FAIRBANKS – The Nanooks women's basketball team is back in Fairbanks this weekend, taking on Alaska Anchorage on Saturday afternoon for their only game of the week.

Saturday, Feb. 7 - White Out & Women and Girls in Sports Appreciation
vs. Alaska Anchorage | 1 p.m.
Alaska Airlines Gymnasium | Fairbanks

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White Out & Women and Girls in Sports Appreciation
Saturday's game vs. the Seawolves is Alaska's Women and Girls in Sports Appreciation game. All women and girls in sports who wear their team's gear and share their team name at the ticket office will get in FREE!

Additionally, it is also Alaska's White Out game. All attendees will be entered into the Alaska Airlines Round Trip Ticket giveaway. The winner will be drawn in the fourth quarter, and you must be present to win. Come cheer on your Nanooks and wear white to help us White Out the Seawolves!

Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming off a two-game road trip last week, during which they faced Northwest Nazarene and No. 9 Central Washington. They dropped both games, falling 84-45 to the Nighthawks on Thursday, Jan. 29, and 92-40 to the Wildcats on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Jazlynn Novelli scored Alaska's first four points of the game vs. NNU on a pair of baskets, but the Nighthawks scored the next five points unanswered to go up 12-4. The 'Nooks ended the first down 19-10, and were outscored in the second 24-14, entering the locker room down 43-24. From there, they could not get themselves back into the game. Tamai Mancuso led the Nanooks with 25 points during the contest, going 9-17 from the field.

The Nanooks let up 11 unanswered points to begin the game vs. the Wildcats, with Emily Freeman giving them their first points of the evening on a three at the 5:43 mark of the first. Novelli added a three, but that was all the scoring the Nanooks managed in the first, and they ended the quarter down 24-6. Alaska would not get within 10 points of CWU for the remainder of the contest. Mancuso was Alaska's leading scorer once more, posting 14 points while adding two steals and an assist.

#NookNotes

• Tamai Mancuso leads the 'Nooks in scoring this season, posting an average of 13.3 points per game to put her ninth in the GNAC.
• Jazlynn Novelli is the other Nanook to average double-digit points, posting 10.2 points per game through nine games.
• Mancuso and Pearle Green rank in the GNAC's top-10 in three-pointers per game, with the two guards hitting an average of 1.8 and 1.7 threes per game, respectively. That puts them seventh and ninth in the GNAC.
• Green's 33.3% three-point percentage leads the team among players with at least five attempts from beyond the arc.
• Genevieve Velasquez is grabbing 4.5 rebounds per game, the most on the team. She has also notched a team-high 22 steals this season.
• Emily Freeman has dished out 39 assists on the year to pace the squad.
• Amelia Brady leads the Nanooks with 11 blocks.
• Alaska's 22.9 bench points per game ranks second in the GNAC and 69th in Division II.

Meet the Opponent
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (12-8, 4-7 GNAC)
Head Coach: Matt Thune (1st Season)

• The Seawolves split their two games last week, upsetting No. 9 Central Washington 60-50 on Thursday, Jan. 29, to give the Wildcats their first GNAC loss of the season. They then fell to Northwest Nazarene on Saturday, Jan. 31, by a final score of 80-64.
• Alaska Anchorage has two of the top-five scorers in the GNAC, with sophomore guard Mahaila Harrison and senior guard Elaina Mack averaging 18.7 and 15.8 points per game, respectively. Those rank second and fifth in the GNAC, while Harrison's 18.7 ppg is 28th in Division II. Harrison sits fourth in the GNAC with a 45.4% field goal percentage, while Mack's 2.8 threes per game put her second in the conference and 14th in DII.
• The Seawolves have the GNAC's top scoring offense, averaging 77.9 points per game to rank 13th in the nation. They are knocking down 8.2 threes per game, which ranks second in the conference and 16th in DII.

GNAC Standings

1. Central Washington (19-3, 10-2 GNAC)
2. Western Washington (17-6, 9-3 GNAC)
3. Northwest Nazarene (14-6, 9-3 GNAC)
4. Saint Martin's (13-8, 9-3 GNAC)
5. Western Oregon (11-9, 6-6 GNAC)
6. Montana State Billings (13-11, 5-6 GNAC)
7. Alaska Anchorage (12-8, 4-7 GNAC)
8. Seattle Pacific (6-14, 3-8 GNAC)
9. Simon Fraser (8-15, 3-9 GNAC)
10. Alaska (0-19, 0-11 GNAC)

What's Next
The Nanooks remain in Fairbanks next week, taking on Simon Fraser on Thursday, Feb. 12, and Western Washington on Saturday, Feb. 14.

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