The Vikings, one year removed from reaching their first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship, are headed back to the eight-team West Regional Tournament as the bracket’s No. 2 seed after defeating Montana State University Billings 76-71 on March 4 for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title.
Fans stormed WECU Court after Avery Dykstra sealed the game, grabbing her final rebound at Western Washington University’s Carver Gym on the night of Saturday, March 4.
This year’s women's Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships tournament is set to take place in Bellingham, Washington, from March 2–4. Western Washington University is the number one seed, followed by (in order of seed) Montana State University Billings, Central Washington University, University of Alaska Anchorage, Seattle Pacific University and Simon Fraser University.
Playing the No. 13 team in the country, which doubles as last year’s national runner-up, is no small task. But the Bemidji State women’s basketball team held its own for three quarters against Western Washington on Saturday.