ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's basketball team takes on Western Oregon University in a GNAC matchup on the road.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, January 25
At Western Oregon
2:00 p.m.
Monmouth, OR

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"Western Oregon's record doesn't reflect the team that they are," CWU Head Coach Randi Richardson-Thornley said.  "They have beaten and been in close games with some of the top teams in our conference.  They are a team who play hard defensively and executes at a high rate on the offensive end.  We have to play very good and consistent basketball for 40 minutes in order to get the result we need."

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The Wolves enter the weekend with a 5-11 record overall and a 2-7 mark in GNAC play.  They are coming off a 63-53 loss to Northwest Nazarene in Monmouth.
 
Western Oregon led for three quarters, outscoring NNU 50-43.  The fourth quarter did not go in their favor, however.  The Wolves managed just three points in the final period, while allowing 23 points defensively to allow the Nighthawks to come from behind for the victory.  Western Oregon shot 40.6 percent from the field in the first half but managed to convert on just 25.9 percent of their chances in the back half of the contest.
 
Cali McClave led the Wolves' offense with 14 points, while Shariah Green recorded 12.  Both shot well from the floor, with McClave finishing 5-for-8 and Green finishing 5-for-9.
 
Green leads Western Oregon's offense, sharing the team high in points per game with Keyonna Jones, at 10.7 points per game.  Green is also the Wolves leading rebounder, hauling in 4.9 boards per night.   Jones leads in scoring during conference play, averaging 11 points per game.  She has started eight of the Wolves' nine conference contests.
 
Western Oregon is averaging 57.44 points per game, while allowing 62.81.  In the rebounding category, the Wolves are nearly even with their opponents in a 36.7-36.2 battle.  Overall, Western Oregon has shot 36.4 percent from the floor and just 24.9 percent from beyond the arc.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Central Washington took down Concordia (Ore.), 75-54. The Wildcats had four players reach double digit scoring efforts.  The Crimson and Black were led by Alexis Pana (18), Taylor Shaw (16), JonNae Richardson (14), and Kaelie Flores (12).  Flores and Richardson each chipped in six rebounds each.
 
After seven minutes of relatively even play, the Crimson and Black found themselves trailing 15-12 before Shaw knocked down a three to level the score late in the first quarter.  Bri Phiakhamngon picked up a defensive rebound, scored on the possession, and converted the free throw to put Central ahead 18-15.  A three-point play for the Cavaliers tied the score again with 2:15 left in the first quarter.  

Flores made the most of her trip to the charity stripe on the Wildcats' next possession, converting both for a 20-18 advantage.  Richardson extended the 'Cats lead to four, pickpocketing Kelsey Hudson and taking the fast break to the hoop for a 24-18 lead after 10 minutes.

Central Washington wasted no time picking up where they left off, extending the lead to nine in the first 90 seconds of the second quarter.  A trey from Shaw with 7:14 left in the quarter gave the Crimson and Black their first double digit lead of the evening, 32-20.  The Wildcats outscored Concordia 25-4 in the second quarter, shooting over 75 percent from the floor in the second period.  They ended the first half with three players with 10 or more points and a shooting percentage of 64.5.  Central knocked down eight treys, while holding the Cavaliers to and 0-for-6 mark from beyond the arc.  The Wildcats led 55-26 at halftime.  
 
Taking a 29-point lead into the second half, the Crimson and Black never looked back.  The shooting woes continued for the Cavaliers, as they were unable to slow down the Wildcats' offense.  Concordia failed to convert on a single three-point attempt, finishing 0-for-14.  Pana scored 11 points in the second half, leading Central's offense.

The Wildcats' bench outscored Concordia's 18-6.  Kassidy Malcolm led Central Washington's rebounding efforts, compiling eight rebounds on the night.  She also recorded five points and three assists.  Richardson finished 6-for-9 from the floor, including a perfect 2-for-2 beyond the arc.  Shaw shot 50 percent from the floor and knocked down a team-high five treys.