BURNABY, B.C. – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team (0-15, 0-7 GNAC) fell to Simon Fraser on Saturday by a final of 109-46.

How it Happened
The Nanooks jumped out to an early 5-2 lead after Pearle Green knocked down a three and Chozen Horn-Young connected on a two-point jumper. After briefly falling behind, Emily Freeman put the 'Nooks back in front with another three to give Alaska an 8-6 lead. However, three SFU triples without a Nanooks response saw their lead disappear. Tamai Mancuso answered with a jumper to pull the Nanooks back to within five, and after neither team scored for the next three minutes, a pair of Green free throws made it a three-point game. However, Simon Fraser ended the quarter on a 13-2 run, taking a 28-14 lead at the end of one. Alaska would score just seven points in the second quarter, with Green accounting for five with a three and a two, and the Nanooks found themselves trailing 44-21 heading into the locker room.

Green got the third started with two more makes from beyond the arc within the opening 1:03 of the quarter. Mancuso added four points, but the Nanooks were outscored 35-10 in the third, and they entered the final 10 minutes down 79-31. Green would add two more threes within the first three minutes of the fourth, giving her six triples on the day.

Inside the Numbers

• Pearle Green led the way with 24 points, going 7-16 from the field, 6-12 from three and 4-4 from the free throw line.
• Tamai Mancuso had eight points and three rebounds.
• Chozen Horn-Young led the team with two assists and two steals.
• The Nanooks shot 14-46 (30.4%) from the field and 7-27 (25.9%) from three while making 11 of their 12 free throw attempts.

What's Next
The Nanooks return to Fairbanks next week for a two-game homestand, beginning with a matchup on Thursday, Jan. 22, vs. Montana State Billings at 5:15 p.m. They then face Seattle Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 24, at noon.

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