FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball come home for their final home games of the 2019-20 season. They welcome the Vikings of Western Washington and the Simon Fraser Clan.
 

Opponents	Western Washington Vikings (17-7, 11-5 GNAC) | Simon Fraser Clan (16-10, 11-5 GNAC)
Location	Alaska Airlines Court at the Patty Center - Fairbanks, Alaska
Dates & Times	Thursday, Feb. 20 vs. Western Washington University at 5:15 p.m. AKT Annual Pink Game Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. Simon Fraser at 2:00 p.m. AKT Senior Night
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Social Media	Twitter | Facebook

 
Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming home off of a tough road trip in which they fell to Alaska Anchorage and Montana State Billings. The grueling road trip began in Anchorage on Tuesday, Feb. 11 when the 'Nooks fell to the Seawolves 36-90. Jocelyn Gandara led the way for the Nanooks with 13 points and freshman Sam Tolliver added 10.

After a quick turnaround in Fairbanks, the Nanooks took to the air again, this time to Billings, Mont. to face off with the Yellowjackets. MSUB was too much for Alaska as they put up 24 or more points in all four quarters, defeating the Nanooks 59-103. Gandara and Tolliver again led the way for Alaska with 17 and 15 points respectively.

Senior Night
The Nanooks will be celebrating three seniors this Saturday. Those seniors are Kylie Wallace, Sabrina Ungaro and Brittany Richards. Wallace has played all four years at Alaska. Prior to Thursday's matchup, Wallace currently finds herself 29th on the all-time scoring list for the Nanooks with 691 career points.

Ungaro joined the Nanooks in 2017-18 and became a scoring threat immediately. After year one, the guard averaged 8.45 points per game in her junior and senior year combined. She has totaled 220 assists and 526 points in her three seasons as a 'Nook.

Richards also joined the Nanooks in 2017-18 and has had a career-year in this, her senior year. She is averaging 6.0 points per game while grabbing 3.5 rebounds per game. In her career she has started 25 games, 24 of which came this season.

Coaches Corner
"We have two tough opponents coming to the Patty this week. We are hosting Western Washington for our breast cancer awareness 'Pink' game on Thursday and Simon Fraser for our senior day on Saturday. We have three great seniors (Ungaro, Richards, Wallace) who have had a tremendous impact on this Alaska women's basketball program. We are excited to honor them for their dedication and contributions to the program on Saturday afternoon."

Breast Cancer Awareness – Wear Pink Game
On Thursday night, the Nanooks will be hosting their annual "We Wear Pink" game, helping bring awareness to breast cancer. We will have many events going on in the Patty Center lobby and opportunities to win prizes and donate towards the cause. If you come out make sure you wear pink!

Scouting the Opponents

Western Washington Vikings
The WWU Vikings are coming off of a split last week. On Thursday, Feb. 13 the Vikings fell to Northwest Nazarene at home, 72-79. In the next game on Saturday, Feb. 15, the Vikings rebounded and grabbed a win over their in-state rival, Central Washington. They picked up a 69-77 win, moving their record to 17-7, 11-5 GNAC.

Anna Schwecke is the top scorer for the Vikings, averaging 13.0 points per game while also leading WWU in the rebounds category with 6.6 per game. On the defensive end, the Viks boast three players with over 20 blocks on the season. Emma Duff, Mollie Olson and Schwecke all have over 23 on the season.

Simon Fraser Clan
The Clan make the trip to Fairbanks from Burnaby, B.C. riding a two game losing-streak. Last week, they fell to the Central Washington Wildcats 74-83 before falling to NNU 91-99.

Jessica Jones is the leading scorer for the Clan, putting up 17.8 points per game while also grabbing 4.3 rebounds per game, the third most on the team. Ozioma Nwabuko is the leader in the rebounds category with 6.2 per game. Nwabuko also leads the team in steals, grabbing 43 on the season so far through 26 games. The Clan have some of the better hands in the GNAC with four players with over 30 steals, including Nwabuko who is above the 40-mark. As a team they are fourth in the GNAC in total steals while averaging 8.7 per game.

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