FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team hits the court for the first time in 2026-27 for an Alumni Game on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m. at the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium, and admission is free.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Alumni Game | 12:30 p.m.
Alaska Airlines Gymnasium at the Patty Center | Fairbanks
No Stream | No Live Stats | FREE ADMISSION
Below is who the Nanooks squad will face in Saturday's Alumni Game. The team will feature several former Nanooks players along with some guests.
- Heather Best
- Pearle Green
- Emma Rohrer
- Gretchen Taylor
- Ashlyn Parduhn
- Janessa Newman
- Jazlynn Novelli
- Kianna Kriska
- Tristian Martin
- Andrea Nield
- Julianne Arkell
- Caitlyn Edwin
- Jayda Van Dyke
#NookNotes
- The Nanooks are returning five players from last year's squad: Sophomore guard Alycia Shelley, junior guard Grace Gillespie, senior forward Marney Rees, sophomore guard Sophia Lachenmayer and sophomore guard Desiree Redfox.
- Alaska has 12 newcomers to this season's roster, four freshmen and eight transfers. The freshmen include Siri Lindsey, a 5-3 guard from Portland, Ore., Brandi Stanford, a 5-6 guard from Lacey, Wash., Ava Wiley, a 5-3 guard from Anaheim, Calif., and Addie Prisciandaro, a 5-5 guard from Prescott, Ariz. Also suiting up for the Blue and Gold for the first time are Oakley Homer, a 5-9 junior out of Big Bend Community College, Chloe Parker, a 5-5 junior out of Neosho County Community College, Denae Skelton, a 5-8 junior out of Merrimack College, MaKayla Figuereo, a 5-9 junior out of Lemoore Community College, Khamryn Hopkins, a 5-5 junior out of Lincoln Trail College, Mandi Pham, a 5-9 junior out of William Jewell College, Shannel Kovalsky, a 5-11 sophomore out of Bellevue College and Aysha Peter, a 5-9 junior out of Bellevue College.
- Head coach Michael Ricks and assistant coach Chad Dyson both return for their second season leading the Nanooks women's basketball team.
Preseason Poll
- Western Washington, 93 (4)
- Central Washington, 88 (4)
- Saint Martin's, 73
- Montana State Billings, 68
- Northwest Nazarene, 63 (1)
- Alaska Anchorage, 61 (1)
- Western Oregon, 44
- Simon Fraser, 31
- Seattle Pacific, 28
- Alaska, 10
What's Next
The Nanooks begin their regular season next week with a two-game series against Pacific Union College at the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium. They take on the Pioneers on Friday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m.
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