Whitworth

A last-minute comeback attempt was not enough to offset a tough shooting night as the Whitworth men’s basketball team fell to Trinity in the first round of the NCAA DIII Tournament.

It will be a showdown of two well-balanced teams in Friday’s matchup between Whitworth and Trinity (Texas) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Whitworth men’s basketball team will travel to Houston in its return to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Northwest Conference crown is back in familiar hands.

Nearly a year to the day after an upset loss at home to Lewis & Clark ended Whitworth’s season, the men’s basketball team got its retribution on Friday night.

TACOMA – Whitworth had wrapped up a Northwest Conference regular-season title and was rolling into the postseason with confidence. But the conference’s second-place team stole some momentum from the Pirates in the regular-season finale.

PARKLAND, Wash. – With a Northwest Conference regular-season title already clinched, Whitworth continued to build momentum ahead of the postseason, running its winning streak to six games with a 76-63 victory over Pacific Lutheran on Friday night at Olson Gymnasium.

Whitworth clinched its third straight Northwest Conference regular-season championship – and second consecutive outright title – with a 93-86 win over George Fox on Saturday at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Caden Bateman blocked a shot at the buzzer and Whitworth survived after nearly blowing a big lead, holding on for a 72-69 Northwest Conference win over Lewis & Clark on Friday night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Forward Caden Bateman had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Whitworth cruised to a 67-58 Northwest Conference win over Linfield on Friday night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

It has been a season of many firsts for Behil, who has worked his way to becoming the offensive focal point and a valuable leader for a Pirate squad that is storming through conference play with a championship in its sights.

SALEM, Ore. – Stephen Behil and Caden Bateman both surpassed 20 points for Whitworth, which used a second-half surge to overtake Willamette and bounce back from its first Northwest Conference loss.

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Whitworth surrendered a 12-2 run to Pacific over the final 1:24 and the Pirates suffered a stunning loss, falling for the first time in Northwest Conference play.

Whitworth continued its dominant stretch in Northwest Conference play, winning by double digits for the sixth consecutive game.

Whitworth asserted itself as the clear front-runner in the Northwest Conference, handily defeating the league’s No. 2 team.

PORTLAND – Whitworth separated from a close game with a 23-4 run that spanned about seven minutes in the middle of the second half, wrapping up an 82-62 Northwest Conference win over Lewis & Clark on Saturday at Pamplin Sports Center.

NEWBERG, Ore. – Whitworth had its highest scoring output of the season, racing to a 100-85 Northwest Conference win over George Fox on Friday night at Miller Gym.

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – Whitworth continued its unblemished start to Northwest Conference play, handling Linfield 83-66 on Saturday at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.