FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team's third-quarter comeback fell short on Saturday, as the Nooks dropped a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup 46-38 to the Western Washington Vikings at the Alaska Airlines Court. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 4-14 and 0-12 in GNAC contests, while the Vikings improve to 8-12 on the season and 4-8 in league games.
Coaches Corner
"I couldn't be more proud of these guys, I mean, Sanni had a great game tonight. I thought our defense was ready to go tonight. Their number 15 is a great player and I thought we played her well and kept her to a minimum as much as we could. We did a lot better contesting three-pointers and really, I thought these ladies played their hardest tonight. Our offense wasn't great tonight and I take full responsibility for that." – head coach
Brett Sawyer said on Saturday.
Inside the Box Score
- Sophomore Kylie Wallace led all Alaska players with eight points. The Petersburg, Alaska native shot 2-for-7 from the field and 4-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Junior forward Josie Sewell led her teammates in rebounds, tallying eight boards and two blocks in 32 minutes on the court.
- Junior forward Sanni Salonen led all players in offensive rebounds, collecting five, and two defensive rebounds for seven on the night.
- As a team, Alaska shot 25.9 percent from the floor (15-for-58), 6.3 percent from beyond the arc (1-for-16) and 58.3 percent from the free throw line (7-for-12).
- The Nooks also picked up seven rebounds, four blocks and four steals.
Next Time Out
The Alaska women's basketball team will travel to Anchorage to take on in-state rival UAA on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Alaska Airlines Center at 7pm AKST before hosting the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets on Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Alaska Airlines Court at 2pm AKST.
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