KIRKLAND – Northwest resumes Cascade Collegiate Conference action Tuesday with a 5:30 p.m. game at the Evergreen State College in Olympia.
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The Eagles are 3-11 overall and 1-3 in CCC action.
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Northwest has won the last three games in the series, including last year's contest in Olympia, 58-51. Sam Van Loo had 11 points and Grace Meza added nine for NU in that game. Alexcis Higgenbotham had 20 to lead the Geoducks.
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Van Loo leads the Eagles with 11.9 points per game and
Maya DuChesne is close behind at 10.0 Van Loo is shooting a strong 52.2 percent from the field, which ranks 27
th in NAIA Division II.Â
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Ellesse FitzGerald leads Northwest with 21 three-pointers this season.
Maya DuChesne carries a 39.5 percentage from the arch, which is tops among NU shooters who have made 10 or more three-pointers.
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Van Loo leads the Eagles with 7.0 rebounds per game, including a team-best 42 offensive rebounds and 56 defensive boards. Northwest is 31
st in NAIA Division II in offensive rebounds with 14.14 per game.Â
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The Evergreen State College stopped a season-long losing streak over the weekend with two wins over Walla Walla to move to 2-7 overall and 2-4 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Trinity Betoney leads the Geoducks with 20.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
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