Western Washington University Athletics

ELLENSBURG, Wash. – In a battle of top 25 ranked teams, the No. 21 Western Washington University women's basketball team defeated No. 24 UT Tyler 60-56 during the second day of the CWU D2 Tip-Off Classic.

The Vikings improved to 2-0 on the season with the four-point victory after opening the season Friday with a 59-48 win over Midwestern State.

Saturday's win over the Patriots featured a balanced team scoring attack putting up 14, 15, 15 and 16 points in each of the four quarters. Senior guards Demi Dykstra (21 points) and Libby Stump (19 points) scored the bulk of the points for the Vikings combining for 40 points. Dykstra backed up her 24-point opener with another 20-point performance on 8-for-14 shooting and Stump was 7-for-15 from the field.

Overall, the Vikings shot 44.0-percent from the field (22-for-50) and played solid defense limiting UT Tyler to 15-for-47 from the field (31.9-percent).

Junior forward Rachel Roderick grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, junior guard Annalee Coronado led the team with four assists and senior guard Joy Haltom recorded two of the Vikings six blocked shots.

WWU led for most of the game with UTT last holding a lead in the second quarter. The Patriots pulled to within one point at  55-54 with just under one minute left in the final quarter, but a Dykstra jump shot and free throw put the Vikings back up by four points. Stump put the game away in the final seconds sinking a pair of free throws for the four-point victory.

Tylah Hooper scored a game-high 23 points on 6-for-7 shooting, including 4-for-4 from behind the three-point arc, and was 7-for-8 from the free throw line. 

The 2026 CWU D2 Tip-Off Classic features six women's teams and six men's teams, with the three-day tournament featuring six games each day inside Nicholson Pavilion in Ellensburg. Here is a look at the women's tournament schedule and Saturday's results:

Friday, October 30:

9:00 am - #24 UT Tyler 66, Montana State Billings 58

1:00 pm – MSU Moorhead 74, Central Washington 65

5:00 pm - #21 Western Washington 59, MSU Moorhead 48

Saturday, October 31:

9:00 am – MSU Moorhead 61, Montana State Billings 56

1:00 pm – Central Washington 70, Midwestern State 52

5:00 pm – #21 Western Washington 60, vs. #24 UT Tyler 56

Sunday, November 1:

9:00 am – Montana State Billings vs. Midwestern State

1:00 pm – Central Washington vs. #24 UT Tyler

5:00 pm – #21 Western Washington vs. MSU Moorhead

The Vikings (2-0) close out the three-game weekend at the D2 Tip-Off Classic facing MSU Moorhead (2-0) on Sunday with tip-off scheduled for 5 pm in Ellensburg. The games in Ellensburg will stream live on the GNAC Network. All links to follow the Vikings on the road will be posted at WWUVikings.com.

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

Here is a look at the Vikings record breakdown for the 2026-27 season:

Here is a game-by-game look at the 2026-27 schedule and results: