LA MIRADA, Calif. – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team (0-10, 0-2 GNAC) fell to the Biola Eagles on Saturday, 75-49, to conclude the 2025 portion of their schedule.

How it Happened
The Nanooks opened up a 4-1 lead after early baskets from Jazlynn Novelli and Genevieve Velasquez, but Biola scored the following 16 points unanswered to put Alaska in a 13-point deficit. Pearle Green ended the scoreless run with a three, and Tamai Mancuso and Desiree Redfox added two more threes to close the quarter, bringing the deficit back down to single digits at 22-16. Mancuso began the second with a layup before a 12-2 Eagles run put them up 34-20. Velasquez and Mancuso responded with a pair of made baskets, and Novelli drained a three with two minutes to go, but the 'Nooks entered the halftime break in a 10-point hole at 39-29.

Novelli led Alaska scorers with four points in the third, hitting a pair of two-point field goals, and the Nanooks entered the final 10 minutes trailing 58-36. Novelli began the scoring in the fourth by knocking down a jumper before Emily Freeman sank threes on back-to-back possessions. Velasquez added a two-point jumper later in the quarter for her 10th point of the contest, but that was their final field goal, and the Nanooks fell to the Eagles.

Inside the Numbers

• Jazlynn Novelli led the way with 13 points on 5-17 shooting. She also led the team with four steals and tied for the team lead with three assists.
• Genevieve Velasquez was the other Nanook to finish in double-figures, posting 10 points on 5-11 shooting. She nearly logged a double-double, grabbing a team-best nine rebounds.
• Tamai Mancuso followed with nine points and tallied three steals and two blocks.
• The Nanooks shot 19-59 (32.2%) from the field, 7-27 (25.9%) from three and converted four of their six free throw attempts.
• Alaska trailed in points off turnovers, 16-5, and points in the paint, 34-22.

What's Next
The Nanooks are back in Fairbanks for a game against Central Washington on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 5:15 p.m.

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