second-half scoring output.
The Vikings are now 3-1 after the perfect record on Burnaby Mountain, also beating Minnesota State Moorhead 80-76 to open the tournament.
A pair of reserves helped spark the Vikings to victory, with sophomore forward Braden Ahlemeyercontributing a career-high 7 points in 9 minutes of action. Redshirt junior Leif Anderson added 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting.
In four games this season, Jasinsky has scored 97 points for a 24.3 points per game average. He is also 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
The Vikings make their home debut this weekend on WECU Court in Carver Gym, hosting Capilano (Friday) and Langara College (Saturday), with both games tipping off at 2 pm.
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WWU Box Score
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FG
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3-Pt
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FT
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Reb
|
|
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##
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Player
|
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fgm-fga
|
fgm-fga
|
ftm-fta
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off-def
|
tot
|
pf
|
tp
|
a
|
to
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blk
|
stl
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min
|
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21
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Lovelady,Luke
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f
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2-3
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0-0
|
0-0
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1-2
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3
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3
|
4
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1
|
1
|
1
|
0
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25
|
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24
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Jasinsky,Trevor
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f
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5-12
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1-5
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10-11
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0-7
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7
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4
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21
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4
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4
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0
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1
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29
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|
25
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Retherford,Cameron
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c
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2-4
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0-1
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2-2
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0-1
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1
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4
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6
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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14
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|
1
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Payne,Tyler
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g
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2-6
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1-4
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0-0
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0-5
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5
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2
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5
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3
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3
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0
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2
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33
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35
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Winn,Micah
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g
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7-17
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4-8
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4-6
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0-4
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4
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4
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22
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2
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1
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0
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3
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32
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3
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Eenigenburg,Tucker
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-
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0-2
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0-0
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0-0
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0-2
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2
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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9
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4
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Secrest,RJ
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-
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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5
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Bosco,KJ
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-
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0-1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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6
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11
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Cotton-Welch,Elijah
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-
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0-1
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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13
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Anderson,Leif
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-
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4-8
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3-7
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1-3
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0-1
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1
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2
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12
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2
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2
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0
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0
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23
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20
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Green,Jalen
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-
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2-6
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0-2
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0-0
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0-3
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3
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1
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4
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2
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0
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0
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0
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13
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23
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Ahlemeyer,Braden
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-
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3-3
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0-0
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1-1
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1-1
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2
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1
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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Team Totals……………..
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-
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27-62
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9-27
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18-23
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3-27
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30
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22
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81
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16
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12
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1
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7
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200
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WWU Leader
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43.5%
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33.3%
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78.3%
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Score by Quarter
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1st
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2nd
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Total
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Humboldt State (1-2)
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42
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34
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76
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Western Washington (3-1)
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32
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49
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81
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WWU will serve as the host for the 2019 GNAC Championships, with the top six teams in both the men's and women's conference standings at the end of the season qualifying for the tournament that will be held March 7-9 on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
Fans can follow the men's basketball team online at WWUVikings.com/MBB, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUHoops) and Facebook (@WWUmensbball).
One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 10 seasons. WWU is a six-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion and has appeared in the NCAA II Elite 8 three times. The Vikings won the 2011-12 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. Western has posted back-to-back 20-win seasons, including a 25-6 record in 2016-17 where it won the GNAC regular season and conference championships title, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships as the No. 3 seed in the West Region. The program recently completed its 116th season posting a 21-8 record in 2017-18, and have combined for 1,479 victories and a .591 winning percentage in program history.
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