FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team continues to hunt for their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference win of the season, as the Nooks fell 83-74 to the Saint Martin's Saints at the Alaska Airlines Court on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 3-11 and 0-10 in GNAC play, while the Saints improve to 4-14 on the season and 2-8 in conference contests.
Coach's Comments
"I'm not quite sure what it was today, but we didn't come out today with the same intensity we had on Thursday. We had a great second half but you can't expect to dig yourself in that hole and comeback every time. We fought back to within two and then had a couple of defensive lapses but we just couldn't finish it." – head coach
Kerri Nakamoto said on Saturday.
Inside the Box Score
- Alaska shot 43.3 percent from the floor (26-for-60), 52.6 percent from outside (10-for-19) and 60 percent from the free throw line (12-for-20).
- The Nanooks tallied six offensive and 27 defensive rebounds to total 33 boards on the day, while also chipping in 19 assists and seven steals.
- Despite being outscored 26-7 in the first quarter, the Nooks outshot their opponent in the next three, 16-15, 21-16 and 30-26.
- A total of four Nanooks scored double-digit figures on Saturday.
Alaska Leaders
- Senior forward Emily Evans led the Nanooks offensively, shooting 4-for-9 from the floor, all three-point buckets, and 5-for-5 from the free throw line to tally a team-best 17 points.
- Evans also picked up two assists in 38 minutes on the court.
- Senior forward Marian Wamsley picked up her second-straight double-double on Saturday, registering 13 points and 10 rebounds.
- Senior forward Ashlie Blackburn and redshirt-junior Sabrina Ungaro also tallied double-digit points against the Saints, posting 12 and 11, respectively.
- Ungaro led all players on Saturday in assists, posting eight.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team hits the road for a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests next week, taking on the Simon Fraser Clan in Burnaby, British Columbia on Thursday, Jan. 31 before taking on the Western Washington Vikings in Bellingham, Washington on Saturday, Feb. 2. Tip-off both nights is scheduled for 6pm AKST.
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