2007-08 Women's Basketball News
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior guard Laura Payne (Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS) and junior guard Molly Fillion (Silverton, OR/Linn-Benton CC) capped stellar campaigns by being named Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference as selected by the NWC head coaches.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound built a 45-16 halftime lead on its way to a 73-47 win over visiting Willamette University on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Memorial Fieldhouse. UPS, ranked #21 nationally, improved to 21-4 overall. The Loggers finished the regular season tied for first place with George Fox University in the Northwest Conference at 14-2. Willamette concluded the season at 5-20 overall, 3-13 in the NWC.
FOREST, GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University senior guard Laura Payne (Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS) scored a game-high 19 points to pass the 1,000-point mark in career scoring, but Pacific University hit 22 of 28 free throws, as the Boxers defeated the Bearcats, 70-60, on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Pacific Athletic Center.
SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark built a 29-20 halftime lead and owned a 15-point advantage with 12:42 to go, but had to hold off a rally by Willamette University before defeating the Bearcats, 65-59, on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Cone Field House. L&C moved to 14-9 overall, including 10-4 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette fell to 5-18 overall, 3-11 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Linfield College defeated Willamette University, 81-59, in a Northwest Conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Cone Field House. The Wildcats upped their record to 9-12 overall and to 2-10 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 5-16 on the season, 3-9 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Laura Payne (Sr., G, Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS) hit a 3-pointer with 1:52 remaining to tie the game, then swished another with 47 seconds left, sending Willamette University to a 60-57 victory over visiting Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Cone Field House. With the win, Willamette swept the season series 2-0 over its NWC rivals.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- The George Fox University women's basketball team, ranked 18th by D3Hoops.com, defeated visiting Willamette University, 78-34, in a Northwest Conference game on Friday, Feb. 8 at the Wheeler Sports Center. George Fox upped its record to 18-2 overall, including 10-1 in the NWC. Willamette moved to 4-16 on the season, 2-9 in the NWC.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- In a Northwest Conference battle that featured two teams lighting up the scoreboard in the first half, it was Whitworth University that continued to shoot well in the second half, as the Pirates defeated Willamette University, 82-71, on Saturday, Feb. 2. The Pirates improved to 11-8 overall, 6-4 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 4-15, 2-8 in the NWC.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Whitman College led Willamette University by eight points at halftime, then scored the first eight points of the second half, as the Missionaries began to pull away for a 68-44 victory over the Bearcats on Friday, Feb. 1 at the Sherwood Center. Laura Payne (Sr., G, Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS) tallied 16 points for Willamette to lead all players in scoring, but it wasn't enough, as Michelle Krall tallied 15 points and Kelsey Krumdieck added 14 points for Whitman.
SALEM, ORE. -- The University of Puget Sound, ranked #23 by D3Hoops.com, defeated Willamette University, 62-51, in a Northwest Conference game on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Cone Field House. The Loggers upped their record to 14-1 overall and to 7-1 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 4-13 on the season, 2-6 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University built a 39-24 led in the first half and never gave up the lead, but the Bearcats had to hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to secure a 56-54 victory over Pacific University on Friday, Jan. 25. The Northwest Conference win improved Willamette to 4-12 overall and to 2-5 in the NWC. Pacific dropped to 2-13 on the season, 1-6 in the NWC.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Allison Farr scored a game-high 19 points and recorded three steals, as Lewis & Clark College pulled away from Willamette University in the second half for a 61-43 Northwest Conference victory on Saturday, Jan. 19. Lewis & Clark improved to 7-8 overall, 3-3 in the NWC, while Willamette fell to 3-12 on the season, 1-5 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University trailed Pacific Lutheran University by 12 points with 5:51 remaining, but the Bearcats ended the game with a 15-0 run to defeat the Lutes, 67-64, in a Northwest Conference game on Saturday, Jan. 12. Willamette improved to 3-10 on the season, 1-3 in the NWC, while PLU fell to 7-6 overall, 0-4 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Melissa Marek-Farris scored 15 points and Katy Campbell added 13, as George Fox University, ranked 18th in NCAA Division III, defeated Willamette University, 68-37, on Friday, Jan. 11 at Cone Field House. George Fox improved to 11-1 overall, including 3-0 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette dropped to 2-10 on the season, 0-3 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University beat the Willamette University Bearcats, 86-77, in Northwest Conference action on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Pirates used a strong first-half performance to build an 11-point lead (44-33), which proved decisive as the Bearcats outscored Whitworth 44-42 in the second half. Whitworth improved to 7-4 overall, 2-0 in the NWC, while Willamette dropped to 2-9 overall, 0-2 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitman College outscored Willamette University by 15 points in the second half to pull away from a 31-29 halftime lead and defeat the Bearcats, 69-52, in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams. Whitman improved to 7-3 on the season (1-0 NWC), while Willamette fell to 2-8 overall (0-1 NWC).