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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL WBB CONTACT: NATE SAGAN OFFICE: (907) NATE@UAA.ALASKA.EDU MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ALASKA AIRLINES CENTER MAILING: 3211 PROVIDENCE DR / ANCHORAGE, AK February 3, 2015 #2 Seawolves defend home turf vs. Saints, Wolves THIS WEEK IN SEAWOLF BASKETBALL... Thursday, Feb. 5 7 pm AST Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Saint Martin s (7-11, 4-6 GNAC) at #2 Alaska Anchorage (20-1, 10-1 GNAC) & Saturday, Feb. 7 5:15 pm AST Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Western Oregon (5-13, 2-8 GNAC at #2 Alaska Anchorage TV: Both games tape delayed statewide on GCI cable (Ch. 1 in Anchorage)... the Saint Martin s game will air at 10 pm Thursday and the Western Oregon game at 2 pm Sunday. RADIO: FM-93.7 KAFC LIVE STATS & VIDEO: Both games at SOCIAL MEDIA: Get periodic game updates by following Twitter feed... fans can also like UAA s main Facebook page (Alaska Anchorage Seawolves), the University of Alaska Anchorage Women s Basketball Facebook page, or the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Instagram feed. F.I.S.H. FOOD DRIVE: UAA fans can help those less fortunate in our community by bringing non-perishable food items to donate to the FISH (Fellowship in Serving Humanity) food bank during Saturday s doubleheader. Those donating items will receive raffl e tickets for prizes to be drawn during the games. UAA PROBABLE STARTERS ( stats) G Kiki Robertson, 5-5, So. (8.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 5.6 apg, 3.3 spg,.481 FG,.732 FT) G Jessica Madison, 5-8, Jr. (11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.7 apg,.323 3FG,.818 FT) G Alli Madison, 5-8, Sr. (10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.4 spg,.762 FT) F Alysha Devine, 6-0, So. (5.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg,.333 3FG,.633 FT, 17.6 mpg) F Megan Mullings, 6-0, Jr. (12.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 1.3 spg,.594 FG) SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Saint Martin s brings a season-high 3-game win streak to the Alaska Airlines Center after sweeping a homestand against MSU Billings (63-54), then-no. 8 Seattle Pacifi c (68-66) and Western Oregon (48-47)... the Saints, from Lacey, Seawolf Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp Hometown (High School/Last School) 2 Adriana Dent G 5-7 Jr.-RS Canyon Country, CA (Canyon HS/S. Idaho) 4 Alli Madison G/F 5-8 Sr.-3V Sea le, WA (Kennedy HS) 11 Megan Mullings F 6-0 Jr.-TR Glendale, AZ (Cactus HS/Sac St./S. Mtn CC) 12 Jenna Buchanan G 5-8 Jr.-2V Galena (Galena HS) 13 KeKe Wright F 6-0 Sr.-1V Las Vegas, NV (Canyon Springs HS/Gille e Coll) 14 Jerica Nelson G 5-5 Fr.-HS Kodiak (Kodiak HS) 15 Alysha Devine F 6-1 So.-1V Wasilla (Wasilla HS) 21 Leah Bonner F 5-11 Fr.-HS Nampa, ID (Skyview HS) 23 Kiki Robertson G 5-5 So.-1V Honolulu, HI (Mid-Pacific Ins tute) 24 Sierra Afoa F 5-9 Fr.-RS Anchorage (Dimond HS) 25 Jessica Madison G 5-8 Jr.-2V Port Angeles, WA (PAHS) HEAD COACH: Ryan McCarthy (NW Nazarene, 06), 3rd yr at UAA (56-20), 4th overall (70-33) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Alex Carlson (Oregon Tech, 05), 2nd season ASSISTANT COACH: Shaina Afoa (Central Washington, 11), 3rd season (does not include redshirts; for full bios, visit GoSeawolves.com) Schedule & Results Nov. 5 at Utah (ex.) W, Nov. 14 HOLY NAMES % W, Nov. 15 CHAMINADE % W, Nov. 20 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W, Nov. 21 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W, Nov. 25 YALE $ W, Nov. 26 LONG BEACH ST. $ (ex.) L, Dec. 4 at Montana State Billings* W, Dec. 6 at #23 Sea le Pacific* W, Dec. 13 McKENDREE W, Dec. 14 McKENDREE W, Dec. 19 TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE^ W, Dec. 20 PACIFIC (ORE.)^ W, Dec. 21 HAWAII PACIFIC W, Jan. 1 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* L, Jan. 3 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* W, Jan. 8 at Western Oregon* W, Jan. 10 at Saint Mar n s* W, Jan. 17 ALASKA FAIRBANKS* W, Jan. 22 WESTERN WASHINGTON* W, Jan. 24 SIMON FRASER* W, Jan. 29 at Central Washington* W, Jan. 31 at Northwest Nazarene* W, Feb. 5 SAINT MARTIN S* 7 pm Feb. 7 WESTERN OREGON* 5:15 pm Feb. 14 at Alaska Fairbanks* 3:15 pm Feb. 19 at Simon Fraser 6 pm Feb. 21 at Western Washington* 6 pm Feb. 26 SEATTLE PACIFIC* 5:15 pm Feb. 28 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS* 1 pm Mar. 4-7 at GNAC Tournament (Billings, MT) Mar NCAA Div. II West Regionals (TBD) Mar NCAA Div. II Elite 8 (Sioux Falls,SD) % GNAC/Pac West Challenge $ GCI Great Alaska Shootout ^ Seawolf Hoops Classic * Great Northwest Athle c Conference game Home games in ALL CAPS All mes AST UAA MEDIA RELATIONS For creden als or interview requests, please contact media rela ons director Nate Sagan ( or nate@uaa.alaska.edu). FACEBOOK: Alaska Anchorage Seawolves INSTAGRAM: AlaskaAnchorage #SeawolfWBB #SeawolfNation #GoSeawolves

2 Wash., are led by 5-6 Jr. G Krista Stabler (11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg,.410 FG,.750 FT) and 6-0 Jr. F Megan Wiedeman (8.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 1.5 spg,.707 FT)... Western Oregon has played three straight thrillers, upsetting then-no. 8 SPU on Jan. 22 in Monmouth, before losing to MSU Billings on Jan. 24 and at SMU on Saturday... the Wolves have lost seven of their last eight overall... WOU is led by 6-0 Sr. F Dana Goularte (15.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.6 bpg, 1.8 spg,.451 FG,.789 FT) and 5-10 So. G Jordan Mottershaw (12.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg,.329 FG,.821 FT). THE SERIES vs SMU: UAA leads overall At UAA: UAA leads 12-6 Last Meeting: UAA (1/10/15 at SMU) Streak: UAA 1 Notes: UAA snapped a 3-game losing streak against the Saints with last month s win in Lacey... UAA has won 12 of the last 16 meetings UAA leads in GNAC regular-season meetings (since ) teams have played at least once per season since first-ever meeting was Dec. 4, 1992 with a SMU win in Tacoma. THE SERIES vs WOU: UAA leads 26-8 overall At UAA: UAA leads 13-5 Last Meeting: UAA (1/8/15 at WOU) Streak: UAA 22 Notes: UAA s current 22-game win streak is the longest against any opponent in program history... UAA has won the eight of the last nine games by double digits the Seawolves have won 10 straight in Anchorage... WOU s last win was a decision in Anchorage, Dec. 6, 2003 UAA leads 22-5 in GNAC matchups teams have played each season since , although they went 19 years after the fi rst-ever meetings in TEAM COMPARISONS UAA SMU WOU UAA Home/Opp. Road Points per Game Points Allowed/Game Rebounding Diff Assists per Game Turnovers per Game Steals per Game Blocks per Game FG% pt FG% FT% CATS, CRUSADERS CONQUERED: The Seawolves ran their winning streak to eight games and maintained their GNAC lead at two games last week, avoiding an upset with a victory at Central Washington and avenging their lone loss with a decision at Northwest Nazarene... on Thursday, Sr. F KeKe Wright scored seven of her game-high 13 points in the fi nal nine minutes to help UAA end the game with a 13-3 run, holding the Wildcats scorelss for the last 5:50... Jr. Buchanan F/C Megan Mullings scored 10 points (5-7 FG) before fouling out, and Sr. G/F Alli Madison had 9 points (4-7 FG) and 7 rebounds... Jr. G Jenna Buchanan added 8 points and matched her career-high with 5 steals and So. F Alysha Devine grabbed 7 rebounds... two nights later, Mullings scored a career-high 24 points (11-14 FG) and grabbed 6 rebounds in 26 minutes as the Seawolves shot seasonbest percentages overall (.516) and from 3FG range (.588)... Jr. G Jessica Madison topped her career-high by one point with 23 points vs Great Northwest Athle c Conference Standings Conference Overall Team (Nat l Rk) W L Pct. GB W L Pct. ALASKA ANCHORAGE (2) Sea le Pacific (21) Western Washington Central Washington Simon Fraser Saint Mar n s z-alaska Fairbanks Montana State Billings Northwest Nazarene Western Oregon z-ineligible for postseason LAST WEEK S GNAC SCHEDULE Thursday, Jan. 29 at NNU 75, UAF 74 at SPU 89, SFU 76 WWU 82, at MSUB 71 UAA 58, at CWU 50 Saturday, Jan. 31 UAA 97, at NNU 83 at SPU 72, WWU 68 at SMU 48, WOU 47 at CWU 71, UAF 50 at MSUB 79, SFU 74 UPCOMING GNAC SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 5 CWU at SFU, 6 pm WOU at UAF, 7 pm NNU at WWU, 6 pm SMU at UAA, 7 pm Saturday, Feb. 7 NNU at SFU, noon WOU at UAA, 5:15 pm MSUB at SPU, 1 pm CWU at WWU, 6 pm SMU at UAF, 3 pm (7-13 FG, 5-9 3FG, 4-4 FT), while Jr. G Jenna Buchanan was equally as hot, fi nishing with 17 points (6-8 FG, 5-6 3FG)... So. PG Kiki Robertson added 9 points and 6 assists, while Fr. F Sierra Afoa chipped in 8 pionts, 4 rebounds and 2 steals off the bench. TEAM NOTES: UAA could become the fi rst team to clinch a GNAC Tournament berth with two victories this week; the top six teams qualify for the tourney Mar. 4-7 in Billings, Mont., with the top two seeds earning byes... the Seawolves hold NCAA top-10 marks in seven different categories, leading the nation in steals per game (16.1) and scoring margin (+24.5), along with ranks of 2nd in turnover margin (+8.8), 3rd in scoring offense (82.9), 5th in offensive rebounds per game (19.0), 7th in rebound margin (+10.6) and 10th in assists (17.6 apg)... the Seawolves lead the GNAC stats in 11 of 21 categories, including rebounds per game (43.6) and scoring defense (58.3)... the Seawolves have secured the 11th 20-win season in program history and the fi rst since going 27-7 in UAA has more than doubled its opponents in steals ( ) and nearly pulled the trick in offensive rebounds ( )... UAA s 12-0 start matched the best in program history, along with the club, and tied for the 3rd-longest overall win streak in program history; with two wins this week, the team would match the 4th-longest streak at 10 games... the Seawolves have clinched the program s ninth consecutive winning season and are likely to earn their eighth NCAA Tournament berth in nine years... UAA has also qualifi ed for the GNAC Tournament every season since that event was

3 installed in 2011 boosted by its recent 15-game home-court win streak, the Seawolves are a combined (.918) in the last nine seasons at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex and Alaska Airlines Center. NATIONAL/REGIONAL RANKINGS: UAA rose to No. 2 in both the WBCA/USA Today Coaches and D2SIDA (sports info directors) polls this week... this marks the fi rst time since Mar. 10, 2009 that the Seawolves have been as high as No. 2 in the coaches poll... here is an abbreviated look at the current top 25 polls, as well as the D2SIDA West Region poll: WBCA/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll (Feb. 3, 2015) Rk School (1st Place Votes) Rec. Pts Prev. 1 Lewis [Ill.] (31) Alaska Anchorage Fort Hays State [Kan.] Limestone [S.C.] Indiana [Pa.] Emporia State [Kan.] West Texas A&M Livingstone [N.C.] (1) Adelphi [N.Y.] Pittsburg State [Kan.] Seattle Pacific [Wash.] Humboldt State [Calif.] Other West Region teams receiving votes: 32) Cal Baptist 20; 36) Cal Poly Pomona 10; 37) Cal St. Dominguez Hills 8; 38) Cal St. San Bernardino 6; 43) Hawaii Pacific 2. D2SIDA Top 25 Media Poll (Feb. 3, 2015) Rk School Rec. Pts Prev. 1 Lewis (16) Alaska Anchorage Limestone Fort Hays State Indiana, Pa West Texas A&M Rollins Emporia State Adelphi t9 10 Columbus State t9 14 Humboldt State Seattle Pacific NR Other West Region teams receiving votes: 29) Cal Poly Pomona 7; 33) Cal State San Bernardino 4. D2SIDA West Region Top 10 Poll (Feb. 2, 2015) Rk School (1st Place Votes) Rec. Pts Prev. 1 Alaska Anchorage (3) Humboldt State Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Cal State San Bernardino Cal State Dominguez Hills Cal Baptist Hawaii Pacific Western Washington Azusa Pacific NR Seawolf Season Summary/Trends Home Record 14-1 When Outrebounding Opp Road Record 6-0 When Outrebounded 2-0 Neutral-court Record 0-0 When Scoring 80 or more 13-0 GNAC Home Record 3-1 When Scoring 79 or fewer 7-1 GNAC Road Record 6-0 In Games Decided by: vs. NCAA Div. II 18-1 Over me 0-0 vs. Ranked Div. II Teams pts 0-0 vs. D-II region counters pts 0-0 vs. NCAA Div. I pts 2-0 When leading at half pts 17-1 When ed at half 0-0 When Shoo ng.450-plus 9-0 When trailing at half 1-1 When Shoo ng minus THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Scored 40+ points: 34, Sasha King at Northwest Nazarene, 2/16/13 Scored 30+ points : 34, Sasha King at Northwest Nazarene, 2/16/13 Had 15+ Rebounds: 16, Leah Bonner vs Chaminade, 11/15/14 Had a Triple-Double: 17 pts/13 reb/10 ast, Rebecca Kielpinski at Saint Mar n s, 2/18/06 Made 7+ 3-pointers: 9, Sasha King at Northwest Nazarene, 2/16/ UAA Individual Season Highs Points: 26, KeKe Wright vs Simon Fraser, 1/24 Rebounds: 16, Leah Bonner vs Chaminade, 11/15 Assists: 15, Kiki Robertson vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20 Steals: 8, Leah Bonner vs Texas A&M Kingsville, 12/19 Blocks: 6, Megan Mullings vs McKendree, 12/13 Minutes: 35, Jessica Madison vs Alaska Fairbanks, 1/17 FG Made: 11, Megan Mullings at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31 3FGs Made: 5, Jenna Buchanan vs Texas A&M Kingsville, 12/19 5, Jenna Buchanan at Western Oregon, 1/8 5, Jenna Buchanan at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31 5, Jessica Madison at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31 FTs Made: 10, Megan Mullings at Saint Mar n s, 1/ UAA Team Season Bests Points: 109 vs Hawaii Pacific, 12/21 Fewest Pts Allowed: 35 vs Holy Names, 11/14 Margin of Victory: 57 (92-35) vs Holy Names, 11/14 Rebound Margin: +26 (57-31) vs Chris an Brothers, 11/21 Assists: 27 vs Texas A&M Kingsville, 12/19 Steals: 24 vs Chaminade, 11/15 Blocks: 8 vs McKendree, 12/13 Fewest Turnovers: 9 at Central Washington, 1/29 Turnovers Forced: 39 vs Chaminade, 11/15 FG pct.:.516 (33-64) at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31 FT pct. (min. 10 a.):.842 (16-19) vs Holy Names, 11/14 3FG pct.:.588 (10-17) at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31 3FGs Made: 10 at Northwest Nazarene, 1/ Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs unless otherwise noted) Sierra Afoa (1): 10/12 vs Holy Names, 11/14 Leah Bonner (3): 12/13 vs Holy Names, 11/14 13/16 vs Chaminade, 11/15 19/11 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20 Alli Madison (1): 10/10 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/21 KeKe Wright (1): 26/13 vs Simon Fraser, 1/24

4 LITTLE PUTS UP BIG NUMBERS: A Second Team All-GNAC selection and a Preseason All-GNAC pick this year, So. PG Kiki Robertson known as Little Kiki to coaches and teammates is on pace to challenge for All-American honors this year, ranking in the top 15 nationally in steals (12th, 3.25 spg), assists (15th, 5.6 apg) and assist-turnover ratio (15th, 2.33)... the Honolulu native leads the GNAC in assiss and ranks 2nd in steals and A-T ratio, plus 12th Robertson in FG% (.481)... on Nov. 20 the Honolulu native tied the 25-yearold school record with 15 assists against Christian Brothers, and she had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the GCI Great Alaska Shootout win over Div. I Yale... now over the minimum qualifi er of 45 career games, Robertson is offi cially on pace to break UAA s career records for assists per game (5.3) and steals per game (3.2)... in raw numbers, she has already risen to 9th in assists (252) and 11th in steals, needing just two more steals to reach the top 10. MORE PLAYER NOTES: Preseason All-GNAC Sr. G/F Alli Madison has shown why she is one of the most versatile players in the league, averaging 10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.4 spg... the Seattle (Kennedy HS) product has scored double fi gures in 28 of her last 48 games, including four 20-point performances in the current GNAC stats, Madison is 15th in FT% (.762), 18th in steals and 19th in assists A. Madison and 15th in A/T ratio (1.1)... on the UAA career lists, the team s only 4th-year senior ranks 16th in FT% (.735), 16th in FTs made (172) and 26th in scoring (706 pts), needing just one more point to reach the top Sr. F KeKe Wright earned her fi rst career GNAC Player of the Week award for a pair of big performances in the home sweep of fellow contenders Western Washington and Simon Fraser... the 6-foot post from Las Vegas averaged 18.5 points on Wright 62 percent shooting, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals without committing a turnover in the two outings, including a UAA season-high 26 points (9-12 FG) and 13 rebounds against SFU; her 10 offensive boards against the Clan matched the 4th-best total GNAC history... Wright ranks 2nd in the GNAC in offensive rebounding (3.5 orpg, 58th nationally), along with ranks of 7th in rebounding (6.8 rpg), 11th in FG% J. Madison (.521), 9th in blocks (1.1 bpg) and 14th in steals (1.6 spg)... on the Seawolves career lists, she is 5th in FG% (.516), 6th in blocks per game (0.82), 15th in rebounds per game (6.2) and 16th in total blocks (41)... Jr. G Jessica Madison is the second-leading scorer among healthy Seawolves, averaging 11.3 ppg... the Washingtonian has scored double fi gures in 12 of 21 games, including four 20-plus outings... on UAA s career lists, the GNAC Freshman of the Year is 3rd in FT% (.816), 7th in 3FGs per game (1.6), 6th in 3FGs made (123) and 22nd in points (800); she needs just two more three-pointers to move into the top 5 and 29 more points to reach the top 20 Jr. G Jenna Buchanan has scored at least 6 points in every game this season and tallied double fi gures in eight of the last 12 games... included in her spurt was a career-high 21 points against regionally ranked Hawaii Pacifi c and 17 points (5-6 3FG) at Northwest Nazarene, while she also captured Most Outstanding Player honors in the Seawolf Hoops Classic... Buchanan ranks 21st nationally and 2nd CHASING RECORDS: Here are where the Seawolves currently rank on the program s all- me career sta s cs lists: POINTS 1. Robin Graul ( ) 2, Carolyn Doney ( ) Nikki Aden ( ) Kylie Burns ( ) Beth Clure ( ) Jessica Madison (2012- ) Angie Warnke ( ) Amber Nasby ( ) Alli Madison (2011- ) Tirzah Church ( ) Jenna Buchanan (2012- ) 661 REBOUNDS PER GAME 1. Debbie Clare ( ) Salina Anderson ( ) KeKe Wright (2013- ) * Carolyn Doney ( ) 6.1 ASSISTS 1. Allegra Stoetzel ( ) Kellie Larrabee ( ) 271 Jessica Reilly ( ) Jill Cubbedge (81-82, 83-85) Rebecca Kielpinski ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 252 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Sasha King ( ) 5.0 STEALS 1. Robin Graul ( ) Stephanie Smith ( ) Cheryl Bishop (82-85, 86-87) Kellie Larrabee ( ) Tiffany Massey ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 155 STEALS PER GAME 1. Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Robin Graul ( ) 3.0 BLOCKS 1. Rebecca Kielpinski (05-09) Renee Miller ( ) Deanna Davis ( ) Karmyn Lane ( ) KeKe Wright (2013- ) 41 BLOCKS PER GAME 1. Rebecca Kielpinski (05-09) Kamie Jo Massey (02-04) KeKe Wright (2013- ) * Karmyn Lane ( ) 0.82 FG% 1. Kaylie Robison ( ) Hanna Johansson ( ) KeKe Wright (2013- ) * Salina Anderson ( ).516 3FG MADE 1. Allegra Stoetzel ( ) Maria Nilsson ( ) Tamar Gruwell ( ) Jessica Madison (2012- ) Tirzah Church ( ) 113 Alysa Horn ( ) Kylie Burns ( ) Jenna Buchanan (2012- ) 109 3FG MADE PER GAME 1. Tirzah Church ( ) Sasha King ( ) Jessica Madison (2012- ) * Greta Fadness ( ) Jenna Buchanan (2012- ) * Dasha Basova ( ) FG ATTEMPTED 1. Allegra Stoetzel ( ) Angiel Warnke ( ) Jessica Madison (2012- ) Tirzah Church ( ) Sasha King ( ) Jenna Buchanan (2012- ) 271 3FG PERCENTAGE 1. Greta Fadness ( ) Diane Dobrich ( ) Jenna Buchanan (2012- ) * Tirzah Church ( ).396 FT MADE 1. Robin Graul ( ) Bell Jordan ( ) Alli Madison (2011- ) 172 FT ATTEMPTED 1. Robin Graul ( ) Carolyn Doney ( ) Alli Madison (2011- ) 234 FT% 1. Robbie Robinson ( ) K.J. Massey ( ) Jessica Madison (2012- ) * Robin Graul ( ) Alysa Horn ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Tiffany Massey ( ) Melanie Iwamasa (93-96) Alli Madison (2011- ) * Jami Digerness ( ).735 *based on current pace

5 in the GNAC with her.438 3FG%, as well as 5th in the league with 2.0 3FGs per game... on UAA s career lists, the Galena native is 5th in 3FG% (.402), 9th in 3FGs per game (1.5) and 9th in 3FGs made (109)... a former JC All-American at South Mountain (Ariz.) CC, Jr. F/C Megan Mullings has emerged as UAA s leading scorer this year at 12.7 ppg, reaching double fi gures in the last seven games (18.3 Mullings ppg) and shooting.667 (52 of 78) since Jan the Glendale, Ariz., native has 13 double-fi gure scoring efforts thus far, including four 20-plus outings in the last six games... with her performance against Yale and Long Beach State, Mullings became the fi fth Seawolf (Diane Dobrich, Kamie Jo Massey, Rebecca Kielpinski, Nicci Miller) to earn GCI Great Alaska Shootout Most Outstanding Player honors and just the fourth player from a non-champion in 34 years Devine... Mullings leads the GNAC in FG% at.594, along with ranks of 5th in blocks per game (1.5) and 8th in offensive rebounds per game (2.7)... Mullings s 6 blocks against McKendree on Dec. 13 were the most for a Seawolf since Feb and remain a season-high for all GNAC players this year... So. F Alysha Devine has returned to the lineup on a full-time basis for the last 10 games after battling the injury bug, making her sixth and seventh starts of Afoa the year last week... the former Wasilla High star has tallied exactly 9 points in three of the last six games, and last month she led UAA with a career-high 19 points in the win over Pacifi c, capturing Seawolf Hoops Classic Player of the Game honors... Fr. F Sierra Afoa has excelled in her roll as a key reserve since the seasonending injury to starter Leah Bonner... the former Dimond High star has averaged 5.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg since Jan. 3, including 9 rebounds against Central Washington, 9 points and Saint Martin s and 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs Western Washington. INJURY WOES MOUNT: UAA suffered its second signifi cant season-ending injury when Jr. PG Adriana Dent was diagnosed with a fractured foot following the Simon Fraser game on Jan a former JC All-American at College of Southern Idaho, already had four games of 5 or more steals, including a career-high 6 pilfers at Western Oregon... Dent ranks 3rd in the league and 15th nationally in steals Dent per game (3.1), along with other GNAC marks of 3rd in A/T ratio (1.7) and 14th in assists per game (2.8), while shooting an effi cient 12 of 30 (.400) from 3FG range... Fr. F Leah Bonner was the frontrunner for GNAC Freshman of the Year honors before suffering a season-ending ACL injury against Central Washington on Jan currently the Seawolves secondleading scorer (11.9 ppg) and leading rebounder (7.1 rpg), she earned the seasons fi rst GNAC Player of the Week award after registering consecutive Bonner double-doubles in her fi rst two collegiate games, Nov , including a 16-rebound performance against Chaminade... against Texas A&M Kingsville, the reigning Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year also grabbed the most steals by a Seawolf in fi ve seasons with 8, and she posted a season-high 19 points against Christian Brothers on Nov. 20 McCARTHY IN CHARGE: Now in his third season at UAA and fourth overall, Ryan McCarthy earned his fi rst NCAA Tournament as a head coach in , leading the Seawolves to an improvement in wins (17 to 19) and conference wins (11 to 12) from his inaugural season at the helm playing an uptempo style, McCarthy s crew led the nation in steals and ranked 11th in NCAA Div. II in scoring, McCarthy tying for third place in the GNAC standings for the second consecutive campaign formerly an assistant at GNAC Seawolves in the NCAA Div. II stats A look at where UAA and its players rank among the na onal sta s cs leaders: Seawolves in the GNAC A look at where UAA and its players rank among the 10 teams of the Great Northwest Athle c Conference in : TEAM (top 50 only) Steals/gm 1st, 16.1 Scoring margin 1st, Turnover margin 2nd, +8.8 Scoring offense 3rd, 82.9 Off. Reb./gm 5th, 19.0 Rebound margin 7th, Assists/gm 10th, 17.6 Scoring defense 25th, 58.3 FG% 31st,.439 Assist/TO ra o 36th, 1.03 FG% defense 44th,.368 INDIVIDUAL (top 100 only) Steals/gm Robertson, 12th, 3.25 Dent, 15th, 3.11 Assists/gm Robertson, 15th, 5.6 A/T ra o Robertson, 15th, FG% Buchanan, 21st,.438 Blocks/gm Mullings, 76th, 1.5 Off. Reb./gm Wright, 58th, 4.0 TEAM Scoring Off. 1st, 82.9 (WWU, 77.7) Scoring Def. 1st, 58.3 (CWU, 59.6) Scoring Mar. 1st, (WWU, +13.0) FT% 9th,.690 FG% 4th,.439 FG% Defense 1st,.368 (CWU,.383) 3FG% 3rd,.347 3FG% Defense 7th,.330 Rebounds/gm 1st, 43.6 (UAF, 40.0) Rebound def. 2nd, 33.0 (WWU, 32.2) Rebound Mar. 1st, (WWU, +4.0) Blocks/gm 4th, 3.6 Assists/gm 1st, 17.6 (SFU, 17.6) Steals/gm 1st, 16.1 (NNU, 10.7) Turnover marg. 1st, +8.8 (WWU, +2.65) Asst/TO ra o 4th, 1.0 Off. Reb./gm 1st, 18.6 (WOU, 14.2) Def. Reb./gm 6th, 25.0 Def. Reb. pct. 2nd,.709 (MSUB,.722) Off. Reb. pct. 1st,.450 (WWU,.367) 3FG Made/gm 3rd, 5.8 INDIVIDUAL Scoring 13. Mullings Bonner 11.9 Rebounding 6. Bonner Wright 6.8 Assists per Game 1. Robertson Dent A. Madison 2.4 Steals per Game 2. Robertson Dent Bonner Wright A. Madison 1.4 FG% 1. Mullings Wright Robertson Bonner.464 FT% 15. A. Madison.762 3FG% 2. Buchanan J. Madison.323 3FGs per Game 5. Buchanan J. Madison 2.0 Blocks per Game 5. Mullings Wright 1.1 Asst/TO Ra o 2. Robertson Dent A. Madison 1.1 Off. Reb. per Game 2. Wright Bonner Mullings Afoa 1.7 Def. Reb. per Game 9. Bonner 4.2

6 rival Northwest Nazarene, McCarthy now sports a overall record (56-20 at UAA) as head coach in three-plus seasons, having served in an interim capacity at NNU in McCarthy is assisted by 2nd-year associate head coach Alex Carlson and 3rd-year assistant coach Shaina Afoa. SEAWOLVES TABBED 2ND: The Seawolves were picked to fi n- ish second in the 2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll, released Oct. 14. Here is a look at the poll: Great Northwest Athletic Conference Preseason Wom\en s Basketball Coaches Poll Rk Team (1st-place votes) Records Pts 1. Western Washington (9) 19-10, 13-5, 2nd Alaska Anchorage (1) 19-9, 12-6, t-3rd Simon Fraser 20-10, 12-6, t-3rd Seattle Pacific 18-9, 11-7, t-5th Montana State Billings 25-8, 15-3, 1st Saint Martin s 18-11, 11-7, t-5th Northwest Nazarene 15-11, 8-10, 7th Alaska Fairbanks 9-17, 3-15, t-8th Western Oregon 6-20, 3-15, t-8th Central Washington 7-19, 2-16, 10th 15 (Note: Each coach ranked other nine teams. First-place votes in parentheses. Points awarded on basis.) SEAWOLF INDIVIDUAL HONORS Leah Bonner GNAC Player of the Week, 11/10-16 Seawolf Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team, 12/20 Jenna Buchanan Seawolf Hoops Classic Most Outstanding Player, 12/20 Alysha Devine Seawolf Hoops Classic Player of the Game vs Pacifi c, 12/20 Alli Madison Preseason All-GNAC Team GNAC Player of the Week, 12/1-7 Megan Mullings GCI Great Alaska Shootout Most Outstanding Player, 11/26 Kiki Robertson Preseason All-GNAC Team GCI Great Alaska Shootout Player of the Game vs Yale, 11/25 GCI Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team, 11/26 Seawolf Hoops Classic Player of the Game vs TAMUK, 12/19 Seawolf Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team, 12/20 KeKe Wright GNAC Player of the Week, 1/19-25 #2 ADRIANA DENT (G, 5-7, Jr.) Pts 13 vs Hawaii Pacific, 12/21/14 Rebs 7 vs McKendree, 12/13/14 Asts 7 vs McKendree, 12/13/14 Blks 1, three mes Stls 6 at Western Oregon, 1/8/ ALASKA ANCHORAGE CAREER-HIGHS #13 KEKE WRIGHT (F, 5-10, Sr.) Pts 26 vs Simon Fraser, 1/24/15 Rebs 15 vs W. New Mexico, 11/9/13 Asts 2, four mes Blks 4 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20/14 Stls 5, twice (last vs Holy Names, 11/14/14) #23 KIKI ROBERTSON (G, 5-5, So.) Pts 23 at Chaminade, 11/21/13 Rebs 10 at Chaminade, 11/21/13 Asts 15 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20/14 Blks 0 Stls 7, 4 mes (last vs UAF, 1/17/15) #4 ALLI MADISON (G/F, 5-8, Sr.) Pts 21, twice (last vs SPU, 12/7/13) Rebs 12 vs UC Riverside, 11/26/13 Asts 8, twice (last vs WNMU, 11/9/13) Blks 1, three mes Stls 7 vs Cameron, 12/20/13 #11 MEGAN MULLINGS (F, 6-0, Jr.) Pts 24 at NW Nazarene, 1/31/15 Rebs 9 vs Chaminade, 11/15/14 Asts 2, twice Blks 6 vs McKendree, 12/13/14 Stls 4 vs McKendree, 12/13/14 #12 JENNA BUCHANAN (G, 5-8, Jr.) Pts 21 vs Hawaii Pacific, 12/21/14 Rebs 10 vs Simon Fraser, 2/20/14 Asts 6 vs Simon Fraser, 1/24/15 Blks 2 vs Eastern New Mexico, 12/18/12 Stls 5, 3 mes (last at CWU, 1/29/15) #14 JERICA NELSON (G, 5-5, Fr.) Pts 5, 3 mes (last vs Pacific, 12/20/14) Rebs 2, twice Asts 4, 3 mes (last vs Pacific, 12/20/14) Blks 0 Stls 3, twice (last vs Pacific, 12/20/14) #15 ALYSHA DEVINE (F, 6-1, So.) Pts 19 vs Pacific, 12/20/14 Rebs 9 at BYU-Hawaii, 11/19/13 Asts 4 at BYU-Hawaii, 11/19/13 Blks 2 at Sea le Pacific, 2/27/14 Stls 3, twice (last at St Mar n s, 1/10/15) #21 LEAH BONNER (F, 5-11, Fr.) Pts 19 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20/14 Rebs 16 vs Chaminade, 11/15/14 Asts 4, twice (last vs McKend., 12/13/14) Blks 1, three mes Stls 8 vs Tex. A&M Kingsville, 12/19/14 #24 SIERRA AFOA (F, 5-9, Fr.) Pts 10 vs Holy Names, 11/14/14 Rebs 12 vs Holy Names, 11/14/14 Asts 2 at Western Oregon, 1/8/15 Blks 1, four mes Stls 3 vs Pacific, 12/20/14 #25 JESSICA MADISON (G, 5-8, Jr.) Pts 23 at Northwest Nazarene, 1/31/15 Rebs 9 at Western Washington, 2/2/13 Asts 5 vs Saint Mar n s, 1/11/14 Blks 1, ten mes Stls 3, 9 mes (last vs Chr. Bros., 11/20/14)

7 Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 02, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Mullings,Megan Bonner,Leah Madison,Jessica Buchanan,Jenna Wright,KeKe Madison,Alli Robertson,Kiki Devine,Alysha Dent,Adriana Afoa,Sierra Nelson,Jerica Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UAA OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Freethrowpct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 HOLY NAMES W /15/14 CHAMINADE W /20/14 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W /21/14 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W ^ 11/25/14 YALE W * 12/04/14 at MSU Billings W ** 12/06/14 at Seattle Pacific W /13/14 MCKENDREE W /14/14 MCKENDREE W /19/14 TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE W /20/14 PACIFIC, ORE. W /21/14 HAWAII PACIFIC W * 01/01/15 NORTHWEST NAZARENE L * 01/03/15 CENTRAL WASHINGTON W * 01/08/15 at Western Oregon W * 01/10/15 at Saint Martin's W * 01/17/15 ALASKA FAIRBANKS W * 01/22/15 WESTERN WASHINGTON W * 01/24/15 SIMON FRASER W * 01/29/15 at Central Washington W * 01/31/15 at Northwest Nazarene W ^ = GCI Great Alaska Shootout * = Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Alaska Anchorage Opponents

8 Alaska Anchorage Overall/Conference Statistics (as of Feb 02, 2015) All games Overall Statistics Conference Statistics SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g Mullings,Megan Bonner,Leah Madison,Jessica Buchanan,Jenna Wright,KeKe Madison,Alli Robertson,Kiki Devine,Alysha Dent,Adriana Afoa,Sierra Nelson,Jerica Totals Opponent Overall Statistics Conference Statistics SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g Mullings,Megan Bonner,Leah Madison,Jessica Buchanan,Jenna Wright,KeKe Madison,Alli Robertson,Kiki Devine,Alysha Dent,Adriana Afoa,Sierra Nelson,Jerica Totals Opponent Overall Statistics Conference Statistics TOTALS o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi pts o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi pts Mullings,Megan Bonner,Leah Madison,Jessica Buchanan,Jenna Wright,KeKe Madison,Alli Robertson,Kiki Devine,Alysha Dent,Adriana Afoa,Sierra Nelson,Jerica Totals Opponent

9 Alaska Anchorage Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 02, 2015) All games Opponent Date Score DENT,ADRIA MADISON,AL MULLINGS,M BUCHANAN,J WRIGHT,KEK NELSON,JER DEVINE,ALY HOLY NAMES 11/14/ W DNP CHAMINADE 11/15/ W DNP CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 11/20/ W DNP CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 11/21/ W YALE 11/25/ W D N P at MSU Billings 12/04/ W DNP at Seattle Pacific 12/06/ W D N P MCKENDREE 12/13/ W DNP MCKENDREE 12/14/ W TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE 12/19/ W PACIFIC, ORE. 12/20/ W HAWAII PACIFIC 12/21/ W NORTHWEST NAZARENE 01/01/ L CENTRAL WASHINGTON 01/03/ W at Western Oregon 01/08/ W at Saint Martin's 01/10/ W ALASKA FAIRBANKS 01/17/ W WESTERN WASHINGTON 01/22/ W DNP0-4-0 SIMON FRASER 01/24/ W at Central Washington 01/29/ W DNP at Northwest Nazarene 01/31/ W DNP Opponent Date Score BONNER,LEA ROBERTSON, AFOA,SIERR MADISON,JE HOLY NAMES 11/14/ W CHAMINADE 11/15/ W CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 11/20/ W CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 11/21/ W YALE 11/25/ W at MSU Billings 12/04/ W at Seattle Pacific 12/06/ W MCKENDREE 12/13/ W MCKENDREE 12/14/ W TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE 12/19/ W PACIFIC, ORE. 12/20/ W HAWAII PACIFIC 12/21/ W NORTHWEST NAZARENE 01/01/ L7-4-3 D N P CENTRAL WASHINGTON 01/03/ W at Western Oregon 01/08/ W DNP at Saint Martin's 01/10/ W DNP ALASKA FAIRBANKS 01/17/ W D N P WESTERN WASHINGTON 01/22/ W DNP SIMON FRASER 01/24/ W D N P at Central Washington 01/29/ W DNP at Northwest Nazarene 01/31/ W DNP