Taylor Pilot sits next to the scorer's table as she checks into a game
Kristen Pearson
49
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 5-5,0-2 Great Northwest
62
Winner Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 3-7,1-2 CCAA
Alas. Fairbanks UAF
5-5,0-2 Great Northwest
49
Final
62
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB
3-7,1-2 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 14 12 9 14 49
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 12 17 11 22 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Nathan Kyle Pearsall, Sports Information Director

Nanooks Fall on the Road to Cal State East Bay

HAYWARD, Cali. - The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team fell to 5-5, 0-2 GNAC with a 62-49 loss at Cal State East Bay. The Pioneers pulled away in the second half after a three-point lead at halftime. 

How it Happened
After jumping out to a first-quarter lead, the Nanooks trailed 29-26 going into the locker room at halftime. Out of the break, the Pioneers pulled away before grabbing the 13-point victory. In the first, Emily Freeman got Alaska on the board with a three-pointer, making it 3-2 'Nooks. Miranda Lomax followed that three up with her own, making it 7-4 Alaska at the midway point of the first. East Bay grabbed the lead back with a three of their own, but an Anna Nevison three and Taylor Pilot fastbreak bucket made it 12-9 with just over 2:30 left in the opening quarter. The Nanooks' lead would reach five on a Bobbi Clark layup. East Bay made three straight free throws to make it 14-12 Nanooks after 10 minutes. 

In the second, the Pioneers opened on an 8-0 run, taking the lead and making it 20-14. Another three stopped the drought, as Taylor Tiulana made it 20-17. She'd later connect on another three, giving her eight points in the quarter and keeping Alaska in the game as her second three made it 27-24 East Bay. Following a Pioneers bucket, Jayda Van Dyke beat the halftime buzzer on a rebound and put back, making it a 29-26 game at the break. Unfortunately, a cold second half from Alaska allowed for the Pioneers to pull away late. The Nanooks remained within five entering the fourth quarter after CSUEB outscored them 11-9 in the third, but in the fourth, East Bay shot 6-10 from the floor while the Nanooks went 5-18 and could not connect from deep. At the 7:04 mark of the fourth, Pilot picked up another steal and fastbreak bucket to pull the 'Nooks within one. Alaska would pull within one again at the 3:06 mark on a Kayla Johnson layup, but the one-point deficit could not be broken by the 'Nooks. East Bay grew their lead in the final three minutes, eventually grabbing the 13-point win.

Inside the Numbers
  • The Nanooks shot 27.3% from the floor and 19.2% from three. Alaska did not make a three in the second half after five made threes in the first half. 
  • Taylor Pilot finished the game with eight steals, tying the third-most in a game in GNAC history. She also led the way for the Nanooks in scoring, finishing with a team-high 12 points on 4-10 shooting. She added five assists.
  • Kayla Johnson and Taylor Tiulana added eight points, Bobbi Clark had seven and 10 rebounds. 
  • Alaska forced 29 turnovers and had 19 steals in the game. 
What's to Come
The Nanooks remain in the Bay Area to take on San Francisco State on Dec. 19. Find all live links on AlaskaNanooks.com.

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