Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Jan. 14) ­ Mandy Wood pumped in 13 of her 23 points in the second half as Seattle Pacific University pulled away from Northwest Nazarene for its third straight win, 94-62 over Northwest Nazarene in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball game at Brougham Pavilion Saturday night.

Beth Christensen (So., 5-5, Enumclaw, Wa.) and Rachel Strand (Jr., Shoreline, Wa./King's) added 12 points apiece for the Falcons (4-1, 10-4), who won their 32nd straight home game.

Eight of Wood's (Sr., 5-6, Port Angeles, Wa.) points came during a power surge to start the second period. Seattle Pacific went on a 16-2 tear in the first five minutes to take a 53-33 lead.

Jenny Poe (Sr., 5-8, Enumclaw, Wa.) converted three fastbreaks into layups during the run, and the bulge eventually grew to 37 points with five minutes remaining.

The Crusaders (3-2, 7-5) dropped their eight straight meeting with SPU. They were topped by Danielle Dwello's 14 points and 12 for Jessica Metz.

Wood connected on 5 of 6 three-pointers, including all three in the second half, when Seattle Pacific shot 62 percent as a team (21-34). For the game, Wood was 9-13 and SPU made 56 percent from the field.

Brittney Kroon (Sr., 6-4, Wasilla, Ak.) blocked six shots, five in the final period, and added nine rebounds and eight points.

Seattle Pacific out-rebounded NNU 49-29. The Crusaders made just 36 percent from the field.

The Falcons hit the road next week, beginning Thursday night at Humboldt State.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 94, NORTHWEST NAZARENE 62
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (3-2, 7-5) Dwello,Danielle 5-10 3-4 14; Metz,Jessica 6-13 0-0 12; Gonzalez,Kara 3-10 2-2 9; Nance,Shaunt'e 2-8 2-2 6; Burgoyne,Sara 2-3 0-0 5; Williams,Jennifer 2-7 1-2 5; Schutte,Nicole 2-5 0-0 5; Busch,LeeAna 1-7 0-0 2; Whipple,Mallory 0-1 2-2 2; Thomas,Ahlee 1-2 0-0 2; Shively,Erin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-67 10-12 62.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (4-1, 10-4) Wood,Mandy 9-13 0-0 23; Christensen,Beth 4-6 3-3 12; Strand,Rachel 5-6 1-4 12; Grant,Carli 3-6 3-4 9; Poe,Jenny 4-8 1-4 9; Kroon,Brittney 4-6 0-0 8; Fielding,Autumn 2-4 1-2 6; Hollands,Jackie 1-4 2-2 5; Hill,Kelsey 1-4 3-4 5; Menkens,Jessie 1-4 0-0 3; Schaar,Lexi 1-1 0-0 2; Christensen,Jessie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-63 14-23 94.
Halftime--SPU 37, NNU 29. 3-point goals-NNU 4-17 (Burgoyne,Sara 1-2; Schutte,Nicole 1-2; Dwello,Danielle 1-1; Gonzalez,Kara 1-5; Shively,Erin 0-1; Nance,Shaunt'e 0-4; Metz,Jessica 0-2), SPU 10-16 (Wood,Mandy 5-6; Christensen,Beth 1-1; Menkens,Jessie 1-2; Strand,Rachel 1-2; Hollands,Jackie 1-3; Fielding,Autumn 1-2). Fouled out‹None. Rebounds-NNU 29(Dwello,Danielle 7), SPU 49 (Kroon,Brittney 9). Assists-NNU 11 (Metz,Jessica 3; Nance,Shaunt'e 3), SPU 30 (Christensen,Beth 8). Total fouls-NNU 21, SPU 14. A-543