FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A third-quarter lapse ended up being costly for the Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team on Thursday night, as the Nooks fell 77-50 to the Central Washington Wildcats in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest at the Alaska Airlines Court. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 4-21 and 1-18 in conference play, while the Wildcats improve to 17-9 on the season and 12-7 in GNAC games.
Coach's Comments
"It's tough for us to give up 77 points, it was a quick game so I think scoring-wise, it was hard for us to produce that amount of points so we have to do a better job defensively not allowing people to score that much against us. Some of that came from miscommunications on switching and some other transition stuff. I thought offensively, we didn't knock down enough shots in the second half. I'm not sure if that was a fatigue thing or not but we'll look to finish strong on Saturday."
Inside the Box Score
- The Nanooks averaged 14 points in three of their four quarters, but only scored eight in the third quarter to CWU's 17.
- Alaska shot 30.4 percent from the floor (17-for-56), 42.9 percent from three-point range (6-for-14) and 71.4 percent from the free throw line (10-for-14).
- The Nooks pulled down 36 boards on the night, including nine offensive and 27 defensive rebounds.
- Alaska also picked up 11 assists and three steals against the Wildcats.
Alaska Leaders
- Redshirt-junior guard Sabrina Ungaro led Alaska's offensive push on Thursday, connecting on 5-of-13 shots from the field, including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to tie for a game-high 15 points.
- Ungaro also chipped in a team-high four assists, three rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes on the floor.
- Senior forward Marian Wamsley was the only other Alaska player to pick up double-digit points on Thursday, registering 12 points against the Wildcats.
- Wamsley shot 5-for-12 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free throw line, while also leading her teammates in boards with seven.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team will host the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks in their final game of the season at the Alaska Airlines Court this Saturday, Mar. 2 at 1pm AKST. The Nanooks will be honoring seniors #11
Ashlie Blackburn, #22
Emily Evans, #12
Angela Murnion and #44
Marian Wamsley prior to Saturday's game so be sure to get there early.
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