FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team is headed to Washington and Oregon for a big two-game roadtrip with Saint Martin's and Western Oregon. 

Thursday, Jan. 19
Saint Martin's | Live Video | Live Stats
4:15 p.m. AKT | Marcus Pavilion | Lacey, Wash.

Saturday, Jan. 21
Western Oregon | Live Video | Live Stats
1:00 p.m. | New PE Building | Monmouth, Ore.

Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming off of a two-game slide at home to Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington. On Jan. 12, the 'Nooks took the Nighthawks to OT but fell 90-88. Alaska fell down early before pulling close at the half. A strong second half and fourth quarter made it a 78-78 game heading to the extra period where NNU grabbed the two-point win. Emma McKenney had a solid night, posting 31 points on 9-15 shooting and 5-11 from three. She hit all eight free-throw attempts and grabbed a board and steal in the loss. Sam Tolliver ended the night with 19 points while Destiny Reimers added 14 and 13 rebounds for a double-double and Kayla Johnson ended with 10. 

On night two, the Nanooks were beat by Central Washington 73-56. CWU pulled away early but a big fourth quarter from the 'Nooks pulled them within 17 but the 21-11 fourth quarter scoring advantage was too little, too late. Kayla Johnson posted a team-high 13 points and Ellen Silva scored 10 while grabbing eight rebounds. 

#NookNotes

• The Nanooks as a team are fourth in the GNAC and 24th nationally in assists per game with 16.2. They are led by Paola Perez-Mendoza who has 47 assists and 3.4 assists per game. Her assists per game average is eighth in the conference and 145th in NCAA Division II. 
• They are also fourth in field goal percentage with a 41.2% as a team. They combine that with a 38% field goal percentage defense. 
• Alaska is third in the conference in free throws made per game with 13.43. This ranks them 83rd in the NCAA Division II. Emma McKenney leads the Nanooks in free-throw percentage, shooting 82.1% from the line - that is good for fourth in the conference and 98th in the nation. 
• Their 70.5 points per game ranks them in the top-70 in the nation at 68th and fifth in the conference. Emma McKenney is fourth in the nation and second in the conference with a 52.9 three-point percentage. She's also ninth in the nation and leading the GNAC with 3.00 made threes per game. 
• Sam Tolliver follows in 12th in the conference with 1.73 made threes per game. 
• Alaska as a team is shooting 34.4% from deep. This is fourth in the conference and 46th in the nation.

GNAC Standings

1. Western Washington (13-1, 7-0 GNAC)
2. Montana State Billings (14-4, 5-2 GNAC)
3. Seattle Pacific (10-5, 5-2 GNAC)
4. Central Washington (13-4, 5-3 GNAC)
5. Simon Fraser (6-5, 4-3 GNAC)
6. Northwest Nazarene (8-8, 4-4 GNAC)
7. Alaska Anchorage (11-5, 3-4 GNAC)
8. Western Oregon (7-8, 1-6 GNAC)
9. Alaska (4-10, 1-6 GNAC)
10. Saint Martin's (5-10, 1-6 GNAC)

Meet the Opponents
Saint Martin's Saints (5-10, 1-6 GNAC)
The Saints are fresh off of a win to snap a four-game losing streak. After falling to Western Oregon, Montana State Billings, Seattle Pacific and the Western Washington Vikings, they broke the streak with a 61-57 win over the Simon Fraser Red Leafs on Jan. 14. The win was SMU's first win at Simon Fraser since 2011. 

Anjel Galbraith leads the Saints through 15 games and starts with 16.0 points per game. She's scored 240 points while shooting 37.7% from the field, 34% from three and 70.9% from the free-throw line. She is also the team leader with 73 assists on the season. Lauryn Morris is the is next with 25 assists. Kiana Rios and Morris are next in scoring, posting 11.7 and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Morris shoots 46.5% from the floor while Rios has a 91.7% clip from the free-throw line. 

Western Oregon Wolves (7-8, 1-6 GNAC)
The Wolves enter this weekend's matchup on a four-game losing streak. They'll play UAA on Thursday before the Nanooks on Saturday in Monmouth, Ore. WOU's last win came on New Year's Eve at Saint Martin's, a 77-68 victory. Since then, they've fallen to Seattle Pacific, Montana State Billings, Simon Fraser and Western Washington. 

They are led by Cali McClave who through 15 games is averaging 14.8 points per game. She is shooting 35.6% from the floor and 80% from the free-throw line. She is also grabbing five rebounds per game and has a team-high 33 steals this season. Princy Paaluhi-Caulk follows as the only other Wolves player in double-digits with 12.3 points per game. She's shooting a team-high 43.7% from the floor. She's grabbing 5.9 points per game and leads the team with 46 assists this season. 

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