Erin Chambers got the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team off to a flying start.
The senior Clan forward scored more than 60 total points to lead SFU to wins in its first two hoop starts at the Notre Dame de Namur Classic women’s basketball tournament in Belmont, California this weekend.
Chambers, the Great Northwest preseason player of the year, scored 28 points, including seven-for-seven from the free-throw line to pace the Clan to a 93-64 win over the host Argonauts in the program’s season opener on Friday.
Katie Lowen helped out with 20 points, including six three-pointers in the one-sided win.
The following night, Chambers again led all scorers with 33 points, while forward Meg Wilson chipped in with a double-double, adding 19 points and 15 rebounds, including 10 off the offensive glass, as well as five assists, three steals and two blocks in a 78-61 victory over the Academy of Art.
Chambers nailed four threes and was again flawless on seven trips to the charity stripe.
“I thought we shot the ball really well and our hustle and get-after-it was pretty good,” said Clan head coach Bruce Langford in a press release.
“We can certainly score but I would prefer to see us play a little better defensively and keep our opponents in the low 50-point range.”
SFU sophomore Ellen Kett added 10 points and seven assists in the win over Academy of Art.
