Though he has a reputation for thunderous dunks, Trevor Jasinsky’s season is off to a flying start in many ways.
Jasinsky, a 6-foot-7 forward from Camas, scored a combined 55 points in Western Washington’s first two basketball games.
He scored a career-high 32 points in WWU’s season-opening 84-78 victory over Cal State East Bay on Friday. He was 8 for 15 from the field, 10 for 10 from the foul line and scored 10 of the Vikings’ final 12 points.
The following day, he had 23 points and eight assists in a 97-92 loss to UC San Diego. Both games were part of the CCAA/GNAC Challenge in La Jolla, Calif.
Monday, Jasinsky was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the week.
The Vikings, ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division-II, are expecting big things this season from Jasinsky, a redshirt-junior. He started all 29 games last season, averaging 10.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
Men’s Basketball
Robert Franks, a senior from Evergreen, scored 31 points in Washington State’s 89-72 season-opening win over Nicholls State on Sunday.
Jordan Chatman, a senior from Union, scored 18 points in Boston College’s 74-69 win over St. Francis-Brooklyn on Sunday. He was 9 for 11 from the foul line.
Kienan Walter, a junior from King’s Way, had 10 points and seven rebounds in North Dakota’s 63-60 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday. He’ll likely start when UND (2-0)faces No. 10 Kentucky on Wednesday.
Women’s Basketball
Hailey Hartney, a junior from Mountain View, had 14 points and six rebounds in George Fox’s season-opening 81-67 win over Pomona Pitzer on Friday. She had 12 points and six rebounds in a 78-58 win over Cal Lutheran on Sunday.
Jossilyn Blackman, a senior from Battle Ground, scored 18 and 19 points in a pair of Lewis-Clark State wins over University of Virgin Islands. She has scored in double figures in all five games this season.
Men’s Soccer
Mitchell Pinney, a senior from Hockinson, scored Southern Oregon’s lone goal in the Cascade Conference championship match against Rocky Mountain on Saturday. SOU lost in penalty kicks after the match finished 1-1. The Raiders host UC Merced on Saturday in the first round of the NAIA Tournament.
Levan Zhividze, a freshman from Evergreen, scored on a 30-yard free kick in Corban University’s 3-2 loss to Carroll College last week in the Cascade Conference tournament. Corban hosts Arizona Christian on Saturday in the first round of the NAIA Tournament.
Women’s Soccer
Grace Eversaul, a sophomore from Skyview, helped No. 16 Western Washington knock off No. 11 Concordia in the NCAA Division-II Tournament on Saturday. The midfielder played 79 minutes in the Vikings’ 3-2 overtime win. WWU faces No. 6 UC San Diego in the West Region final on Friday, with the winner going to the final four.
Cross Country
Alexis Fuller, a senior from Union, placed 15th at the NCAA West Regional, helping Boise State place second on Friday in Sacramento. She covered the 6,000 meter course in 20:02.
Yacine Guermali, a redshirt freshman from Camas, placed 31st at the NCAA West Regional, helping Gonzaga place ninth. He covered 10,000 meters in 30:09, the second-fastest 10K time in program history.
Emma Jenkins, a freshman from Camas, finished 67th at the NCAA West Regional in 21:13. She was the fourth fastest Washington State runner.
Silas Griffith, a sophomore from Ridgefield, placed 38th at the NCAA South Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. The Lipscomb runner covered 10,000 meters in 32:35.
Kyle Petersen, a sophomore from Hockinson, placed 102 at the NCAA Mountain Regional in Provo, Utah. He was the fifth-fastest Montana runner and finished in 32:37.
