Boxscore

BELLINGHAM, Wash. ---Guard Corinn Waltrip scored a game-high 18 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 2:50 to play, lifting Western Washington University to a 75-68 triumph over Northwest Nazarene University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's basketball contest Thursday at Sam Carver Gymnasium on the WWU campus.

The Vikings, who were sixth in the NCAA Division II West Region ranking this week, improved to 17-6 overall and 11-4 in the GNAC with their fifth victory in the last six games.

Megan Hingston led the Crusaders with 16 points and Briaunna King grabbed a game and season-high 18 rebounds for the Crusaders, who had a 42-34 advantage on the boards. NNU fell to 14-9 overall and 8-7 in the GNAC.

The game was tightly fought throughout, with WWU never leading by more than five points until the final 42 seconds and NNU never being up by more than four.

The Crusaders took a 63-62 lead on a layup by King with 4:17 to play, but WWU went ahead to stay on Waltrip's three-pointer. A pair of baskets by center Britt Harris helped the Vikings grab a 67-65 advantage with a minute remaining, and then WWU went 6-of-6 on free throws, four of them by Waltrip, to maintain the advantage in the dying seconds.

Harris finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Forward Kristin Schramm and guard Trishi Williams each had 13 points for the Vikings.

Chelsie Luke came off the bench to score 16 points for NNU, Heather Adams had 11 and King had 10

The lead changed hands 13 ties. WWU held a 37-34 lead at halftime.