Complete Box Score

ELLENSBURG, Wa. (Dec. 29) – Jackie Hollands was one of five Falcons in double figures and scored all 10 of her points in the first half to help Seattle Pacific jump out to a big lead early and an 80-67 victory over host Central Washington in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

The Wildcats (0-1 GNAC, 5-3) scored the first basket of the game, but that was their only lead as No. 14 Seattle Pacific (1-0 GNAC, 7-3) took control early.

Hollands (So., 5-9, Oregon City, Or.) hit a three pointer midway through the first half to cap off a 13-4 SPU run and give the Falcons a 10-point lead, 25-15, the first double digit lead of the contest. The Falcons led by 13 at the half.

The Falcons maintained a double-digit lead throughout the first eight minutes of the second half, but Central slowly chipped away at the lead. The Wildcats pulled to within seven with nine minutes left in the game, but SPU leading scorer Mandy Wood (Sr., 5-6, Port Angeles, Wa.) took matters into her own hands.

Wood buried a pair of three pointers and scored a lay-up to spark a 14-2 run that gave the Falcons their largest lead of the game, 77-58, with four minutes left to play.

Wood finished with a team-high 15 points and five assists. Autumn Fielding (Jr., 5-9, Kennewick, Wa.) added 13 points in the win. Carli Grant (Sr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) and Kelsey Hill (Fr., 6-2, Portland, Or./Portland Christian) joined Hollands with 10 points apiece. Hill grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, and Grant hauled in six boards.

CWU’s Jamie Corwin led all players with 16 points in the loss. Laura Wright added 13 points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. Hanna Hull chipped in with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.

The Falcons shot 53.2 percent from the field, their second best performance of the season. SPU was also 7-for-16 (43.8 percent) from three-point range. Central shot just 41.5 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from behind the arc.

The Falcons travel to Bellingham on New Year’s Eve for a national showdown and GNAC counter against No. 7 Western Washington. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 80, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 67
SEATTLE PACIFIC (7-3, 1-0 GNAC) Wood,Mandy 6-13 0-0 15; Fielding,Autumn 5-6 2-2 13; Grant,Carli 4-9 2-3 10; Hollands,Jackie 4-8 0-0 10; Hill,Kelsey 5-6 0-0 10; Kroon,Brittney 2-4 2-2 6; Menkens,Jessie 2-4 0-0 5; Christensen,Beth 2-4 1-2 5; Strand,Rachel 2-5 0-0 4; Poe,Jenny 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 33-62 7-11 80.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON (5-3, 0-1 GNAC) Corwin,Jamie 8-16 0-0 16; Wright,Laura 6-12 1-2 13; Hull,Hanna 4-10 4-4 13; Fenimore,Ashley 3-9 4-4 12; Blake,Ashley 4-7 0-0 9; Tanneberg,Hilary 1-6 0-0 2; Moore,Kristin 1-2 0-0 2; Klapperich,Kristina 0-1 0-0 0; McKinney,Stephanie 0-1 0-1 0; Short,Lauren 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 9-11 67.

Seattle Pacific............... 43 37 - 80 
Central Washington............ 30 37 - 67

3-point goals-Seattle Pacific 7-16 (Wood,Mandy 3-7; Hollands,Jackie 2 4; Menkens,Jessie 1-3; Fielding,Autumn 1-1; Strand,Rachel 0-1), Central Washington 4-11 (Fenimore,Ashley 2-3; Hull,Hanna 1-3; Blake,Ashley 1-1; Tanneberg,Hilary 0-1; Wright,Laura 0-1; Corwin,Jamie 0-2). Fouled out- Seattle Pacific-None, Central Washington-None. Rebounds-Seattle Pacific 37 (Hill,Kelsey 7), Central Washington 34 (Wright,Laura 8). Assists Seattle Pacific 17 (Wood,Mandy 5; Christensen,Beth 5), Central Washington 13 (Hull,Hanna 4; Tanneberg,Hilary 4). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 17, Central Washington 12. A-338.