Jayda Van Dyke dribbles up the court at Western Washington
© Imogene Eagan
50
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 6-16,1-13 Great Northwest
68
Winner Western Wash. WWU 15-9,10-5 Great Northwest
Alas. Fairbanks UAF
6-16,1-13 Great Northwest
50
Final
68
Western Wash. WWU
15-9,10-5 Great Northwest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Alas. Fairbanks UAF 11 12 8 19 50
Western Wash. WWU 13 19 14 22 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Alex Dean - Assistant Sports Information Director

Nanooks Drop Saturday Evening Contest at Western Washington

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The Nanooks women's basketball team fell to the Western Washington Vikings on Saturday evening by a final score of 68-50. The loss drops them to 6-16, 1-13 GNAC on the season.

How it Happened
The Nanooks were tied or held the lead for most of the opening period. Jayda Van Dyke and Emily Freeman notched three-pointers in the opening five minutes of the first, helping Alaska establish an 8-5 advantage. Western Washington cut the deficit to one, but a Taylor Pilot jumper put the 'Nooks ahead 11-7 with 1:43 left. However, six straight Vikings points saw them take the lead, with their final basket coming on a buzzer-beater to put them up 13-11.

Freeman gave the Nanooks the lead early in the second, knocking down a three, but the Vikings responded with their own triple, putting them back in front 16-14. Pilot tied the game at 16 with a layup, and Destiny Reimers added a pair of layups, but that would not be enough, as Alaska entered the halftime break trailing 32-23.

The Nanooks struggled to get much going offensively in the third, and despite Van Dyke knocking down another three, the 'Nooks were outscored 14-8 and entered the final 10 minutes down 46-31. Miranda Lomax was Alaska's primary source of offense in the final quarter, getting things started with a layup before connecting on a pair of threes. She would add two more field goals over the rest of the contest, converting a layup and a jumper, but the 'Nooks could not cut into Western Washington's lead and fell 68-50.

Inside the Numbers

  • Miranda Lomax led the team in scoring, posting 12 points on 5-10 shooting.
  • Jayda Van Dyke was the other Nanook to finish in double-figures, scoring 11 points. She went 2-4 from deep and 5-6 from the line while grabbing four rebounds, dishing out two assists and notching a steal.
  • Taylor Pilot and Destiny Reimers tied for the team lead in assists (3) and steals (3) while posting nine and eight points, respectively.
  • The Nanooks went 16-56 from the floor and 6-24 from three.
  • They led in points off turnovers (15-13) and bench points (9-8) but trailed in second-chance points (9-7) and points in the paint (32-18).


What's to Come
The Nanooks return home for their final two games of the regular season. They begin with a contest against Seattle Pacific next Thursday before taking on Montana State Billings on Saturday.

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