ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team remains undefeated by rolling to another nonconference victory on Friday afternoon, taking down the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros 65-61 in the opening game of the Seawolf Hoops Classic at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The Nanooks improve to 3-0 on the season while CSU earns their first loss of the season, dropping to 2-1.
Coaches Corner
"I'm really proud of how we fought tonight. It wasn't pretty at times but we stayed together as a team and found a way to finish strong. We will continue to work on improving every day." – head coach
Kerri Nakamoto
Inside the Box Score
- The Nanooks shot 43.9 percent from the field (25-for-57), 35.7 percent from three-point range (5-for-14) and 76.9 percent from the free throw line (10-for-13).
- Alaska was outshot in the first two quarters 13-12 and 18-15 but came back in the second half, outscoring their opponent 19-12 and 19-18 in the third and fourth quarters, respectively.
- Alaska pulled down nine offensive and 27 defensive boards, totaling 36 rebounds throughout the night.
- The Nanooks also tallied a game-high 19 assists, six blocks and six steals.
Alaska Leaders
- Junior guard Kylie Wallace led Alaska's offense on Friday, scoring a game-high 20 points.
- Wallace shot 8-for-16 from the floor, going 4-for-5 from the free throw line, while also chipping in seven rebounds, four assists and one steal.
- Senior forward Marian Wamsley followed Wallace's lead with 13 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free throw line.
- Nanooks senior guard Emily Evans was the only other Alaska player to tally double-digit points on Friday, shooting 3-for-6 from the floor with each of her three buckets coming from beyond the arc, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for 11 points.
- Senior guard Angela Murnion led all players with six assists.
- Senior forward Ashlie Blackburn was the only Alaska player to register double-digit rebounds, pulling down four offensive and seven defensive boards for 11 rebounds total.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team takes on the Cal State Easy Bay Pioneers in their final appearance at the Seawolf Hoops Classic in Anchorage. Tip-off at the Alaska Airlines Center is scheduled for 2:30pm AKST.
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