BELLINGHAM, Wash. – For the second consecutive game, the No. 8 nationally-ranked Western Washington University women's basketball team crossed the 100-point milestone in a 101-57 victory over Alaska Fairbanks Saturday afternoon on WECU Court in Carver Gym.

A program that is built with a defensive mindset has turned offensive scoring 205 points in the last two games following a 104-51 victory over No. 25 Alaska Anchorage on Thursday. The Vikings scored 100 points in a game for the 28th time in program history, but just the third time in consecutive games in the decorated 52-seasons of program history. WWU became the first team in the 22-year history of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference to record consecutive 100-point games in conference play. 

WWU extended its winning streak to nine consecutive games to improve to 9-1 on the season and gained early sole possession of the GNAC lead at 3-0 in conference play. Alaska Fairbanks dropped to 3-8 overall and 0-4 in GNAC play.

The Vikings took control from the beginning with a 35-point first quarter, tying for the second-most points in a quarter in program history since moving to the four-quarter format in 2015-16. 

WWU used another balanced scoring attack to record the 44-point victory with 10 of 11 players scoring points. The Vikings combined to shoot 56.1-percent from the field (37-for-66) and were 10-for-24 from beyond the arc. Western owned the boards with a 51-18 advantage on the glass and dished out 28 assists. 

Redshirt freshman point guard Mason Oberg led the Vikings with a career-high 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting, including 5-for-8 from three-point range. Sophomore forward Truitt Reilly recorded a second consecutive double-double with a career-high 16 points and 13 rebounds, also adding five steals. In limited minutes, junior forward Brooke Walling filled up the stat sheet once again with 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting, went 7-for-9 from the free throw line, grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists in 17 minutes.

Senior Katrina Gimmaka also scored in double-digits with 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting, falling just short of the WWU record making 11 consecutive field goals between Thursday (8-for-8) and Saturday (started 3-for-3). Junior guard Stephanie Peterson scored a career-high nine points, had six rebounds and a pair of blocks. Senior guard Mollie Olson led the Vikings with seven assists.

UAF was led by 17 points from Emma McKenney (4-for-8 FG, 6-for-8 FT) and 11 points by Sam Tolliver. The Nanooks were held to 18-for-56 shooting (.321) and were 14-for-20 from the free throw line.

The Vikings became the first team in GNAC history to record back-to-back conference games scoring 100 or more points. WWU reached the 100-point plateau for the 28th time in program history, but just for the third time in back-to-back games. Joins the 1988-89 Vikings (100-49 vs. Alaska Pacific on Dec. 19, 1988 and 100-71 vs. UC Riverside on Dec. 27, 1988) and the 2003-03 squad (106-58 vs. Northwest on Dec. 20, 2002 and 108-57 vs. Cal State LA on Dec. 27, 2002).

In the two-game home sweep of the Alaska schools, WWU combined to out-score its opponent 205-108 and shoot 60.9% from the field (78-for-128). The Vikings also held a dominating 96-44 advantage in rebounding and combined to record 59 assists. Brooke Walling averaged 17.0 points on 12-for-16 shooting (.750) with 11 assists and three blocked shots.

WWU (9-1, 3-0 GNAC) returns to the road in GNAC play with games at Central Washington University in Moses Lake on Thursday (5:15 pm at Big Bend Community College) and at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho on Saturday (5:15 pm MT). Links on how to follow the Vikings on the road can be found at wwuvikings.com/Live.

Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Alaska Fairbanks:

Here is a look at the Vikings record breakdown for the 2022-23 season:

WWU improved to 55-5 all-time vs. Alaska Fairbanks and extended its winning streak against UAF to 26 consecutive games. WWU has not lost to the Nanooks since the 2004-05 season, which includes a perfect 27-0 record in home games against Fairbanks.

Here is an updated look at the GNAC standings, complete with Saturday's results from around the conference:

Here is a game-by-game look at the 2022-23 season following the 101-57 win over Alaska Fairbanks:

One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, recording a 20-win season in nine of the last 13 full seasons, and 36 times in the 52-year history of the program. WWU has 22 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 652, winning percentage and 20-win seasons. The Vikings have reached the NCAA II Tournament in 18 of 23 possible seasons at the Division II level with three trips to the Elite Eight (including 2022) and played in the 2022 national championship game. The program has 1,1084 all-time wins in the 52-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.