Under Armour Team of the Week Announced
CORVALLIS, Ore. 
–The Northwest University men’s basketball team has been named the “Under Armour Team of the Week” for December 2-8 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The Eagles opened CCC play with victories over ranked teams in the NAIA Div. II poll.
On Friday night Ryan Ricks converted a three-point play with 3.8 seconds left to lift Northwest to a 73-72 victory over No. 17 Southern Oregon after trailing in most of the second period. Christian Hakilimali led the Eagles with 20-points and five assists.
On Saturday Northwest welcomed the No. 1 ranked Oregon Tech Hustlin’ Owls. With no signs of any letdown after the win over SOU the previous night, the Eagles controlled throughout the game to secure the 80-68 win. Ricks, the hero from Friday night poured in 28-points while teammate Hussayn Ford recorded a double-double with15- points and a 12-rebounds.
Northwest (6-4, 2-0 CCC) will take a week off before returning to conference action December 20-21 against Corban and Northwest Christian.
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