FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team will play their first home games of the season this weekend as they host the 2023 Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational. They'll welcome Cal State San Bernardino, Covenant College and Multnomah University to Fairbanks for the four-game Invitational.
Friday, Nov. 24
Multnomah vs. Covenant | 1:00 p.m.
Alaska vs. Cal State San Bernardino | 3:15 p.m.
Alaska Airlines Gymnasium | Fairbanks, Alaska
Saturday, Nov. 25
Multnomah vs. Cal State San Bernardino | 11:00 a.m.
Alaska vs. Covenant | 1:15 p.m.
Alaska Airlines Gymnasium | Fairbanks, Alaska
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Last Time Out
The Nanooks played in three tightly contested battles in Utah last week but fell in all three. They went to the home of the 2022-23 WAC Champions, Southern Utah, and hung with the Division I Thunderbirds for much of the game. Alaska fell 72-58.
Kayla Johnson posted a team-high 18 points and five rebounds while going 8-12 from the floor and 2-3 from deep.
Emma Wass had eigh points and 13 rebounds in the loss. After Cedar City, the 'Nooks traveled to Salt Lake City to play Westminster on back-to-back days. They fell in both but came close both days. Day one, the Nanooks fell 64-57. After taking a six-point lead into halftime, the Griffins turned around in the second-half and outscored the Nanooks by 13.
Emma McKenney posted a team-high 13 points while
Ellen Silva had a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double. On day two at Westminster, the Nanooks fell by five, 74-69. A big fourth-quarter comeback fell just short after trailing at the half by 11.
Emma Wass posted another near double-double with 19 points and nine boards. She went 8-9 from the floor and also picked up an assist and steal.
Emma McKenney added 17 points on 10-10 free-throw shooting, five assists, two rebounds and a steal.
#NookNotes
- Through eight games, Destiny Reimers leads the 'Nooks offensively with 10.7 points per game. She's also adding 5.3 rebounds per game and a team-high eight steals.
- Ellen Silva leads the way in shooting percentage as the forward is shooting 48.9% from the floor on 23-47 attempts. She is also averaging the most playing time through the opening eight minutes as the junior is seeing 32.3 minutes a game.
- Anna Nevison has made the most of her time on the floor as her freshman season continues. Though only seeing 10.6 minutes a game, she's knocked down 7-12 three-pointers through the opening eight games.
- Emma Wass has been big on the boards alongside Silva. Wass leads the team with 9.8 rebounds per game on 78 total rebounds, 12 offensive and 66 defensive. Silva leads with 19 offensive rebounds and 44 for 63 and 7.9 per game.
- Emma McKenney and Reimers lead the way in the distribution. Reimers has a team-high 22 assists while McKenney follows with 21. They're the only players in double-digits.
- Silva has a team-high six blocks. Reimers follows with four and Emma Wass has three.
- As a team, the Nanooks are outrebounding their opponents by 1.8 boards per game (39.9 to 38.1).
Leading the Pack
Emma Wass' 78 total rebounds is second in the nation and leads the GNAC. She is second to Olivia Reed of Colorado Mesa (87) and is just ahead of
Ellen Silva. Silva follows in fourth in the GNAC and fifth in the nation with her 63 rebounds.
Grab the Rock
Alaska currently grabs 29.9 defensive rebounds per game. That total is good for second in the GNAC and 37th in the NCAA Division II. Western Washington leads the GNAC with 31.8 DREB per game and Minnesota-Crookston leads the NCAA DII with 36.8 DREB per game.
Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational
We thank Mt. McKinley Bank for their generosity in hosting this year's Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational.
This season's field includes Cal State San Bernardino, Covenant College and Multnomah.
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (2-0, 0-0 CCAA)
Head Coach: Casandra Reno
Player to Watch: Destiny Jackson | G | R-Sr. | 5-8 | Hayward, Calif.
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Covenant College Scots (1-4, 0-0 CCS)
Head Coach: Kyle Yost
Player to Watch: Karis McIntosh | G | Sr. | 5-4 | Bernice, La.
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Multnomah Lions (1-3, 0-0 CCC)
Head Coach: Reid Takatsuka
Player to Watch: Savannah Huerta | G | Jr. | 5-4 | Kent, Wash.
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