Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The No. 16 Warner Pacific College men’s basketball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for February 22-28, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced.
Seeded No. 3 in the CCC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, the Knights extended their winning streak to nine games as they defeated seed No. 6 Eastern Oregon University and No. 2 seeded Southern Oregon University in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The victories have earned WPC a date in championship game on Tuesday.
In the 80-71 win over EOU, the Knights withstood a ferocious comeback by the Mountaineers after leading by double-figures most of the contest. Taylor Young led WPC with 26 points.
On the road against SOU, WPC avenged two regular season defeats with the resounding 97-80 victory. De'Jon Bowman and Taylor Young led the way with 26 and 22 points respectively. Earl Jones added 15 points in a game that saw the Knights lead by as many as 25 points.
WPC (23-8, 16-4 CCC) will return to action Tuesday against No. 1 seed Northwest Christian in the 2015-16 tournament championship tilt. If WPC wins they will earn the league’s 2
nd automatic qualifier to the NAIA national tournament. If not, they will wait to see if an at-large invitation is extended.