The Vikings pulled away from a 36-30 halftime lead, out-scoring the Wolves 21-3 in the third quarter and 51-28 in the second half for the 29-point victory. WWU won its fifth consecutive game to improve to 19-2 overall and remains in first place in the GNAC with a 13-1 league record. WOU dropped to 10-11 overall and 4-9 in conference play.

Senior forward Katrina Gimmaka notched her second consecutive 20-point performances, shooting 11-for-15 from the field for a career-high 24 points. The reigning GNAC Player of the Week hit 11 consecutive shots at one point between the 2nd and 3rd quarters, falling one short of the WWU record by program all-time leading scorer Jo Metzger Levin in 1977. Gimmaka also made 11 consecutive shots over a two-game span earlier this season in home games vs. Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks.

WWU had three players reach double figures in scoring, with sophomore guard Maddy Grandbois falling one point short of a career-high with 17 points (6-for-11 FG, 5-for-10 3FG) and leading the team with nine rebounds. Junior forward Brooke Walling added 15 points (5-for-6 FG), six assists, four rebounds and one blocked shot.

The Vikings made 32 field goals in the game, shooting 58.2-percent (32-for-55), while tallying a season-high-tying 31 assists to tie for the 5th-most in a game during the NCAA era (since 1998-99). Walling, senior guard Mollie Olson and junior guard Stephanie Peterson led the way with six assists each. WWU was 10-for-25 (40.0%) from three-point range and made 13-of-18 free throws (72.2%).

WWU trailed early 11-4 in the first quarter, but used a 13-0 run to take control and never relinquished the lead the rest of the game. The Vikings led for nearly 35 minutes of the 40-minute game.

WOU received a pair of 17-point efforts from Cali McClave and Princy Paaluhi-Caulk. Ana McClave grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

WWU (19-2, 13-1 GNAC) remains on the road closing out the away portion of the regular-season schedule at Saint Martin's on Saturday, with tip-off scheduled for 5:15 pm. The Vikings then return home for the final three games of the regular season hosting MSU Billings, Seattle Pacific and Simon Fraser. The complete 2022-23 WWU women's basketball schedule and season results to this point can be viewed online at WWUVikings.com/22-23_WBB. Tickets for home games can be purchased at wwuvikings.com/Tickets.

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

The Vikings held the Wolves to three points in the third quarter, out-scoring WOU 21-3 in the 10-minute quarter to take a 24-point 57-33 lead. The defensive effort allowing only three points are tied for fourth-fewest by a WWU team since the quarter system was adopted in 2015-16.

The Vikings held a six-point halftime lead, 36-30, while shooting 48.3-percent (14-for-29) in the opening 20 minutes of action. After trailing early 11-4, WWU answered going on a 13-0 run to establish a lead it would not relinquish the rest of the half. The Vikings out-scored the Wolves 19-15 in the opening quarter and 17-15 in the second quarter. Katrina Gimmaka led all players with 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Brooke Walling added eight points on 3-for-4 shooting and three assists. WOU was led by eight points from Kiylynn Dawkins on 4-for-6 shooting. WWU led for 14:58 of the first half, with WOU leading for 3:57.

WWU entered the weekend ranked No. 8 (WBCA Coaches) and No. 8 (D2SIDA Media) in the national polls, and No. 2 in the D2SIDA West Region Poll. 

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

The Vikings swept the season series vs. the Wolves, also winning 67-47 on January 14 in Carver Gym. WWU is 58-11 all-time vs. WOU and now won 26 of the last 28 meetings dating back to the 2008-09 season.

The Vikings are 19-2 overall and are one win short of another 20-win season. WWU reached the 20-win mark last year with a 25-6 mark while advancing to play in the national championship game. The Vikings have recorded 36 20-win seasons in the 51-year history of the program, with 22 coming in 31 seasons under head coach Carmen Dolfo.

Here is a game-by-game look at the 2022-23 season following the 87-58 road victory over WOU:

Dating back to the start of the 2019-20 season, the Vikings have combined to go 72-17 (.809) with a 37-11 record in GNAC play (.771). WWU went 25-6 during the Elite 8 2021-22 season and off to a 19-2 start to the 2022-23 season.

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 662, 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 1,094 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.