Seattle University made the trek to face Utah Valley for its final game of the regular season. Despite giving up only three total losses in Orem this year, the Wolverines fell to the Redhawks 74-64.

Closing out their first complete Division I season three games over .500, Seattle University now patiently awaits a post-season tournament invitation.

Starting the day with a major defensive effort, the Redhawks were soon up by 10 points early in the first period. But three straight travel calls in so many Seattle University possessions, and Utah Valley was quickly back to within two.

Feeling the pressure, Chris Gweth and Alex Jones turned up the heat, shooting back-to -back three pointers to jump-start a 12-2 Seattle U run.

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Alex Jones scored 21 points to lead the Redhawks Saturday night. Photo by Joshua Lynch | The Spectator

Seattle University eked out a win last night in front of its largest home crowd of the season, barely defeating the California State-Bakersfield Roadrunners 76-72.

4,756 fans turned out for the Hoops for Haiti event, donating a hefty sum to the Haitian relief effort.

View an audio slideshow of the game here.

The first half started out slowly enough with Cervante Burrell finally putting the Redhawks on the board nearly three minutes into the game. Enter Chuck Garcia and Mike Boxley, and the musical chairs began.

Impressively deep, the Redhawks’ bench has been putting up big numbers all year—posting 42 points last night. Yet to start a game this season, the team’s current high scorer, Alex Jones, explained: “I like coming off the bench. I go in when everyone else is tired.”

Seemingly referring to his own team, he also finds the opposing defense ripe for the picking. On a recent scoring tear, yesterday was no different for Alex Jones, with a game total of 21 points. Surprisingly, more than half those points came from the line, where he shot 12 of 16 on the night.

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In a game that came down to the wire, the Seattle University Redhawks pulled out a major road win in San Jose. Fighting for every last point, the Redhawks sealed the deal in the final seconds to beat the Spartans 90-88.

A three-point shot from the corner, and Seattle U’s Taylor Olson bagged the first game-winning shot of his college career.

With just 10 seconds left on the clock, the Spartans were up by one after Mac Peterson sunk both from the line. Finding himself with the ball and the shot, Taylor Olson put it up for three and never looked back.

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Gavin Gilmore tries to recover the ball in the Redhawks' 87-85 loss to the Idaho Vandals at KeyArena Jan. 30. The Redhawks fell to the Vandals in Idaho today 82-72. Mary Bryant-Likens | The Spectator

After an extended homestretch, the Seattle University Redhawks took to the road last night, falling 82-72 to the Idaho Vandals in Moscow. It was the third game played in just six days for the Redhawks, and the team’s second loss to Idaho this season.

Cervante Burrell was someone the Idaho Vandals “had to stop,” according to Vandals’ coach Don Verlin.

And stop him they did. Just 2 minutes 50 seconds into the game and Burrell, Seattle U’s starting point guard, was back on the bench with his third personal foul. He would sit the remainder of the half before finally fouling out in the last minutes of the game with no points on the night.

“They’re so different from what we play night in, night out,” Verlin said of Seattle’s playing style compared to the WAC. “Seattle is hard to play because they play a million different lineups, your matchups are constantly changing—a couple times tonight, we’ve got Mac Hopson on Garcia because they’re big, and the next two minutes down the road in the game, they’re small and we’ve got Marvin Jefferson on a small guy.”

With their starter on the bench, the Redhawks were able to keep it close in the beginning before Idaho pulled ahead with a 18-5 run over a six-minute period. Surprisingly, Seattle U didn’t have a turnover until the 14:19 mark.

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Coming off a major win on Super Bowl Sunday against Portland State, momentum proved to be the key to today’s 98-67 home win over Sacramento State.

The Seattle University Redhawks came out in full force today, pressing the Hornets from the get go. With a different lineup to start the game, Coach Cameron Dollar was counting on a strong defensive effort to stop Sac State.

“I like our quickness and I wanted to come out pressing them from the start,” Dollar said. “The guys that started are the ones who really came after it in practice. I try to reward the guys that go at it. It had less to do with Chuck and more to do with the five guys getting after it in practice.”

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Cameron Dollar at the press conference announcing his move from the University of Washington to Seattle University. Braden Van Dragt | The Spectator

Coach Cameron Dollar joined The John Clayton Show Saturday prior to the Sacramento State game at the KeyArena.

Clayton began the interview by asking Dollar when he was first contacted by Seattle University regarding the head coaching position.

While Dollar recalled the time to be around the Final Four games of last year, he explained it wasn’t until he realized that the school was sincerely interested that he became truly intrigued with the position.

Making the move from a successful program at the University of Washington, “from the outside looking in,” said Dollar, “there are so many intangibles.”

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The Seattle University Redhawks took to the road on Super Sunday to face the Portland State Vikings.

Nearly half the crowd in attendance was in Redhawks’ gear, making the trip to support their team. The game time, originally slated for 2 p.m., was changed to a noon tip-off to prevent any competition with the Super Bowl broadcast.

After a wild first half, the Redhawks found themselves trailing the Vikings 42-40, despite a 9 to 0 Seattle U run in the final minutes of the first. Seattle U shot 39 percent from the field to the Vikings’ 50 percent; each team with 13 turnovers at the break.

Posting impressive numbers in the first were both Aaron Broussard with 11 points and three steals and Cervante Burrell with 10 points and two assists. Charles Garcia had eight points and his usual two fouls on the books.

The second half both started and ended with Aaron Broussard.

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