ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks were handed their first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling 63-57 to the Cal State East Bay Pioneers in the final game of the Seawolf Hoops Classic at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The Nanooks drop to 3-1 overall on the year, while the Pioneers improve to 2-2.
Coach's Comments
"We had a tough battle tonight. It was a very physical game and I thought we competed really hard. We made some mistakes down the stretch that ultimately cost us, but it was a good learning experience for this group. We are looking forward to being back at the Patty this week." – Head coach
Kerri Nakamoto
Inside the Box Score
- The Nanooks outscored their opponent in only one quarter, registering 17 points to CSU-East Bay's 14 in the third.
- The Nanooks tallied 32 points in the paint, 18 off turnovers, eight from the bench, eight off of fast breaks and four off of second chances.
- The Nanooks shot 35.0 percent from the floor (19-for-54), zero percent from three-point range (0-for-12) and 70.4 percent from the free throw line (19-for-27).
- Alaska tallied 10 offensive and 17 defensive boards to total 27 rebounds on the night.
- The Nooks also picked up 13 assists and 12 steals against the Pioneers.
Alaska Leaders
- The Nooks were led by junior forward Kylie Wallace, who picked up a team-best 16 points.
- Wallace also registered her first double-double of the season on Saturday, pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds.
- The Petersburg, Alaska native shot 4-for-9 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Junior guard Sabrina Ungaro was the only other Alaska player to register double-digit figures on Saturday, shooting 3-for-12 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line for 11 points.
- Ungaro also led her teammates in assists, tallying four.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team hosts the 2018 Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational this week, hosting the Gannon University Knights and the University of Tampa Spartans. The full tournament schedule is on alaskananooks.com under the women's basketball schedule page.
For more information on the Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team, follow @NanooksWBB on Twitter or like the Alaska Nanooks Women's Basketball team page on Facebook.
