FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team is back on the road for its final road trip of the season, facing Seattle Pacific on Thursday, Feb. 19, and Montana State Billings on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Thursday, Feb. 19
at Seattle Pacific | 6:30 p.m. AKST | Watch Here | Live Stats
Brougham Pavilion | Seattle, Wash.

Saturday, Feb. 21
at Montana State Billings | 3:15 p.m. AKST | Watch Here | Live Stats
Alterowitz Gymnasium | Billings, Mont.

Last Time Out
The Nanooks dropped both their contests last week, falling to Simon Fraser 92-54 on Thursday and to Western Washington 60-28 on Saturday. Tamai Mancuso led the Nanooks in scoring in both games, putting up 27 points vs. Simon Fraser and seven vs. Western Washington.

The Nanooks opened their game vs. the Red Leafs by grabbing a 10-6 lead, with Mancuso knocking down a pair of threes and adding a put-back layup to help the 'Nooks build their advantage. However, Simon Fraser ended the quarter on a 9-0 run, and Alaska found itself down 15-10 after the opening 10 minutes. They were outscored 31-12 in the second quarter and could not get back into the contest.

The Nanooks scored just six points in the opening quarter vs. the Vikings, with Emily Freeman accounting for all the scoring with a pair of threes, and they trailed 16-6 at the end of the first. The offensive struggles continued into the second, with the Nanooks posting just five points, and they entered the locker room down 31-11. The Nanooks posted 17 more points in the final two quarters and fell by 32.

#NookNotes

• Tamai Mancuso is Alaska's leading scorer this season, posting 14.4 points per game to put her seventh in the GNAC. She is knocking down 2.1 threes per game at a 30.1% clip, ranking fourth and sixth in the conference, respectively.
• Pearle Green is connecting on 1.6 shots from beyond the arc, which puts her 11th in the GNAC.
• Genevieve Velasquez leads the squad with 4.6 rebounds per game and has tallied a team-high 28 steals this season.
• Emily Freeman has dished out 46 assists so far, which is the most by a Nanook.
• Amelia Brady has blocked a team-best 13 shots in 2025-26.
• The Nanooks are averaging 21.1 bench points per game, which ranks second in the GNAC and 89th in Division II.

Meet the Opponents
Seattle Pacific Falcons (6-17, 3-11 GNAC)
Head Coach: Karen Byers (2nd Season)

• The Falcons have dropped five straight entering the week, including falling to Northwest Nazarene 93-57 last Thursday and to No. 15 Central Washington 69-53 on Saturday.
• They are led by junior guard Layne Kearns, who is averaging a team-high 12.9 points per game this season. Junior forward Grace Leasure is the GNAC's top shot blocker, averaging 2.2 rejections per game to put her 14th in Division II.
• As a team, the Falcons are one of the top shot-blocking teams in the nation, ranking 14th in DII with 4.7 blocks per game.

Montana State Billings Yellowjackets (14-13, 6-8 GNAC)
Head Coach: Kevin Woodin (22nd season)

• The Yellowjackets dropped both their games last week, falling to No. 15 Central Washington 73-65 in overtime on Thursday and to Northwest Nazarene 71-44 on Saturday.
• They are led by freshman forward Cassie Chesnut, who is scoring a team-high 12.4 points per game. She ranks fifth in the GNAC in rebounds per game at 8.5 and is blocking the fourth-most shots per game in the conference with 1.3.
• The Yellowjackets are grabbing a GNAC-best 14.2 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks 44th in DII.

GNAC Standings

1. Central Washington (22-3, 13-2 GNAC)
2. Western Washington (20-6, 12-3 GNAC)
3. Saint Martin's (15-8, 11-3 GNAC)
4. Northwest Nazarene (16-7, 11-4 GNAC)
5. Alaska Anchorage (14-9, 6-8 GNAC)
6. Montana State Billings (14-13, 6-8 GNAC)
7. Western Oregon (11-11, 6-8 GNAC)
8. Simon Fraser (9-17, 4-11 GNAC)
9. Seattle Pacific (6-17, 3-11 GNAC)
10. Alaska (0-22, 0-14 GNAC)

What's Next
The 'Nooks return home for their final two games of the 2025-26 season, taking on Saint Martin's on Thursday, Feb. 26, and Western Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 28.

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