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Women's Hoops Makes Holiday Travel Plans for Pacific Northwest

Westminster will make its second non-conference road trip this weekend as it heads to the campus of Central Wash. to play CWU on Friday followed by Seattle Pacific on Saturday.

SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster women's basketball (1-1) will make its second non-conference road trip of the young season as it travels to Ellensburg, Wash., this weekend to take on Central Washington (3-1) on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. (MDT) and Seattle Pacific University (2-3) on Saturday at 3 p.m. (MDT).

Game Info:
- Both of this weekend's women's basketball games will be hosted at the Nicholson Pavilion on the campus of Central Washington in Ellensburg, Wash.
- Each game will be streamed live via YouTube live.  Visit westminstergriffins.com for webpage links to both of this weekend's live streams.
- Live stats will be provided by Central Washington Univ. Athletics.  Visit westminstergriffins.com for webpage links to this weekend's live stats.

About the Griffins:
- Probable Starters:
    - G Abby Mangum - SEASON: 13.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg
    - G Rae Falatea - SEASON: 12.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
    - G Ashley Greenwood - SEASON: 18.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
    - F Sarah McGinley - CAR: 52 starts, 13.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 32 blks, 31 stls
    - F Hunter Krebs - CAR: 101 starts, 13.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 124 blks
- Westminster began the year with a seven-point win over Central Washington at a neutral site in Nampa, Idaho to begin the Jenteal Jackson era.
- The Griffins went 11-of-17 (65 percent) from the floor in the first quarter of Friday's game vs Central Washington and closed the game with a 9-of-15 (60 percent) fourth quarter as a team.
- Ashley Greenwood put up the first Westminster double-double of the season with a 22-point, 12-rebound night to go along with four assists on 9-of-14 shooting that included 2-of-2 from three-point range.
- Westminster starters accounted for 76 of the team's 78 in Friday's win over Central Washington as the Griffins finished 30-of-58 (52 percent) shooting and 12-of-17 at the free throw line.
- The Griffins were held to just two points in the third quarter of Saturday's 61-54 loss at Northwest Nazarene.
- Hunter Krebs started her 100th career game on Friday as the Griffins starters from last week now account for 185 starts collectively.

About the Wildcats:
- Probable Starters:
    - 14  Tori Maeda
    - 21  Kizzah Maltezo
    - 23  Samantha Bowman
    - 24  Kassidy Malcolm
    - 32  Jenna Troy
- Central Washington lost 78-71 to Westminster last Friday in its first loss of the season.
- CWU held on late for a one-point win its season opener over Stanislaus and defeated Cal State East Bay, 68-55, the following night in the CCAA-GNAC Crossover.
- The Wildcats had their 2020 season canceled and went 0-2 in a pair of March contests at Western Washington.
- Central Washington went 19-11 and 13-7 in the GNAC in 2019-20 and advanced to the second round of the GNAC Tournament where they fell to top-seeded Alaska Anchorage.
- After last week's seven-point win, Westminster is 2-0 all-time against CWU with the Griffins winning the first-ever game, 70-60, back in Nov. of 2019.

About the Falcons:
- Probable Starters:
    - 30  Natalie Hoff
    - 22  Ashley Alter
    - 25  Beth Pettingill
    - 21  Kaprice Boston
    - 11  Rexach-Roure
- Seattle Pacific has run into a three-game losing skid after starting the year 2-0.
- SPU lost 67-61 last Saturday after a 71-50 loss at Cal State San Marcos on Friday afternoon.
- SPU went 7-7 last season after the GNAC season was canceled. The Falcons went 8-20 overall and 6-14 in the conference in their last full season in 2019-20.

2020-21 Year in Review:
- Westminster had its most successful postseason run in just the third year being eligible for NCAA Championship competition last season in which it advanced to the NCAA DII Women's Basketball West Regional Final where it fell 53-48 to Azusa Pacific.
- The Griffins defeated RMAC foes Black Hills State and Western Colorado in the first and second rounds of the 2021 NCAA Tournament to secure their first-ever appearance in the sweet 16.
- The Griffins won six games by double digits last season including a 68-52 win over Western Colorado in the NCAA Western Regional second round.
-  On an abbreviated, conference-only schedule in 2020-21, Westminster went 11-4 with a 5-2 home record at the Behnken Field House.
- Westminster had two First Team All-RMAC performers, Hunter Krebs and Sarah McGinley, one second teamer, Mariah Martin, and one honorable mention all-conference, Abby Mangum.

Up Next:
Westminster will be back on the road for the beginning of the conference season next week as it travels to Denver to take on MSU Denver on Sat., Dec. 4, and Colorado Christian on Sun., Dec. 5.

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Players Mentioned

Hunter Krebs

#42 Hunter Krebs

F
6' 1"
Senior
Abby Mangum

#1 Abby Mangum

G
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Mariah Martin

#3 Mariah Martin

PG
5' 6"
Senior
Sarah McGinley

#23 Sarah McGinley

F
6' 0"
Senior
Ashley  Greenwood

#5 Ashley Greenwood

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Rae Falatea

#5 Rae Falatea

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hunter Krebs

#42 Hunter Krebs

6' 1"
Senior
F
Abby Mangum

#1 Abby Mangum

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
G
Mariah Martin

#3 Mariah Martin

5' 6"
Senior
PG
Sarah McGinley

#23 Sarah McGinley

6' 0"
Senior
F
Ashley  Greenwood

#5 Ashley Greenwood

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
G
Rae Falatea

#5 Rae Falatea

5' 9"
Freshman
G