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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Western Oregon women drop pair to open conference play

The Western Oregon University women's basketball team dropped two Great Northwest Athletic Conference games on the road last week, falling 77-54 at Western Washington Thursday and 80-38 at Simon Fraser Saturday.

Western Oregon's Amber Reade led the Wolves in scoring in both losses last week.

Photo by Nicole Watkins

Western Oregon's Amber Reade led the Wolves in scoring in both losses last week.

Itemizer-Observer staff

December 05, 2012

The Western Oregon University women's basketball team dropped two Great Northwest Athletic Conference games on the road last week, falling 77-54 at Western Washington Thursday and 80-38 at Simon Fraser Saturday.

Western Washington (6-0, 2-0 GNAC) and Simon Fraser (8-1, 2-0) are tied atop the GNAC standings.

In the loss to Western Washington, Amber Reade led the Wolves (4-4, 0-2) with 12 points and Dana Goularte added 11. Against Simon Fraser, Reade was the leading scorer again with 10 points.

NEXT GAME

Western Oregon at Cal Maritime

When: Dec. 12, 6 p.m.

Where: Vallejo, Calif.