MONMOUTH, Ore. (Feb. 19) – Mandy Wood scored 17 points as No. 3 Seattle Pacific University beat Western Oregon 59-44 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game Thursday at the New P.E. Building in Monmouth.

The Falcons (23-0, 14-0 GNAC) have now won 38 straight conference games and 56 consecutive regular season contests. The Wolves (7-14, 5-8 GNAC) suffered their 13th straight loss in the series with SPU.

Seattle Pacific trailed 8-7 with 12:15 left in the first half, but Wood (So., 5-7, Port Angeles, Wa.) came off the bench to hit three treys, including one that put the Falcons up 31-18 at halftime. Western Oregon was within 48-38 with nine minutes left until Wood hit back-to-back baskets, including another three, as the Falcons pulled away for the win.

Wood finished 6-for-10 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point land, while Valerie Gustafson (Sr., 6-0, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills) and Kristen Poe (Sr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa./Enumclaw) added 10 points each for SPU. Brittney Kroon (So., 6-4, Wasilla, Ak.) pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and blocked four shots.

Western Oregon held the Falcons, the No. 5 scoring team in Division II, to a season-low point total. SPU shot 46 percent from the field, but turned the ball over 22 times. The Falcons held the Wolves to just 37 percent shooting and forced 22 turnovers. SPU won the battle of the boards, 36-26.

Darcey Hodges led Western Oregon with 11 points and Serenity Ragone added 10.

The Falcons play next at Humboldt State on Saturday.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Wood 17, Gustafson 10, K. Poe 10, Beaumont 7, Taylor 5, Kroon 4, J. Poe 4, Smith 2, Hermanson 0, Duffin 0, Strand 0.

WESTERN OREGON – ­ Hodges 11, Ragone 10, Kohne 8, Talbott 6, Laski 5, Sanderson 2, Hill-Rudolph 2, Williams 0.

Halftime - SPU 31, WOU 18