OAKLAND, Calif. – The Western Washington University women's basketball team closed out a perfect run through its non-conference schedule recording an 83-32 victory over Holy Names University Friday evening in Tobin Gymnasium.
 
The No. 8 (D2SIDA) and No. 10 (WBCA) nationally-ranked Vikings remained perfect on the season at 9-0, which includes an 8-0 non-conference mark (1-0 GNAC) and seven road victories. WWU extended its winning streak to 15 consecutive games (includes 6-0 record during the spring 2021 season), tied for 5th-longest in program history. The 9-0 start is tied for 6th-best in the 51-year history of the program and it has been 650 days since the Vikings last suffered a defeat on March 7, 2020 in the GNAC Championship game vs. Alaska Anchorage.
 
WWU completed its road trip to the Bay Area with a 2-0 record, with both wins coming in Tobin Gymnasium. The Vikings defeated Academy of Art 57-43 on Tuesday and had its Thursday contest against Dominican canceled due to health and safety protocols. The Vikings 51-point victory Friday is tied for the fourth-largest margin of victory during the NCAA era (since 1998-99).
 
Junior guard Mollie Olson and senior guard Dani Iwami led four Vikings in double-figure scoring with 14 points each. Olson was 6-for-10 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range, adding three rebounds and a pair of assists. Iwami was 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, also contributing a pair of assists and a steal.
 
Senior guard Emma Duff continues to inch toward the 1,000-career point milestone with 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting, and is now six points short of 1,000 for her career. Duff scored seven of the Vikings first 12 points to build a lead that was never contested. Duff neared a triple double with seven rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes of action.
 
Freshman post player Truitt Reilly added 10 points and seven rebounds, and senior guard Monique Fierke scored a career-high nine points on three 3-pointers. All 10 players that dressed for the Vikings scored at least three points.
 
The Vikings paired their hot outside shooting with a dominating performance inside, outscoring the Hawks in the paint 40-14 and holding the rebounding edge 37-12.
 
Holy Names (0-9) was led by 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting by Jazmine Soto and eight points from Jayden Benitez.
  After leading 19-9 through the first quarter, the Vikings turned it up a notch in the second quarter using a 15-2 run to build a 34-13 lead. Dani Iwami made a pair of 3-pointers during this stretch and Monique Fierke connected on a triple to expand the lead to 21 points.
  The Vikings built a 22-point halftime lead with a 42-20 advantage over the Hawks in the first 20 minutes of the game. WWU shot 56.7% in the half (17-for-30) and were 8-for-17 (47.1%) from 3-point range. Emma Duff led all players with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting (also had 7 rebounds) and Mollie Olson contributed eight points on 3-for-3 shooting (2-for-2 3FG). WWU's strong defensive effort limited HNU to 8-for-23 shooting (34.8%) and held an 18-8 advantage in rebounding.
  WWU is off to one of its best seasons in the last 20 years and has won its last 15 games dating back to the abbreviated 6-0 2020-21 season that was played in February and March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a look at the best winning streaks and starts to season in program history:
 

LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
1.	21	Dec. 21, 2005 – Mar. 10, 2006
2.	19	Dec. 11, 2010 – Feb. 22, 2011
	19	1971 – 72, dates unknown
4.	17	Dec. 19, 2016 – Feb. 16, 2017
5.	15	Feb. 26, 2021 – current (spans seasons)
	15	1972 – 73, dates unknown
	15	Dec. 14, 1979 – Feb. 8, 1980
	15	Nov. 21, 1983 – Jan. 21, 1984
	15	Nov. 23, 2004 – Jan. 22, 2005
10.	14	1973 – 74, dates unknown
11.	13	Feb. 11, 1997 – Mar. 23, 1997
12.	12	Nov. 20, 1989 – Dec. 28, 1989
	12	Feb. 14, 2013 - Mar. 26, 2013
14.	11	Jan. 24, 1989 – Feb. 23, 1989
	11	Jan. 27, 1996 – Mar. 15, 1996
	11	Dec. 18, 2012 - Jan. 2, 2013
17.	10	Nov. 18, 1993 – Dec. 29, 1993
	10	Jan. 17, 1981 – Feb. 13, 1981
	10	Jan. 11, 1985 – Feb. 2, 1985
	10	Nov. 26, 1988 – Dec. 29, 1988
	10	Jan. 1, 1990 – Feb. 6, 1990
	10	Nov. 16, 1990 – Jan. 4, 1991
	10	Nov. 26, 1994 – Dec. 30, 1994
	10	Dec. 5, 1997 – Jan. 10, 1998
	10	Jan. 7, 2010 – Feb. 6, 2010
BEST UNBEATEN STARTS
1.	19-0	1971-1972
2.	12-0	1989-1990
3.	10-0	1993-1994
	10-0	1990-1991
	10-0	1988-1989
6.	9-0	2021-2022
	9-0	1999-2000
8.	7-0	1998-99

  The Vikings (9-0) take next week off for the holiday break and resume GNAC play with home games against Western Oregon (Dec. 30, 7 pm) and Saint Martin's (Jan. 1, 7 pm). Fans can follow all the action live online or via live statistical updates with direct links at wwuvikings.com/Live.
  One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, recording a 20-win season in eight of the last 12 full seasons, and 35 times in the 50-year history of the program. WWU has 21 seasons of 20 or more wins under head coach Carmen Dolfo, who is the winningest coach of any sport at WWU and ranks among Division II active and all-time coaching leaders in wins with 627, winning percentage and 20-win seasons. The Vikings have reached the NCAA II Tournament in 16 of 21 seasons at the Division II level with two trips to the Final Four. The program has 1,059 all-time wins in the 50-year history of the program, and according to available records, is one of less than 20 women's college basketball team across all divisions and levels to reach the 1,000-victory milestone.