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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Western Oregon teams return home after tough week

MONMOUTH -- A first-half lead didn't hold for the Western Oregon University women's basketball team as the Wolves dropped a tight 60-49 contest at Central Washington Saturday.

Itemizer-Observer staff report

January 16, 2013

MONMOUTH -- A first-half lead didn't hold for the Western Oregon University women's basketball team as the Wolves dropped a tight 60-49 contest at Central Washington Saturday.

Lorrie Clifford scored 15 points and Dana Goularte added eight points in the loss for WOU, which led 31-27 at the break.

It was the second-straight loss for the Wolves (6-10, 1-5 Great Northwest Athletic Conference), who dropped a 78-59 league decision at Northwest Nazarene Thursday. Melissa Fowler scored 16 points and Chantel Divibliss added 14 to lead WOU in the loss.

Western returns home for a matchup Saturday at 5:15 p.m. against Saint Martin's, the first game of a double-header which will see the men's team take on Simon Fraser in the nightcap.

MEN DROP TWO ON THE ROAD: The Western Oregon men's squad didn't fare well on its trip to Alaska, dropping Thursday's game at Alaska Anchorage, 82-56, and then Saturday's contest at Alaska Fairbanks, 89-56. In Thursday's loss, Rodney Webster scored 13 points and Jordan Wiley added 11 points to lead WOU (7-6, 2-3 GNAC). Saturday, Andy Avgi, Webster and Kolton Nelson each scored 12 points to lead Western in the loss.

NEXT GAMES

Men

Western Washington at Western Oregon

When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Simon Fraser at Western Oregon

When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Women

Saint Martin's at Western Oregon

When: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.