Lumberjacks

NAU Athletics has taken the interim tag off of Shane Burcar and has named him head coach of the Lumberjacks men’s basketball program. The decision was announced on Wednesday. Burcar led the team to 16 wins, which is the most in program in the last five seasons. NAU athletic director Mike Marlow says the schoolFull Story

The NAU women’s basketball team battled, but couldn’t pull off the upset as they fell to top-seeded Montana State, 76-71 in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament in Boise, Idaho. Nina Radford led the Jacks with 21 points and Lauren Ordoff added 13 points in the loss. NAU’s two leading scorers during theFull Story

The NAU men’s basketball team will play in the first round of next week’s Big Sky Conference Tournament after falling to Portland State, 80-66, in their regular season finale Thursday in Portland. Cam Shelton had 27 points, six rebounds and eight assists to lead the Jacks. Bernie Andre added 17 points for NAU in theFull Story

The NAU women’s basketball team couldn’t find a rhythm and fell to the Portland State Vikings in their regular season finale in the Skydome, 68-63, Wednesday night. The loss is the Lumberjacks tenth-straight against Portland State. Khiarica Rasheed led the Jacks with 16 points and eight rebounds and Jacey Bailey added 14 points and eightFull Story

The NAU men’s and women’s basketball teams fell to Montana State Saturday. On the men’s side, the Jacks shot cold for most of the game and it cost them as the Bobcats beat NAU, 63-57, in the Skydome. The Jacks shot under 30-percent in the first half, and 32-percent for the game, missing open shotsFull Story

Sophomore Cam Shelton hit two free-throws with over two-seconds to go as NAU upset first-place Montana 57-56 in the Skydome Thursday night. The game went back and forth until NAU went on an 8-0 run to close out the game. Bernie Andre led the Jacks with 20 points and Shelton had 15 points and nineFull Story

Eastern Washington snapped NAU’s five game winning streak Monday with a, 77-66, win over the Lumberjacks in the Skydome. Brooks DeBisschop led the Jacks with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists while Bernie Andre added 14 points in the loss. Cameron Shelton chipped in with a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds forFull Story

The NAU men’s and women’s basketball teams split with Portland State on Saturday. On the men’s side, NAU trailed for most of the game until taking its first lead with 3:13 to go and hung on to beat the Vikings, 84-82, in the Skydome. Luke Avdalovic led the Jacks with 25 points and seven three-pointers.Full Story

NAU trailed Sacramento State by 20 at halftime and rallied to within five points, but it wasn’t enough as the Lumberjacks fell to the Hornets, 64-57. Brooks Debisschop led the Jacks with 15 points and Cameron Satterwhite added 12 in the loss. Cameron Shelton chipped in with 10 points for NAU. Josh Patton led allFull Story

The NAU men’s basketball team went on the road to Southern California and beat the UC-Riverside Highlanders, 63-56, Thursday night. Cameron Shelton led the Lumberjacks with 15 points and Ted McRee added 14 points in the win. NAU improves to 6-2 on the season and gave the Highlanders their first loss at home this season.Full Story