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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Weber State University guard Damian Lillard (1) tries to put up a shot against Eastern Washington forward Laron Griffin.

Wildcats hit the 20-win mark once again

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 11:08pm

OGDEN -- Despite leading the entire game, Weber State had to scratch and claw to come away with an 84-75 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday at the Dee Events Center.

NCAA scoring leader Damian Lillard scored a game-high 22 points as Weber State reached the 20-win plateau for the fourth time in coach Randy Rahe's six seasons in Ogden and 25th time in 50 years of Division I basketball.

Bryon Fulton added a season-high 16 points off the bench and pulled down nine rebounds to narrowly miss having back-to-back double-doubles.

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WSU women lose heartbreaker

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Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 10:49pm

OGDEN -- Weber State fell 85-82 at home against Northern Arizona on Saturday, as the Lumberjacks stole an inbounds pass with just 10 seconds remaining and nailed two free throws to seal the Big Sky Conference victory.

WSU junior Amanda Hughes set a conference single-game record with 24 rebounds to go with 20 points.

It was tied for the second-highest total by a Weber State player, trailing only Kathy Miller's effort against Colorado in 1977.

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Wildcats host Eagles before road gauntlet

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Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:03pm

OGDEN -- In the midst of Weber State's toughest road stretch of the season, the Big Sky Conference schedule makers carved out a pit stop for WSU at the Dee Events Center tonight.

Thursday night's win over Northern Arizona marked the first in a stretch where the Wildcats play four of their final five league games on the road, broken up by tonight's 7:30 p.m. game in Ogden against Eastern Washington. WSU will also be home for a non-conference Bracketbusters battle against UT Arlington on Feb. 18.

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WSU women continue downward spiral in road loss

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Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:58pm

CHENEY, Wash. -- The Eagles are on a roll, and the Wildcats didn't have an answer for it on Thursday night.

Senior forward Brianne Ryan knocked down 33 points, leading Eastern Washington to a 78-45 victory over the Weber State women's basketball team at Reese Court.

Ryan, who had 32 points in the first meeting between the teams in Ogden in January, is the Big Sky's leading scorer this season, averaging more than 19 points per game.

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(SETH MURRAY/The Associated Press)
Weber State’s Gelaun Wheelwright (10) and Northern Arizona’s James Douglas (1) scramble for control of a loose ball as Weber State’s Darin Mahoney (30) looks on in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Thursday. The Wildcats won 67-49 to improve to 11-1 in Big Sky Conference play.

Another happy homecoming for Wildcats

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Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:28pm

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- There's something about playing Northern Arizona that brings out the best in Weber State's Arizonans.

Phoenix product Byron Fulton had his second double-double of the year Thursday, coming off the bench to score 13 points and pull down 10 rebounds to help Weber State roll to a 67-49 victory over Northern Arizona at the Rolle Activity Center.

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Weber State track squads back in action this weekend

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 7:59pm

The Weber State men's and women's indoor track and field teams will compete in the penultimate meet before the conference championships when the Wildcats compete in Bozeman, Mont., this week.

The Wildcats will compete at the Bozeman Running Company Friday evening. The meet will be hosted by Montana State and will also include Montana in a three-way scored meet.

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WSU women hope to snap record losing streak against Eagles

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 7:57pm

CHENEY, Wash. -- The Weber State University women's basketball team heads out on the road in Big Sky Conference action tonight, heading to the Pacific Northwest to take on Eastern Washington.

Tipoff between the Eagles and Wildcats is set for 7 p.m. at Reese Court.

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'Team unity' hot shooting keying WSU success

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 6:25pm

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Weber State ranks first in the country in free-throw shooting percentage, third in 3-pointers made per game and fourth in 3-point percentage. Junior point guard Damian Lillard is No. 1 in NCAA Division I in scoring and the Wildcats are first in the Big Sky in multiple categories, starting with scoring offense.

Yet senior forward Kyle Bullinger points to something besides statistics as the reason for the team's success, including an 18-4 record and a 10-1 mark in the Big Sky Conference.

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Lillard Big Sky player of week again

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Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 9:25pm

OGDEN -- For the fifth time this season, Weber State guard Damian Lillard has been selected as the Big Sky Conference men's basketball player of the week.

Also, Lillard was named to the 2012 Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch list Monday by the United State Basketball Writer's Association.

The 6-foot-3 junior guard from Oakland, Calif., averaged 37.5 points, five assists, two rebounds and one steal per game as the Wildcats earned home wins over Portland State and Northern Colorado at the Dee Events Center.

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Damian Lillard earns fifth Big Sky player of the week

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Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 2:05pm

OGDEN -- For the fifth time this season, Weber State guard Damian Lillard has been selected as the Big Sky Conference men's basketball player of the week.

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Qualifiers pile up for WSU track team

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Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:15pm

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Both the Weber State men's and women's indoor track and field teams made improvements and picked up more conference qualifiers this weekend at the Mountain State Games. The two teams combined for nine new qualifiers as they prepare for the Big Sky Championships at the end of the month.

The Weber State women had seven new conference qualifying marks and had 20 seasonal bests in the meet. Amber Henry continued her strong season by winning the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.03. That time ranks as the fifth fastest indoor time in Weber State history.

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West roundup: Thunderbirds can't keep up with Jackrabbits

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Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:58pm

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Nate Wolters scored 31 points and South Dakota State won for the 10th time in its last 12 games, defeating Southern Utah 66-56 Saturday night.

Wolters hit 10 of 16 shots from the floor and was 11 for 13 at the free-throw line. The junior guard has surpassed the 30-point mark four times this season and is averaging 21.3 points per game.

Griffan Callahan added 10 points for the Jackrabbits (19-6, 11-2 Summit).

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Northern Colorado’s Emmanuel Addo (24) scrambles for a loose ball against WSU forward Darin Mahoney at the Dee Events Center in Ogden on Saturday.

'Real deal' Lillard awes Bears at the Dee

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Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 11:02pm

OGDEN -- Five of Weber State's top 10 career scoring leaders were in the building on Saturday afternoon, with the school recognizing all-time top scorer Bruce Collins along with Jimmy Degraffenreid (third), Jimmie Watts (sixth) and David Johnson (ninth) at halftime.

No. 2 leading scorer Damian Lillard wasn't on the court at the half, but he was all over it the rest of the time, scoring 35 points to lead Weber State to a 93-81 victory over Northern Colorado in front of 6,966 fans at the Dee Events Center.

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Women's basketball: Wildcats fall short in Greeley

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Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:13pm

GREELEY, Colo. -- Junior guard Megan Patterson knocked down a game high-tying 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Weber State women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon, but the Wildcats fell short against Northern Colorado.

Led by Lauren Oosdyke's 17 points, the Bears topped the Wildcats 70-57 in Big Sky Conference action at Butler-Hancock Pavilion.

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Wildcats run home winning streak to 14

Roy Burton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:52pm

OGDEN -- On a night when both teams sizzled from the field, the Wildcats showed off their firepower.

NCAA scoring leader Damian Lillard followed a 40-point outing in his last game with 35 more Saturday at the Dee Events Center, and Weber State never trailed in a 93-81 victory over Northern Colorado.

Lillard, who came in averaging 25.1 points per game, hit 12 of 18 shots from the field and 5 of 9 from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (18-4, 11-1 Big Sky), who have not lost at home this season and have a 14-game home winning streak dating to last season.

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