WWU women extend win streak to five games

The Western Washington University Women’s Basketball team extended its winning streak to five consecutive games with a 65-45 victory over Midwestern State Friday evening in the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas.

After opening the season 1-3, the Vikings have won their last five games to improve to 6-3 overall (2-0 in GNAC play). Midwestern State falls to 1-8 on the season.

The Vikings had a balanced attack with four players reaching double-digits in scoring. Junior forward Tia Briggs scored a team-high 13 points. Junior guard Taylor Peacocke and senior center Kayla Bernsen each scored 11 points, and junior forward Aleisha Hathaway added 10 points. Junior forward Kiana Gandy added nine points in the victory.

Western trailed 13-12 after the first quarter, but outscored the Mustangs 19-11 in the second quarter to take a 31-24 halftime lead. Peacocke (eight points), Hathaway (seven points) and Alyssa Evans (five points) led the Vikings in scoring.

Briggs scored nine of her 13 points in the second half, as the Vikings pulled away from Mustangs with a 34-21 advantage in the second half.

Midwestern State was led by 12 points from Kristin Rydell.

This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 10:13 PM with the headline "WWU women extend win streak to five games."