BURNABY, BC – Simon Fraser University head coach Bruce Langford made history Saturday after the Clan defeated Western Oregon University 76-56 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference basketball game in the West Gym.
 
It was a historic victory for Langford. Win No. 364 in Langford's career elevated him into a class all of his own. Langford passed legendary coach Allison McNeill to set a new career win mark at SFU.  Langford has a career record of 364-86 competing in CIS and NCAA Division II. McNeill compiled a record of 363-79 during her tenure at SFU when the Clan competed in the NAIA and one season in CIS.
 
 "It's nice to win this game here at home in front of some people who came out to watch us play tonight because this game was special," said Langford. "A lot of my ex-players were here and I got to win the game in front of my grandson."
 
"Great coaches impact your life on and off the court and Bruce has done that for me," said junior guard Alisha Roberts (Burnaby, BC).
 
Langford has coached the Clan to seven 30+ win seasons and five CIS national championships. Twice his teams have gone undefeated, and he has guided the Clan to 45- and 54-game winning streaks. Now he enters the record book as the most successful basketball coach in SFU history.
 
Read a feature on Langford here: http://athletics.sfu.ca/news/2015/1/13/WBB_0113155256.aspx?path=wbball
 
Simon Fraser (9-6, 5-2 GNAC) was led offensively by the NCAA's leading scorer Erin Chambers (Mission, BC) with a game-high 21 points, while forwards Meg Wilson (London, ON) and Rachel Fradgley (London, ON) also scored in double figures with 19 and 11 points, respectively. Wilson led all players with nine rebounds, while guard Ellen Kett (Niddrie, Australia) handed out a game-high 10 assists for the Clan.
 
Watch the game in HD On-Demand here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_UB46V8-ak
 
Simon Fraser now sits in fourth place in the GNAC behind Alaska Anchorage (6-1), Seattle Pacific (6-1), and Western Washington (5-2). SFU plays at fifth-place Alaska Fairbanks (4-3) on Thursday, and then visits Anchorage on Saturday. The following weekend, they play at Seattle Pacific and at Montana State Billings (2-5).
 
Simon Fraser led 33-24 at halftime.
 
Western Oregon went on an 18-13 run over the opening six minutes of the second half to pull within four points (46-42) with 14:01 left in the game. But that would be as close as the Wolves would get, as Simon Fraser scored 11 unanswered points over a five-minute span to pull ahead 57-42 with just over nine minutes remaining. The Clan pushed their lead to a game-high 23 points (71-48) six minutes later before Western Oregon closed the game on an 8-5 run resulting in the final margin of 20 points (76-56).
 
Simon Fraser was a combined 31-for-69 (44.9%) from the field, 8-of-23 (34.8%) from long distance, and 6-of-11 (54.5%) at the charity stripe.
 
Western Oregon shot 18-for-54 (33.3%) from the field, including a 4-for-9 (44.4%) performance from beyond the three-point line. 
 
Western Oregon fell to 4-11 overall, 1-6 in the GNAC. The Wolves received double-digit scoring totals from freshman Sami Osborne (15 points), sophomore Jordan Mottershaw (12 points) and junior Katie Goddard (11 points).