FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women's basketball team heads to the west coast this week to compete in a trio of games. First, the Sharks will participate in the Seattle-Pacific Classic where they will take on Concordia-Portland and the host, No. 14 Seattle-Pacific. From there, NSU will cross the border into Canada where they will face Simon Fraser, the only Canadian NCAA-affiliated school.
 
NSU returned to their winning ways this past weekend, picking up a 75-71 victory over fellow SSC member, Lynn University. Megan Piggott's outstanding 30-point performance awarded her SSC Player of the Week laurels, as she shot 52 percent from the field (11-of-21) and 56 percent (5-of-9) from beyond the arc. Samantha Logan also laid in a career high with 18 points, while shooting 6-of-10 from the field, while Maria Bardeeva dropped a career-high 14 off the bench, also with six made field goals, as well as four rebounds. Amanda Tivenius led the team with 10 rebounds, the first double-digit output of her career.
 
Christen Prasse continues to lead the Sharks in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game. Logan joins Prasse in double-digit points, averaging 10.7, while leading the team in rebounds per game with 9.8.
 
CPU, who entered the NCAA in 2015, will come into the Seattle-Pacific Classic with an overall record of 3-5. The Cavaliers are led by Danielle Hartzog, who averages 12.0 points per game and has posted 20-plus points two games in a row. Defensively, Bailey Cartwright leads the team in rebounds, pulling down on average 5.9 boards per game, tallying 33 defensive rebounds so far this season. The Sharks will face the Cavaliers in the opening game of the tournament, Friday at 5:00 p.m. PST.
 
No. 14 Seattle-Pacific is the only team in the tournament boasting a national ranking, and currently holds a perfect 8-0 record. The Falcons have a pair of offensive threats seen in Courtney Hollander and Jordan McPhee, who average 14.0 and 10.3 points per game. Hollander also leads the team in rebounding, recording 65 boards overall, 52 of them defensive. The matchup between NSU and SPU will serve as the final game of the tournament, tipping off on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. PST.
 
After the tournament, the Sharks will head to Burnaby, B.C., Canada to compete against host Simon Fraser on Monday, Dec. 19 at 2:00 p.m. PST. The Clan holds an overall record of 9-2, after winning nine of their last 10 games. Meg Wilson is the Clan's leader scorer, averaging 13.2 points a game and 4.7 rebounds. Overall, Ellen Kett leads the team in rebounding, with a total of 63 and a 5.7 per game average.
 
For live coverage of this weekend's upcoming events, head to NSUSharks.com. Also, a schedule and links for the Seattle-Pacific Classic can be found HERE.