PORTLAND, Ore. – Never before have the Seattle Pacific Falcons swept a women's basketball road set at Western Washington and Simon Fraser.
 
Now, they have, thanks in part to another pair of outstanding performances from Suzanna Ohlsen.

 

The senior point guard delivered 43 points in the two games combined on 50 percent shooting from the field, and has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season.
 
On Thursday at Western Washington, Ohlsen (Monroe, Wash. / Monroe HS)  had 24 points on 9-of-18 accuracy, including 3 of 6 from downtown, handed out six assists, had five steals and did not commit a turnover in 34 minutes as SPU wiped out an early 11-point deficit to beat the Vikings, 74-64.
 
Then on Saturday at Simon Fraser, she hit 7 of 14 from the floor on the way to 19 points, had four rebounds, four steals, and two assists in 36 minutes as SPU again came from 11 points down in the first half and fought off a Clan rally to win, 61-56.
 
The two victories lifted 19^th-ranked SPU's record to 3-1 in conference play, tied with Alaska Anchorage for first place. The Falcons climbed to 11-1 overall, and are off to their best start since the 2008-09 season, when they went 13-1.
 
Ohlsen also was named Player of the Week on Nov. 24 after helping Seattle Pacific beat UC San Diego and Azusa Pacific at the West Region Crossover Classic in Bellingham, earning the tournament's Most Valuable Player award. This is the fourth time in her career she has collected the conference honor.
 
The Falcons have just one game this week, visiting Montana State Billings on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Pacific time. They are back home next week, playing host to Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 5:15 p.m. in the first game of a women's-men's doubleheader, and Central Washington on Saturday the 17th at 7:30 p.m. in a doubleheader nightcap.