HONOLULU – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team ended its road trip to Hawai'i with a win on Saturday afternoon, beating Chaminade 100-80 to improve to 3-2, 0-0 GNAC on the season.
How it Happened
The Nanooks began the contest by racing to an 11-4 lead in the first five minutes, with MaKayla Figuereo, Brandi Stanford and Marney Rees all hitting from two and Chloe Parker adding a three. Stanford would complete a three-point play to keep Alaska ahead by seven, but a 12-3 Silverswords run to end the quarter put the hosts up 21-20 after the opening 10 minutes.
The 'Nooks hit the ground running to start the second, posting a 9-2 run over the opening two minutes of the quarter. After four straight Chaminade points, the Nanooks logged another 9-2 run, kickstarted by a pair of Stanford layups and capped by a Denae Skelton three, to extend their advantage to 38-29 just past the midway point of the period. Stanford continued to provide the offense for the Blue and Gold, scoring seven points in under a minute to push the lead to 45-32 with 3:17 remaining. Addie Prisciandaro added a pull-up jumper, and Figuereo made a pair of free throws over the remainder of the second, helping the Nanooks take a 49-39 lead into the locker room.
Skelton kicked things off in the third with a layup, and Stanford added two more points after picking off a Chaminade pass and taking it all the way to the basket. Skelton, Siri Lindsey and Prisciandaro all connected from downtown later in the quarter to extend Alaska's advantage to over 20 points at 66-45. Ava Wiley chipped in another triple with 27 seconds left in the quarter to push Alaska's lead to 78-56 entering the final 10 minutes.
Chaminade began the final quarter on an 11-4 run, but back-to-back Lindsey and Parker threes gave Alaska its 20-point lead back. Parker added another three, and Stanford and Oakley Homer combined to score eight straight Nanooks points without a Silverswords response, and Alaska cruised to a 20-point victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Brandi Stanford led all scorers with 29 points, going 12-18 from the field. She added three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Siri Lindsey posted 13 points, knocking down three of seven attempts from beyond the arc.
- Chloe Parker was the final Nanook to score in double figures, posting 11 points. She led the team with four steals and added four rebounds and two assists.
- Oakley Homer grabbed nine rebounds to lead the 'Nooks. She scored six points and tallied two steals.
- Alaska shot 44.3% (35-79) from the field and 29.7% (11-37) from three, connecting on 19 of 30 free-throw attempts. They held Chaminade to 38% (27-71) from the field and 20% (2-10) from three, while the Silverswords went 24-31 from the free-throw line.
- The Nanooks narrowly led in rebounding, 46-45. They grabbed 17 offensive boards to CUH's 15 and held the advantage in second-chance points 21-9.
- The Nanooks forced 31 turnovers while committing 28 and led in points off turnovers 24-15.
- Alaska led in bench points 60-33, points in the paint 46-40 and fast break points 24-14.
What's Next
The Nanooks return home next week for three games at the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium. They open with a midweek contest against the Stanton Elks on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., then face off against the Elks again on Friday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m., to kick off the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational. Stanton and the Northwest Eagles will play a neutral site game at the Patty Center on Saturday at 1 p.m., before the Nanooks and Eagles clash on Sunday at noon in the tournament finale.
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