SILVER CITY, Nm.-Liz Guppy scored a game high 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds as 16th-ranked Seattle Pacific University blew out Western New Mexico 82-52 in a Pacific West Conference women's basketball game Thursday night at Mustang Fieldhouse.

Guppy (Sr., Beaverton, Or./Westview) was eight of 11 from the field against the Mustangs as Seattle Pacific netted its fourth straight victory.

Brianne Prescott (Jr., San Jose, Ca./San Jose CC/Archbishop Mitty) dropped in 15 points, all from beyond the arc. The junior shot 5 of 11 on the night.

Falcon scoring leader Gus Balogh (19.9ppg) (Sr., Szombathely, Hungary) had 14 points.

One-third of the way through the 2000-01 season, SPU has been out scoring its opponents by an average of 21.7 points per game.

The Falcons shot 49 percent from the field, out-rebounded the winless Mustangs (0-5, 0-10) 46-28 while holding them to 19 second-half points.

Seattle Pacific (4-1, 9-1) is ranked No. 1 in the West Region and heads to Montana State Billings for its next contest Saturday night at 6:00 PST. The Falcons next home game is a January 11 PacWest battle with Alaska Anchorage. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30.

SEATTLE PACIFIC --
Urrutia 8, Holme 8, Guppy 18, Balogh 14, Hughes 0, Beard 9, Daniel 0, Prescott 15, Lukkes 4, Gustafson 6.

WESTERN NEW MEXICO --
Levan 14, Craig 10, Schafer 7, Dominguez 5, Fross 10, McMahon 2, Falk 2, Redlich 2, Doll 0.

Halftime--SPU 44, WNM 33.