Whitworth wins NWC Championship in overtime

NWC Regular Season Standings 1. Puget Sound 16-0 23-2 2. Whitworth 12-4 20-5 3. Lewis & Clark 10-6 16-9 4. Linfield 10-6 12-13 5. Willamette 8-8 12-11 6. Whitman 5-11 9-16 7. Pacific Lutheran 4-12 10-15 8. George Fox 4-12 8-17 9. Pacific 3-13 9-16

Whitworth College 2008-2009
Hayford	Nakamura	Riley	Jurich	Montgomery	Gregg

5	Nakamura Ross	6'1'' (185)	G
15	Riley David	6'5'' (196)	F
40	Jurich Calvin	6'6'' (198)	C
44	Montgomery Nate	6'8'' (203)	C
22	Gregg Bo	6'5'' (196)	F
35	Odland Mike	6'4'' (193)	F
4	Iddins Ben	6'0'' (183)	G
20	Sellereit Tim	6'1'' (185)	G
23	Gebbers Clay	6'1'' (185)	G
12	Stockton Steve	6'1'' (185)	G
50	Friedt Felix	6'8'' (203)	C
42	Samus Andreas	6'6'' (198)	F
1	Call Jordan	6'3'' (191)	G
24	Kalbhenn Troy	6'3'' (191)	G
32	Taylor Michael	6'8'' (203)	F

Playing their first overtime game of 2008-09, the third-ranked Puget Sound Loggers fell to the Whitworth Pirates, 90-80, in the Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship on Saturday night at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.
In the first half, the battle began as neither team was able to build a lead and hold it. The Loggers, who won the 2008-09 NWC regular season crown, pushed the lead to six points at the 11:42 mark but the Pirates didn't let the lead grow anymore. Whitworth eventually tied the game with 1:31 to go in the first period and after a brief Pirate lead, the teams headed into halftime tied at 34-34.
In the second half, it was the Pirates who held the lead for most of the period. The lead grew to 11 points with 7:11 left to go but the Loggers would get the crowd rocking. With the Pirates up by nine with 2:58 to go, the Loggers used a 10-0 run to take a one-point lead with 39 seconds left. After a three pointer by David Riley (6'5''-F) with 29 seconds left put the Pirates up by two points, Loggers junior Austin Boyce (6'5''-F) (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) hit a jumper with 14 seconds left to tie the game a 72-72 and send the teams into overtime.
In the extra period, the two teams battled for the first two minutes but the final three belonged to Whitworth. A pair of free throws by Nate Montgomery but Whitworth up by two points and the Pirates didn't look back, hitting their free throws to collect the 90-80 victory and clinch the NWC's automatic berth in the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
The Loggers were led by 19 points from senior Jason Foster (6'7''-F) (Spanaway, Wash./Henry Foss). Robert Krauel (6'4''-F) (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon) got the double-double, scoring 17 and adding 11 rebounds. Antwan Williams (6'0''-G) (Portland, Ore./Madison) picked up 12 to go with eight rebounds.
Whitworth was led by 24 points from Ross Nakamura (6'1''-G). David Riley and Montgomery each finished with 17 while Montgomery added a game-high 18 rebounds. Tim Sellereit came off the bench to add 13 points in the win.
Courtesy of NWC

Tournament Final: Puget Sound - Whitworth 80-90, OT
Tournament Semifinals:
Puget Sound - Lewis & Clark 86-74
Whitworth - Linfield 74-66

All-NWC 1st Team 2008-09
Foster	Krauel	Williams	Nakamura	Faidley

All-NWC 1st Team
Jason Foster of Puget Sound
Robert Krauel of Puget Sound
Antwan Williams of Puget Sound
Ross Nakamura of Whitworth
Chris Faidley (6'2''-G-86) of Whitman
Cameron Mitchell (6'7''-C) of Willamette
David Riley of Whitworth

All-NWC 2nd Team
Kyler McClary (6'5''-C) of Willamette
Josh Kollasch (6'3''-G) of Lewis & Clark
Cody Tesoro (6'0''-G) of Linfield
K.C. Wiser (6'8''-C) of Linfield
Calvin Jurich (6'6''-C) of Whitworth

All-NWC Honorable Mention
Garold Howe of Pacific (Ore.)
Erik Olson (6'4''-F) of Linfield
David Berggren (6'6''-G) of Lewis & Clark
Tyson Papenfuss (6'5''-F) of Lewis & Clark
Austin Boyce of Puget Sound
Alex Stockner of George Fox
Nadav Heyman (6'1''-G-90) of Puget Sound

NWC Player of the Year: Jason Foster of Puget Sound
NWC Coach of the Year: Justin Lunt of Puget Sound