SEATTLE (Jan. 9) -- Three members of the Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team notched double-doubles in points and rebounds in a 95-75 victory over Northwest Nazarene in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Thursday night at Brougham Pavilion. The Falcons are currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division II national poll and first in the West Region.

The Falcons (12-0, 3-0) tied the program's best ever start set by the 1997- 98 team that reached the Elite Eight. Seattle Pacific also extended its program-record home winning streak to 25 games.

Seattle Pacific strung together a 51-14 run over the Crusaders (7-3, 1-1) at the conclusion of the first half and the beginning of second to build as much as a 39-point lead with under ten minutes to play.

Carli Smith (Fr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) led the Falcons with a career-high 19 rebounds and 17 points, while Valerie Gustafson (Jr., 6- 0, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills) and Kelley Berglund (Sr., 6-3, Port Angeles, Wa./Washington State) each finished with 16-point, 10-rebound double- doubles.

The Falcons outrebounded the Crusaders 62-to-36 as Nazarene converted 25 of 80 shot attempts for 31 percent.

Neither team gained more than a five-point advantage through the first 14 minutes of play. The Falcons broke the game's seventh tie with just under six minutes to play in the first half before embarking on an 18-6 first-half- ending run that signaled the turning point in the contest.

As a team, the Falcons finished the first half with a remarkable 59 percent shooting percentage, fueled mostly by lay-ups in transition. Meanwhile, the Crusaders stayed close through most of the first half on five three- point conversions, including three by Jenny Binford, even though the team shot just 35 percent from the floor.

Seattle Pacific resumes its conference schedule on Saturday, Jan. 11, with a matchup against Saint Martin's at Brougham Pavilion. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Hughes 6, Beaumont 5, Urrutia 10, Berglund 16, Gustafson 16, Smith 17, Hermanson 6, Wood 10, Garis 2, Casimir 0, Lukkes 4, Kroon 3.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE -- Buehler 16, Binford 11, Kollman 15, Lund 9, VanBrocklin 5, Barker 7, Gonzalez 2, Barnett 0, Sacht 2, Codiga 6, ShelliBunn-Peterson 2, Lund 0.

Halftime -- SPU 54, NNU 42