Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Northwest Christian’s men’s basketball team has been named the Adidas Team of the Week for December 27-January 3.
The Beacons finished the weekend with two wins at home to take sole possession of first place in the Cascade Conference standings. NCU (11-3, 4-1 CCC) is now 8-0 at home this season.
On Friday, Northwest Christian earned a 66-64 victory over 16
th-ranked Southern Oregon after a last second put-back by sophomore forward Jack Hackman. Junior Forward Austin Kuemper led the Beacons with a game high 25 points.
Northwest Christian finished the weekend with an 83-74 win against the Owls of Oregon Tech. Sophomore guard Michael Loomis tallied 25 points while Kuemper added 21 points and six rebounds.
NCU will travel this week to face off against No. 13 Concordia on Friday and Warner Pacific on Saturday.