Coming Up –Western Washington (January 25, Bellingham, Washington, 7:00 p.m.), Simon Fraser (January 27, Burnby, Canada, 7:00 p.m.).

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Saints Grind Out Road Victory Over Seattle Pacific – Saint Martin's went 17 years without a win at Seattle Pacific; however, under head coach Alex Pribble, the Saints earned their second straight road victory over SPU with an 80-73 performance, fueled by Luke Chavez's 27 points and EJ Boyce 14 second half points on Tuesday. No win is easy inside the GNAC, and the Saints (12-5, 5-4) grinded all 40 minutes against Seattle Pacific (10-6, 5-4) to pull out the victory. The Falcons never found an answer for Chavez and Boyce knocked down clutch 3-pointers to seal the game in the closing minutes.
 
Chavez Rises To Occasion, Powers Saints' Win In Pack The Pavilion – A complete game by Luke Chavez and a 49-point offensive explosion in the second half, lifted the Saints to a 75-69 victory over Montana State Billings in front of a packed Marcus Pavilion. After trailing by seven at halftime, the Saints (13-5, 6-4) outscored the Yellowjackets (11-10, 3-7) 49-to-36 in the second half, leading Saint Martin's to their third straight victory and sixth at home this season.
 
Luke Chavez Once Again Named GNAC Player Of The Week – After leading the Saints to an important road at Seattle Pacific and a victory over Montana State Billings, Luke Chavez, was named the GNAC Co-Player of the Week. Chavez earned his second Player of the Week award after averaging an impressive 21.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, and 4.0 spg. Chavez shared the award with Central Washington's Jawan Stepney.
 
Fastest To 10-Win Mark – With the Saints picking up their 10th win of the season at Alaska Anchorage, in only their 13th game, it marked the shortest amount of time since the 2009-10 season.
 
EJ Boyce Leads Conference – EJ Boyce leads the GNAC in 3-pointers made per game at 3.1 by knocking down 43 shots beyond the arc in 18 games.  His 43.1 3-point field goal percentage is 11th best in the conference. On the year, Boyce is averaging 11.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.7 spg in 31.2 minutes per game.
 
Tavian Henderson Leads Conference – Tavian Henderson leads the GNAC in field goal percentage at 75.0 percent. He has connected on 63 of his 84 shot attempts, after going 30-for-43 in the last month of conference action. Henderson is averaging 8.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, while playing 22.5 minutes per game.
 
Henderson Named Saint Of The Month – Every month, Saint Martin's names one male and one female athlete Saint of the Month. Henderson earned his first award after scoring in double-digits in four of the five games in December along with tying his season-high in rebounds with nine.
 
Western Washington Preview –Western Washington has not cooled off since defeating the Saints by four in December inside Marcus Pavilion. The Vikings hold the top spot in conference at 10-0 and carry a 15-3 overall record. WWU features a trio of some the best players in the GNAC in Daulton Hommes and Trey Drechsel and Deandre Dickson. Hommes leads the team in scoring at 18.2 ppg along with 6.4 rpg. Drechsel is third in scoring at 14.6 ppg while Dickson is second in 14.3 ppg while Dreschel and Dickson average 7.1 and 6.9 rpg respectively. Logan Schilder provides the Vikings with 8.1 rpg while averaging 7.2 ppg. WWU also features Siaan Rojas and Trevor Jasinsky who combined for 17.8 ppg and 6.6 rpg. The Vikings have dominated their opponents this season, outscoring them 84.9 to 71.6 ppg, while shooting the ball 49.6 percent from the field, 31.3 percent beyond the arc, and 76.7 percent at the free throw line. WWU averages 41.8 rpg, 14.9 apg on 14.4 turnovers per game along with 5.3 steals per game and 6.7 blocks per game.
 
Projected WWU Starting Lineup:
G Trey Drechsel, F Trevor Jansinsky, F Daulton Hommes, F Deandre Dickson, C Logan Schilder
 
SFU Preview –Simon Fraser enter the week with a five-game losing streak and an 8-10 record overall and 2-8 in conference. The Clan will host Seattle Pacific before the Saints travel north of the border. Leading the way is Kedar Salam who averages 18.2 ppg along with 4.2 rpg. Salam is an efficient scorer, averaging 49.0 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from beyond the arc. JJ Pankratz is second on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg) and leads the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg). The Saints will also have to stop Izaih Sherman-Newsome who scores 11.3 ppg and 5.7 boards per game. Othniel Spence and Michael Provenzano combine for 18.2 ppg and 5.5 rpg to round out Simon Fraser's major weapons. SFU averages 73.9 points per game on 46.0 percent shooting from the field, 33.7 percent beyond the arc, and 70.8 percent at the free throw line, and allows 72.2 points per game. The Clan records 33.7 rpg, 13.6 apg on 12.6 turnovers per game, along with 8.3 steals per game and 2.9 blocks per game.
 
Projected SFU Starting Lineup:
G Kedar Salam, G Michael Provenzano, G/F Iziah Sherman-Newsome, G/F JJ Pankratz, F Tyrell Lewin
 
GNAC Recap – Continuing to separate themselves from the pack is Western Washington (15-3, 10-0) and Western Oregon (17-1, 9-1), who both enter the week with 10-game win streaks. Saint Martin's jumped up in the standings following their three-game win streak, and are tied with Seattle Pacific and Alaska at 6-4 in conference action. Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene are tied for the final playoff spot at 5-6 in GNAC. Following closely behind is Alaska Anchorage at 4-6 while Montana State Billings is getting close to do or die at 3-7. Simon Fraser and Concordia round out the conference at 2-8 and 0-10 respectively.