Second-Ranked Falcon Women Break Win Record
January 18, 2003

ELLENSBURG, Wa. (Jan. 18)—Carli Smith scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds as NCAA Division II second-ranked Seattle Pacific University won its school record 14th straight women’s basketball game, beating Great Northwest Athletic Conference foe Central Washington 63-60 Saturday night at Nicholson Pavilion.

The 14 consecutive wins breaks the old record of 13, previously owned by the ’96-’97 squad that advanced as far as the NCAA West Region Final.

Seattle Pacific (5-0, 14-0) had four players in double figures. Smith (Fr., Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) was eight for nine from the charity stripe and was joined in double digits by teammates Kerie Hughes (Sr., Mount Vernon, Wa.), Stephanie Urrutia (Sr., Sunnyside, Wa.) and Michelle Beaumont (So., Bellingham, Wa./Sehome) who netted 12, 12 and 10 points respectively.

Central trailed most of the game, its last lead was with 7:01 to play in the first half. SPU finished with a 35-32 edge on the boards and hit just over 41 percent of its shots.

Alayna Vincent’s 20 points paced the Wildcats (2-3, 7-5).

Seattle Pacific faces off with longtime foe Western Washington in Bellingham on Thursday night (Jan. 23). Tip off is scheduled for 7:00PM.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON—Martin 9, Ellis 7, Kautzky 5, Weiss 15, Vincent 20, Avila 3, Rudy, Wells 1, Hover.

SEATTLE PACIFIC—Hughes 12, Beaumont 10, Urrutia 12, Berglund 7, Gustafson 6, Smith 14, Hermanson, Wood, Lukkes, Kroon 2.

Halftime—SPU 30 , CWU 27.