Ladies’s Hoops Set For Video games at Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington

FAIRBANKS – The Nanooks girls’s basketball staff heads again out on the street this week for 2 contests at Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington. They start their street journey vs. the NNU Nighthawks on Thursday, Jan. 29, earlier than touring to Central Washington to tackle the Wildcats on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Thursday, Jan. 29
at Northwest Nazarene | 5 p.m. AKST | Watch Here | Live Stats
Johnson Sports Center | Nampa, Idaho

Saturday, Jan. 31
at No. 9 Central Washington | 6 p.m. AKST | Watch Here | Live Stats
Nicholson Pavilion | Ellensburg, Wash.

Last Time Out
The Nanooks had been at residence final week for 2 video games vs. the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets and Seattle Pacific Falcons. They fell to MSUB 86-45 on Thursday and to SPU 69-56 on Saturday. Pearle Green led the Nanooks in scoring in each contests, dropping 17 vs. the Yellowjackets and 22 vs. the Falcons.

In their recreation vs. the Yellowjackets, Alaska trailed 11-3 earlier than happening a run to tie it at 19. MSUB would finish the primary quarter up 23-22, however a Tamai Mancuso buzzer-beater from past half-court made certain the Nanooks did not path by extra. Mancuso would give the ‘Nooks the lead on the opposite facet of the break, hitting a jumper to place the Blue and Gold up by one, however the Yellowjackets responded by scoring 13 unanswered, and Alaska discovered itself down by 12. From there, Alaska couldn’t get again into the sport.

The ‘Nooks fell wanting a comeback try vs. the Falcons, trailing by as many as 22 within the first quarter however coming again to make it a three-point recreation within the third. However, they might not full the comeback, finally falling by 13.

#NookayNotes

• Tamai Mancuso leads the Nanooks in scoring, averaging 12.6 factors per recreation, rating twelfth within the GNAC.
• Pearle Green and Mancuso are pulling down a mean of 1.8 and 1.76 threes per recreation, respectively, to place them sixth and ninth within the GNAC.
• Green’s 34.2% three-point share is the best mark on the staff.
• Genevieve Velasquez and Marney Rees are every grabbing 4.5 rebounds per recreation, tying for the staff lead. Velasquez additionally leads the staff in steals with 21.
• Emily Freeman has dished out a team-high 36 assists this season for a mean of two.1 per recreation.
• Amelia Brady has been Alaska’s main rim protector this season, blocking a team-high 10 photographs.
• The Nanooks are getting 23.1 bench factors per recreation, the second-most within the GNAC.

Meet the Opponents
Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks (11-6, 6-3 GNAC)
Head Coach: Steve Steele (tenth Season)

• The Nighthawks have received three straight and 6 of their final seven video games, serving to them climb as much as third within the GNAC standings.
• Senior guard Trinidie Nichols is averaging a team-high 13.2 factors per recreation on a 44.2% capturing share. She ranks second within the GNAC in steals per recreation (2.8) and tenth in assists per recreation (2.9).
• The Nighthawks have collected 12.5 steals per recreation and are forcing 21.4 turnovers per recreation, each of which lead the GNAC and rank twenty sixth and thirty ninth in Division II, respectively.

No. 9 Central Washington Wildcats (18-1, 9-0 GNAC)
Head Coach: Randi Richardson (ninth Season)

• The Wildcats enter the week ranked ninth within the WBCA Division II Coaches ballot. They have misplaced simply as soon as all season, falling to No. 19 Cal Poly Pomona 70-67 on Dec. 13.
• They have two gamers ranked top-10 within the GNAC in scoring, with senior guard Asher Cai main the convention with 22.9 factors per recreation (2nd in DII), and junior ahead Capri Sims rating seventh with 15.3 factors per recreation. Cai ranks twenty third within the nation with 2.6 threes per recreation, whereas Sims’ 60.6% area aim share places her fifth in Division II.
• CWU has the fifth-best capturing share within the nation at 47% and ranks third in DII with 18.4 assists per recreation.

GNAC Standings

1. Central Washington (18-1, 9-0 GNAC)
2. Western Washington (15-5, 7-2 GNAC)
3. Northwest Nazarene (11-6, 6-3 GNAC)
4. Saint Martin’s (10-8, 6-3 GNAC)
5. Montana State Billings (12-10, 4-5 GNAC)
6. Western Oregon (9-8, 4-5 GNAC)
7. Alaska Anchorage (11-7, 3-6 GNAC)
8. Simon Fraser (8-12, 3-6 GNAC)
9. Seattle Pacific (6-12, 3-6 GNAC)
10. Alaska (0-17, 0-9 GNAC)

What’s Next
The Nanooks return residence for one contest subsequent week, taking up in-state rivals Alaska Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m.

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