MONMOUTH, Ore. – In a record-breaking night the Wildcats saw senior guard Sunny Huerta take the crown of the CWU All-Time Scoring Leader from Rose Shaw who set it in 2002 as Huerta now has 1,698 career points with more incoming enroute to a huge victory at Western Oregon. Huerta was the leader in the game with 17 points. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
 

• Final: Central Washington (66), Western Oregon (35)
• Records: CWU (14-4, 7-2 GNAC), WOU (7-10, 3-6 GNAC)
• Location: New PE Building, Monmouth, Ore. 

 
QUOTING CWU HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH RANDI RICHARDSON:
 
"I'm so proud of and happy for Sunny. She is an exceptional talent and her scoring ability and game feel is something that has always been innate in her. She loves the game and has invested a ton into herself as a player and athlete over the past four years and her work ethic is top notch. She has worked for and has earned every bit of this accomplishment. On top of that she is an amazing teammate, has been incredible to coach, and she has the best character and heart that you'll find. I'm so extremely happy for her to reach this achievement."
 
"I was pleased with our defensive game plan execution which is something we wanted to improve upon from Thursday. We got great contributions tonight and were balanced offensively. I'm happy to get the sweep on the road as that's a very hard thing to do in our conference."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
 

• The Wildcats came out with a hot start as a three and a layup by Capri Sims and a jumper from Huerta put the 'Cats up 7-0 early in the game. 
• WOU got on the board when Mya India Thomas made a bucket, but Asher Cai immediately responded with a three to make it a 10-2 CWU lead. 
• CWU saw their first double-digit lead when Huerta drained a free-throw to make it 15-5 with 3:54 left in the first. 
• A jumper by Huerta proved to be the final basket of the first quarter as CWU took the 22-11 lead after the first 10 minutes. 
• Enid Vaifanua of WOU earned the first bucket of the second quarter, but a 12-0 run by the 'Cats put them up 34-13 with 3:10 left in the second. 
• Annalee Coronado had a driving layup, but the Wolves earned the final three points of the first half on an and-one from Ciona Wells to send the teams to halftime with the 'Cats on top 37-20. 
• The Wildcats kept the good times rolling to start the third quarter with back-to-back threes from Malia Smith to make it 43-20 CWU. 
• A 7-0 run by the crimson and black thanks to a pair of free-throws from Huerta, a jumper from Coronado, and a three from Cai saw CWU take the 50-22 lead with 3:54 left in the third. 
• A three from Coronado and a layup by Huerta saw the 'Cats earn their first 30-point lead of the night as they led 55-24 with 2:16 left in the third. 
• A jumper and a free-throw by Huerta ended the third with CWU on top 58-26. 
• The first buckets of the fourth quarter came at the 6:37 mark when Huerta broke the CWU scoring record with a pair of free-throws, putting the 'Cats on top 60-26. 
• The Wolves De'a Woods-Singleton drained a free-throw but was immediately responded to by Emily Shaw drilling a three-pointer to make it 63-27 CWU with 5:48 left. 
• An almost five-minute scoring drought by the 'Cats saw WOU cut their deficit down to 28 as the 'Cats led 63-35 with 58 second left.
• Aliyah Finch earned the final points of the game with the and-one to make it a 66-35 CWU victory. 

 
STATS FROM THE GAME:
 

• Huerta led the 'Cats in her record-breaking day with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and three steals. 
• Coronado came off the bench red-hot today, drilling 13 points while adding four rebounds, one assist, one block, and two steals. 
• Cai finished with 10 points, adding eight rebounds and two assists. 
• Smith and Sims both finished with nine points with Smith adding three rebounds, two assists, and one steal while Sims led the 'Cats with 10 rebounds and added two assists and one block.
• Finch added five points and six rebounds while Shaw tacked on three points and one steal. 
• Shelby Blodgett had two rebounds and three steals while Keira Marsh had four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. 
• CWU finished the day shooting 33.8 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from three, and 85.7 percent at the free-throw line. 
• The 'Cats held the Wolves to 22 percent shooting from the floor, 15.4 percent shooting from three, and 87.5 percent shooting at the free-throw line. 
• CWU dominated the boards 49-38.

 
SERIES HISTORY:
 

• The Wildcats are now 36-14 over the Wolves since 1999. 
• CWU is 16-10 down in Monmouth. 
• The Wildcats have now won two-straight over WOU.

 
UP NEXT:
 

• The Wildcats will have a tough road trip next weekend as they head up to Alaska. They first take on Alaska Anchorage on Thursday, January 30 at 6:15 p.m. PST from inside the Alaska Airlines Center. They wrap up the weekend up in Fairbanks taking on Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 p.m. PST from inside the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium.