Erin Chambers is just five games away from a new Great Northwest conference scoring record.
The senior Simon Fraser University forward scored 32 points in the team’s 83-67 win over Northwest Nazarene at home Saturday to move the Clan into fourth place in the conference and herself into contention on the all-time career scoring charts.
Chamber’s third 30-plus point game this season moved her to within 50 points of breaking the record of 1,831 points set last season by Bobbi Knudsen of Montana State Billings.
Chambers, who also had 11 rebounds and six assists in the game, currently has a career total of 1,782 points and trails Knudson by just 49 points with five regular season games left to play.
Earlier in the week, Chambers put up 25 points and SFU hit a conference season-high 16 three-pointers to defeat Central Washington 84-50 at home last Thursday.
Chambers entered the game as the leading scorer in NCAA Division II play, averaging almost 23 points per game.
Chambers leads the conference with a total of 172 field goals, while also putting up other impressive numbers, including 40 three-pointers and a second-best 109 free throws this season. She is also sixth in the conference in assists, with 85 helpers.
Following SFU’s back-to-back wins, Chambers moved past Rebecca Kiepinski of the University of Alaska Anchorage into second place on the Great Northwest all-time scoring list.
The Clan nailed an additional 15 treys in the win over Northwest Nazarene, including 10 of 22 in the opening half that built up a 16-point halftime lead that was never threatened.
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks, where we have faced some adversity with injury, illness and a lot of travel,” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a school press release. “Getting back home has enabled us to refocus, get into our routines and put a lot of shots up in practice.”
SFU finished the weekend with 31 of 61 shooting from beyond the arc.
Senior guard Katie Lowen chipped in with 18 points, while sophomore guard Ellen Kett had 10 of SFU’s 22 assists in the win on Saturday.
Earlier, junior forward Meg Wilson netted 13 points and 14 boards against Central Washington. Lowen chipped in with 10 of her 13 points in the opening half.
The Clan improved its overall record to 12-9 and 8-5 in conference play, leaving them comfortably in fourth place. The top six placing teams earn a berth into the upcoming Great Northwest tournament in March.
This weekend, SFU hits the road for a pair of games against Saint Martin’s and last-place Western Oregon.
