BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University women's basketball team put on a defensive clinic in Saturday's 66-40 victory over Simon Fraser University on WECU Court in Carver Gym.

The Vikings limited the Red Leafs to 18 second-half points and the team defensive effort produced two quarters with five-or-fewer points in the 26-point victory.

WWU finished the first half of the 18-game Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule with a 7-2 record, extending its winning streak to three consecutive games to move to 15-5 overall in 2025-26. The Vikings remain unbeaten in Carver Gym with a perfect 7-0 record.

SFU held an 18-16 lead through the first quarter of play, but the Vikings shrugged off the slow start out-scoring the Red Leafs 16-4 in the second period to take a 32-22 lead at the half. SFU used an 11-0 run in the third quarter to cut its deficit to single-digits, but the Vikings answered with a 20-0 scoring run in the final quarter to pull away for the 26-point victory.

Junior guard Demi Dykstra led three Vikings scoring in double digits with 19 points (8-for-17 FG) and filled up the stat sheet with five rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Junior guard Libby Stump added 17 points and nine assists and senior forward Olivia Hodges neared another double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds. Senior forward Aspen Garrison tallied a career-high 10 rebounds to go with six points.

WWU shot 44.1-percent for the game (26-for-59) and was 9-for-10 from the free throw line.

The Vikings defense held the Red Leafs to 22.0-percent shooting in the game (13-for-59) and 3-for-17 from three-point range. Sophie Bergeron led SFU with 12 points and five rebounds. The Red Leafs dropped to 8-12 overall and 3-6 in conference games.

The Vikings (15-5, 7-2 GNAC) return to the road opening the second half of the GNAC schedule traveling to play at Saint Martin's on Thursday (1/29, 5:15 pm) and Western Oregon on Saturday (1/31, 2:00 pm). WWU's next home game in Carver Gym is Thursday, February 5 hosting in-state rival and first place Central Washington at 7 pm. All links to follow the Vikings on the road will be posted at WWUVikings.com.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Vikings improved to 7-0 in Carver Gym this season and are 58-8 over the last seven seasons (since 2019-20) … Olivia Hodges played in her 100th collegiate game continuing her march towards 1,000 career points and 900 rebounds (currently has 924 points, 839 rebounds) … Carmen Dolfo coached in her 1,002 career game with an all-time record of 724-278/.723 and 305-100/.753 in GNAC games … Aspen Garrison set a single-game career high with 10 rebounds.

Trailing 18-16 through the first quarter of play, the Vikings out-scored the Red Leafs 16-4 in the second quarter to take a 10-point halftime lead 32-22. WWU scored the first six points of the second quarter and finished with an 8-0 run to expand the lead to double-digits. The Vikings led by no less than nine points the remainder of the way.

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

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Here is a look at the Vikings record breakdown for the 2025-26 season:

The Vikings won the first of two regular-season games against Simon Fraser, with the return trip to Burnaby Mountain scheduled for Saturday, February 21 with a 5:15 pm tip-off in West Gym. WWU swept the Red Leafs last season, leads the all-time series 59-38 and holds a 26-8 record against SFU since they joined the NCAA in 2010-11. The Vikings have won six of the last seven in the series and won 18 in a row over SFU in home games.

Here is a game-by-game look at the 2025-26 schedule and results:

Here is a look at the GNAC standings and schedule following Saturday's games to close out the first half of the conference slate. WWU is in 2nd place in the standings with a 7-2 record. Updated conference statistics and postseason information can be viewed online at GNACSports.com. The top six teams in the conference standings at the end of the regular season will qualify for the GNAC Championships held March 5-7 in Carver Gym in Bellingham.