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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL Media Relations Contact: Nate Sagan (907) nssagan@alaska.edu January 22, 2017 MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ALASKA AIRLINES CENTER 3550 PROVIDENCE DR / ANCHORAGE, AK #5 Seawolves start homestand vs. traditional rivals UAF, MSU Billings THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE WOMEN S BASKETBALL... Tuesday, Jan pm AST Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Fairbanks (9-8, 5-5 GNAC) at #5 Alaska Anchorage (17-1, 10-0 GNAC) & Thursday, Jan pm AST Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, Alaska Montana State Billings (6-12, 3-7 GNAC) at #5 Alaska Anchorage TV: Both games, live throughout Alaska on GCI Channel 907 (hd) or Channel 1 (sd). LIVE VIDEOSTREAM & STATS: Both games free at portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa TICKETS: $10 at the door, online at alaskaairlinescenter.com, or by calling discounts apply for UAA staff/faculty, alumni, senior (60+), youth (3-18) and military... groups of 10 or more can purchase in bulk for $6 per ticket... UAA students free with valid WolfCard... more information at GoSeawolves.com. SPECIAL EVENTS: Tuesday s game will feature a special halftime ceremony to honor UAA s 2016 national runner-up volleyball team. UAA PROBABLE STARTERS ( stats) G Kiki Robertson, 5-5, Sr. (7.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 3.7 spg,.471 FG,.375 3FG,.850 FT) G Tara Thompson, 5-7, So. (9.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 spg,.433 FG,.446 3FG) F Autummn Williams, 5-10, Sr. (18.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.6 spg,.527 FG,.338 3FG,.694 FT) F Alysha Devine, 6-1, Sr. (8.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.6 spg,.409 FG) F Sierra Afoa, 5-10, Jr. (4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.4 spg,.450 FG,.333 3FG,.833 FT) SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Alaska Fairbanks has been one of the GNAC s hottest teams since its Dec. 10 home loss to UAA, going 5-2 since then, and winning its third straight game with Saturday s upset of Seattle Pacifi c the Nanooks fi rst-ever GNAC road win over the Falcons... UAF is led by the league s 2nd-leading scorer in 5-11 Sr. F Jordan Wilson (22.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.2 spg,.601 FG, 858 FT), along with 5-11 Sr. F Kaillee Skjold (14.8 ppg, GNAC-best 9.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.5 spg)... Montana State Billings has lost six of its last eight despite taking 2nd-place Western Washington to the wire in Seawolf Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp Hometown (High School/Last School) 2 Kimijah King G 5-7 Fr.-HS Sea le, Wash. (Lakeside HS) 3 Tara Thompson G 5-7 So.-1V Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 4 Zhara Laster G 5-9 Jr.-TR St. Mary s County, Md. (Peninsula [Wash.] Coll.) 5 Dominique Thomas F 6-0 Jr.-TR Tyler, Texas (Lee HS/Kilgore Coll.) 10 Yazmeen Goo G 5-10 Fr.-RS Daly City, Calif. (Westmoor HS) 11 Shelby Cloninger F 6-0 Jr.-TR Kamiah, Idaho (KHS/Utah St./North Idaho Coll.) 15 Alysha Devine F 6-1 Sr.-3V Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) 20 Hannah Wandersee F/C 6-1 So.-1V Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak HS) 21 Kaitlyn Hurley G 5-9 Jr.-TR Roy, Utah (Roy HS/Snow College) 23 Kiki Robertson G 5-5 Sr.-3V Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Ins tute) 24 Sierra Afoa F 5-10 Jr.-2V Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) 32 Autummn Williams F 5-10 Sr.-TR Rochester, N.Y. (Trinity Valley CC/UALR) HEAD COACH: Ryan McCarthy (NW Nazarene, 06), 5th yr at UAA (120-25), 6th overall (134-38) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Shaina Afoa (Central Washington, 11), 5th season ASSISTANT COACH: Alysa Horn (UAA, 13), 2nd season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Patrick Flanigin (Wyoming, 77), 3rd season Schedule & Results Nov 6 at Washington State (ex.) L, Nov 11 CAL STATE LOS ANGELES W, Nov 12 ACADEMY OF ART W, Nov 17 POST W, Nov 18 POST W, Nov 22 PORTLAND^ L, Nov 23 MISSOURI STATE (ex.)^ L, Nov 30 SIMON FRASER* W, Dec 3 WESTERN WASHINGTON* W, Dec 10 at Alaska Fairbanks* W, Dec 13 at BYU-Hawaii W, Dec 14 at Chaminade W, Dec 17 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Dec 31 at Montana State Billings* W, Jan 5 at Western Oregon* W, Jan 7 at Concordia, Ore.* W, Jan 12 CENTRAL WASHINGTON* W, Jan 14 NORTHWEST NAZARENE* W, Jan 19 at Sea le Pacific* W, Jan 21 at Saint Mar n s* W, Jan 24 ALASKA FAIRBANKS 7 pm Jan 26 MONTANA STATE BILLINGS* 7 pm Feb 2 CONCORDIA, ORE.* 5:15 pm Feb 4 WESTERN OREGON* 1 pm Feb 9 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm Feb 11 at Central Washington* 4 pm Feb 16 SAINT MARTIN S* 7 pm Feb 18 SEATTLE PACIFIC* 7 pm Feb 23 at Western Washington* 6 pm Feb 25 at Simon Fraser* 4:15 pm Mar 2-4 GNAC Tournament (Lacey, Wash.) M10-13 NCAA Div. II West Regional Champ. M21-24 NCAA Div. II Elite 8 (Columbus, OH) ^GCI Great Alaska Shootout * Great Northwest Athle c Conference game Home games in ALL CAPS at Alaska Airlines Center All mes Alaska #SeawolfWBB Social @UAA_Seawolves UAA Seawolves

2 Saturday s road setback... the Yellowjackets, who lost GNAC Preseason Player of the Year Alisha Breen to a knee injury in October, are led by 6-0 Sr. F Tiana Hanson (16.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.2 bpg,.475 FG,.841 FT) and 5-6 Jr. PG Rylee Kane (12.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.9 spg). ALL-TIME vs UAF: UAA leads overall, 40-6 in Anchorage Last Meeting: UAA (12/10/16 at UAF) Streak: UAA 19 / Notes: UAA s current win streak is the longest in the series and the Seawolves 2nd-longest against any program, trailing only the current 26-game streak vs. Western Oregon UAF s last win was an overtime decision, Jan. 27, 2007 in Fairbanks the Seawolves have won 10 straight in Fairbanks and 11 straight in Anchorage... UAA has won 18 of the last 19 meetings by double digits and the last eight home games by at least 20 points... UAA leads 24-7 in GNAC meetings (since ) teams have played at least twice per season since ALL-TIME vs MSUB: UAA leads overall, in Anchorage Last Meeting: UAA (12/31/16 at MSUB) Streak: UAA 6 / Notes: UAA has won eight of the last nine and 18 of 20 since MSUB joined the GNAC in , including a victory in the 2016 GNAC Tournament title game... MSUB s last win came in Billings, Mar. 1, 2014 and its last win in Anchorage came 62-54, Dec. 19, 2003 in a non-conference affair... MSUB is UAA s 3rd-most common opponent (behind UAF and Seattle Pacifi c), despite the teams splitting into different leagues from the teams played twice yearly from to as members of the Pacifi c West and Continental Divide conferences.. TEAM COMPARISONS UAA UAF MSUB 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% LAST TIME VS. UAF, MSUB: Sr. F Autummn Williams and So. G Tara Thompson scored then-career-highs of 26 and 15 points, respectively, as UAA overcame a slow start for a win over UAF at the Patty Center on Dec the Seawolves also got 8 points (4-6 FG) from Jr. F Sierra Afoa, forced 23 Nanook turnovers, and allowed the hosts just two trips to the free throw line... Thompson shot 5 of 7 from long Thompson range and tied Sr. F Alysha Devine with a team-high 5 rebounds... meanwhile, Williams shot 11 of 17 overall (3-6 3FG) and equaled UAF s team total with 4 steals... on New Year s Eve in Billings, Sr. PG Kiki Robertson and Thompson combined for 39 points as then-no. 8 UAA earned the most lopsided win in series history against the Yellowjackets... the Seawolves got 22 points (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG, 3-3 FT), 7 assists, no turnovers and 4 steals from Robertson, while Thompson fi nished with 17 points (5-11 3FG), 6 rebounds and 2 steals... the Yellowjackets were led by 12 points (5-6 FG) from Marissa Van Atta, but the hosts were hurt by 35 turnovers and outscored 39-9 from the three-point line... Williams added 13 points, Fr. G Kimijah King had 10 points (4-5 FG), and Fr. PG Yazmeen Goo tallied 6 assists, 4 steals and a game-high 7 rebounds... the vs Great Northwest Athle c Conference Standings Conference Overall Team (Nat l Ranks^) W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Alaska Anchorage (5/2) Western Washington (-/17) Simon Fraser (22/21) Sea le Pacific (RV/RV) Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Nazarene Concordia, Ore Western Oregon Montana State Billings Central Washington Saint Mar n s ^WBCA & D2SIDA polls LAST WEEK S RESULTS Tuesday, Jan. 17 WWU 84, at SFU 72 Thursday, Jan. 19 CU 89, at NNU 87 at CWU 77, WOU 63 UAF 61, at SMU 53 at SFU 86, MSUB 72 UAA 71, at SPU 62 Saturday, Jan. 21 WOU 78, at NNU 75 CU 59, at CWU 57 UAF 72, at SPU 59 UAA 78, at SMU 41 at WWU 63, MSUB 59 UPCOMING GNAC SCHEDULE mes listed as AST) Tuesday, Jan. 24 UAF at UAA, 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 26 SPU at NNU, 3:15 pm WWU at WOU, 6 pm SMU at CWU, 4:15 pm MSUB at UAA, 7 pm SFU at CU, 6 pm Saturday, Jan. 28 WWU at CU, 1 pm SPU at CWU, 4:15 pm MSUB at UAF, 3 pm SFU at WOU, 6 pm SMU at NNU, 3:15 pm Seawolves in the GNAC Stats TEAM Pts/Gm: 1st, 83.3 (NNU, 78.7) Blocks/Gm: 8th, 2.6 Pts/Gm Def.: 1st, 51.9 (SPU, 56.3) Assists/Gm: 1st, 20.6 (SPU, 17.9) Margin: 1st, (WWU, +16.3) Steals/Gm: 1st, 17.1 (SPU, 10.2) FT%: 4th,.747 TO Margin: 1st, (SFU, +4.6) FG%: 2nd,.459 (WWU,.462) A/T Ra o: 1st, 1.3 (SPU, 1.2) FG% Def.: 1st,.368 (WWU,.369) Off. Reb./Gm: 2nd, 15.2 (NNU, 15.4) 3FG%: 1st,.372 (WWU,.371) Def. Reb./Gm: 10th, FG% Def.: 1st,.276 (WWU,.276) Off. Reb. Pct: 1st,.409 (NNU,.400) 3FGs/Gm: 1st, 8.4 (SFU, 7.2) Def. Reb. Pct: 3rd,.692 Reb./Gm: 6th, 36.9 Reb. Margin: 2nd, +5.3 (WWU, +5.6) Reb./Gm Def.: 1st, 31.6 (CWU, 32.5) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Avg 3. Williams 18.8 Rebounding Avg None in top 20 Asssists Avg 1. Ke, SFU Robertson Goo Williams 3.0 Asst/TO Ra o 1. Merri, NNU Robertson Goo Williams 1.4 Blocks Avg 17. Wandersee Devine 0.5 Steals Avg 1. Robertson Mays, UAF Williams Goo Devine Cloninger 1.5 FG Pct. 4. Wandersee Williams King.505 FT% 7. Robertson.850 3FG% 1. Thompson Peacocke, WWU Hurley Cloninger Williams.338 3FG Made/Gm 3. Thompson Williams Hurley 1.2 Off. Reb. Avg 19. Wandersee 1.8 Def. Reb. Avg None in top 20

3 Seawolves shot 13 of 28 from three-point range to come two shy of the program single-game record and one short of their most in a GNAC game. WASHINGTON WINS MAKE FOR PERFECT 10(AND-0): No. 5 UAA stretched a plethora of winning streaks and reached the midpoint of the GNAC schedule with a 10-0 record by beating Seattle Pacific (71-62) and Saint Martin s (78-41) last week in Washington... UAA faced its largest deficit against a D-II opponent since last year s national title game when it trailed at halftime against SPU, but the Seawolves rallied behind a career-high 29 points (11-12 FG) from Sr. F Autummn Williams for their ninth straight win in the series... Sr. PG Kiki Robertson delivered 13 Cloninger points (9-11 FT) and 6 rebounds, while Jr. F Shelby Cloninger (8 points, 4-5 FG, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals) and So. F Hannah Wandersee (7 points, 2-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT, 6 rebounds) were clutch in a combined 35 minutes off the bench... on Saturday, the Seawolves earned their 12th victory by at least 30 points this season, scoring the first 15 points and leading by double figures for the final 37 minutes against the Saints... Williams led the way again with 17 points (7-11 FG), while Robertson tallied 11 points (4-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT), 3 assists and 6 steals, and Cloninger had gamehighs of 6 rebounds and 6 assists in UAA s fifth straight victory over SMU... all 10 active Seawolves got into the scoring column as the Seawolves shot 52.5 percent, getting a boost from Jr. G Zhara Laster (6 points, 3-3 FG, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) as well. WINNING WAYS: UAA s current 13-game win streak is the 5th-longest in program history and two shy of tying the squad s 15-game string... the Seawolves have won a program-record 17 consecutive road games, including 14 straight in GNAC play... UAA is a combined 48-4 including 24-1 on the road in GNAC regular-season and tournament games over the last three seasons... at 84-6 (.933), the Seawolves have the most victories and the best winning percentage in NCAA Div. II since over the last decade, the Seawolves 247 victories are now equal to Emporia State for the most in all of D-II women s hoops... the Seawolves have claimed the program s 11th consecutive winning season and will almost certainly earn a 10th NCAA Tournament berth in 11 years... UAA has gone a combined (.914) in the last 11 seasons on its home courts... after a 7-0 mark this fall, UAA has won 36 straight regular-season, non-conference games against Div. II opponents, with the last loss coming in Ryan Mc- Carthy s Seawolf coaching debut, Nov. 9, 2012 (Colo. Mines)... the Seawolves have led the nation in steals per game for three straight seasons, with 14.3 spg in , a program-record 15.0 in , and 13.6 last year. STEALING THE SHOW: With 17.1 steals per game, the Seawolves are making a bid to lead NCAA Div. II in that category a fourth straight season, currently boasting a wide lead over Glenville State (15.3 spg) for the top spot... all told, UAA is in the top 20 nationally in 10 categories, ranking 2nd in turnovers forced per game (28.0), scoring margin (+31.1) and turnover margin (+12.7), 3rd in in assists per game (21.4) and scoring defense (52.5 ppg), 5th in A/T ratio (+1.35), 6th in scoring offense (83.6 ppg), 13th in FG% (.456), 14th in 3FG% (.374) and 16th in 3FGs per game (8.5)... in the GNAC stats, the Seawolves lead in 12 of 21 categories and rank 2nd or 3rd in four others. HAWAIIAN PUNCH: Sr. PG Kiki Robertson has shown through the fi rst half of the year why she was a Preseason All-GNAC choice and an All-America candidate... the two-time reigning GNAC Tournament MVP s 3.7 steals average paces the league by Seawolf Season Summary/Trends Home Record 8-1 When Outrebounding Opp Road Record 8-0 When Outrebounded 4-1 Neutral-court Record 0-0 When Scoring 80 or more 11-0 GNAC Home Record 4-0 When Scoring 79 or fewer 5-1 GNAC Road Record 5-0 In Games Decided by: vs. NCAA Div. II 16-0 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 2-1 When leading at half pts 14-0 When ed at half 0-1 When Shoo ng.450-plus 11-0 When trailing at half 1-0 When Shoo ng minus *in either WBCA or D2SIDA polls THE LAST TIME A SEAWOLF... Scored 30+ points: 35, Megan Mullings vs Academy of Art, 11/1/15 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: 8, Jenna Buchanan vs Cal State Dominguez Hills, 10/31/ UAA Individual Season Highs Points: 29, Autummn Williams at Sea le Pacific, 1/19 Rebounds: 10, Sierra Afoa at Chaminade, 12/14 Assists: 13, Yazmeen Goo vs Post, 11/17 Steals: 7, Alysha Devine vs Cal State LA, 11/11 Blocks: 3, Sierra Afoa vs Simon Fraser, 11/30 Minutes: 35, Autummn Williams vs Western Washington, 12/3 FG Made: 11, Autummn Williams at Alaska Fairbanks, 12/10 11, Autummn Williams at BYU-Hawaii, 12/13 11, Autummn Williams at Western Oregon, 1/5 11, Autummn Williams at Sea le Pacific, 1/19 3FGs Made: 6, Kaitlyn Hurley vs Simon Fraser, 11/30 FTs Made: 9, Kiki Robertson at Sea le Pacific, 1/ UAA Team Season Bests Points: 105 at Western Oregon, 1/5 Fewest Pts Allowed: 32 vs Post, 11/17 & vs Post, 11/18 Margin of Victory: +67 (99-32) vs Post, 11/17 Rebound Margin: +18 (45-27) at Hawaii-Hilo, 12/17 Assists: 31 vs Post, 11/17 Steals: 37 vs Post, 11/17 Blocks: 5 at Western Oregon, 1/5 & vs Central Washington, 1/12 Fewest Turnovers: 9 at Chaminade, 12/14 Turnovers Forced: 49 vs Post, 11/17 FG pct.:.629 (44-70) at Western Oregon, 1/5 FT pct. (min. 10 a.):.853 (29-34) vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/14 3FG pct.:.500 (8-16) at Western Oregon, 1/5 3FGs Made: 13 vs Post, 11/17 & at MSU Billings, 12/31 more than half a steal per game, while her 5.9 assists per game and 2.7-to-1 assist-turnover ratio both rank 2nd... in the national stats, she ranks 5th in spg, 12th in apg and 8th in A/T ratio the only player in the top 10 in all three categories... the 3-time 2nd Team All- GNAC performer started the season as UAA s career assists leader and claimed the GNAC record in the fi rst game this year, now with 634 and counting... with Robertson fi ve swipes against Northwest Nazarene on Jan. 14, she added both the UAA and GNAC career steals record as well, now with Robertson is also on pace to break the Seawolf record for assists per game (5.5), while threatening the mark for steals per game (2nd, 2.9); on the other Seawolf career lists, she is 2nd in games started (114), 19th in scoring (874 pts), 8th in FT% (.774), 13th in FTs made (209), 20th in FGs made (318) and 7th in games played (117)... with Saturday s win at SMU, Robertson

4 caught former teammate Jessica Madison ( ) for No. 3 on UAA s career victories list with 103, now just nine shy of the record... Robertson is NCAA Div. II s active career leader in total assists and assists per game, plus No. 2 in total steals and steals per game... the only Hawaiian ever to suit up for the Seawolves, Robertson was the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in FALLING FOR AUTUMMN: Sr. F Autummn Williams has emerged as UAA s latest candidate for major postseason honors, leading the Seawolves and ranking 3rd in the GNAC with 18.8 points and 2.6 steals per game... the transfer from Div. I Little Rock has been UAA s top scorer in 15 of 18 contests, while shooting at least 50 percent 14 times, dishing at least 3 assists 12 times, and grabbing multiple steals 14 Williams times... a two-time GNAC Player of the Week for her play in the fi rst three league games in December, Williams holds additional GNAC ranks of 12th in assists (3.0 apg), 7th in A/T ratio (1.4), 6th in FG% (.527) and 11th in 3FGs per game (1.4)... she is connecting at 60 percent inside the arc, helping her to NCAA D-II national ranks of 34th in FG% and 29th in scoring... Williams s 26.9 minutes per game are also the most averaged by a Seawolf since Kylie Burns logged 30.2 mpg in DEVINE TALENT: Sr. F and team co-captain Alysha Devine is averaging 8.1 points and 1.6 steals per game, boosted by a six double-fi gure scoring efforts and a career-high 7 steals in the seasonopener against CSULA... the Preseason All-GNAC pick ranks 15th in in the league in steals and is the Seawolves 4th-leading scorer and 2nd-leading rebounder (3.8 rpg)... on UAA s career lists, Devine Devine currently sits 30th in scoring (704 pts), 21st in rebounds (440, needs 10 to reach top 20), 17th in 3FG% (.345), 13th in games started (79) and 7th in victories (93)... the Wasilla High product was the 2016 NCAA West Regional Tournament MVP and earned honorable mention All-GNAC as a junior on last year s NCAA Runner-Up squad. VITAL VETS: Of the three non-starters who returned from last year s 38-3 club, all are playing increased roles this season... Jr. F Sierra Afoa is the team s leading rebounder, averaging 4.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 1.4 spg, while starting 15 of 18 games... the former Dimond High star has led UAA in rebounding fi ve times this year, including a UAA season-high 10 boards against Chaminade, and she has fi ve games Afoa with 3 steals... So. SG Tara Thompson has also moved into the starting lineup and more than doubled her averages, emerging as the Seawolves 2nd-leading scorer (9.0 ppg) and 5th-leading rebounder (3.4 rpg)... the former Dimond Lynx leads the GNAC with her.446 3FG% and is 3rd in 3FGs per game with 2.5; in the NCAA Div. II national stats, she is 13th in 3FG% and 67th in 3FGs/gm... Thompson has also committed just 9 turnovers all year, while playing the 2nd-most Wandersee minutes (440 total, 24.4 mpg) on the team... whether starting or coming off the bench, So. F/C Hannah Wandersee has has established herself as one most accurate shooters in the GNAC, ranking 4th in the league with a.538 FG%... UAA s 6th-leading scorer and 4th-leading rebounder with 7.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg, she tallied a season-best 17 points against Post and scored 10 in the win at Hawaii-Hilo... after shooting 6 of 9 from the field last week in Washington, the former Kodiak High star has risen to 4th on UAA s career FG% list at.535. IN THE POLLS: The Seawolves are at a season-high No. 5 in the WBCA s NCAA Div. II Top 25 poll for this week... this marks UAA s 120th week all-time in the WBCA s top 25 and 83rd in the top 10, where the Seawolves have stayed for 24 straight and 36 of the last 37 polls... UAA has held No. 1 in the WBCA poll on 12 occasions, including eight total weeks from Feb. 17, 2015-Feb. 23, here are abbreviated looks at the current WBCA and D2CAA (sports info directors) polls: WBCA/USA Today NCAA Div. II Top 25 Coaches Poll (Jan. 17) UAA & opponents in bold; West Region teams in italics Rk Team [1st-pl. votes] Rec. Pts Last 1 Ashland (Ohio) [22] Virginia Union [2] Pittsburg State (Kan.) Bellarmine (Ky.) ALASKA ANCHORAGE California, Pa Colorado State-Pueblo Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) Emporia State (Kan.) Cal Baptist Simon Fraser RV West Region teams receiving votes: 29) Seattle Pacific 31. D2SIDA NCAA Div. II Top 25 Media Poll (Jan. 17) UAA & opponents in bold; West Region teams in italics Rk Team Rec. Pts Last 1 Ashland (Ohio) [14] ALASKA ANCHORAGE t 3 Virginia Union Pittsburg State (Kan.) Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) Colorado State-Pueblo Bellarmine (Ky.) Angelo State (Texas) Emporia State (Kan.) t 10 California, Pa. [1] Cal Baptist Western Washington Simon Fraser RV West Region teams receiving votes: 28) Seattle Pacific 18, t31) UC San Diego 5. D2SIDA NCAA Div. II West Region Media Poll #8 (Jan. 16) Rk Team Rec. Pts Last 1 Alaska Anchorage (6) Cal Baptist Western Washington Simon Fraser Seattle Pacific UC San Diego Point Loma Chico State Academy of Art Hawaii Pacific RV NEW AND IMPROVING: Along with Sr. F Autummn Williams, UAA has several newcomers making powerful impacts this year, including 3rd-leading scorer and rebounder Jr. F Shelby Cloninger... a transfer from North Idaho College after playing at Div. I Utah State, she has averaged 8.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 1.5 spg in just 17.1 minutes per contest... showing off a dynamic inside-outside game, Cloninger holds GNAC King ranks of 11th in 3FG% (.373) and 19th in steals, and she enjoyed one of her most productive weeks with 12 points (6-11 FG) and team bests of 11 rebounds and 8 assists at SPU and SMU... true Fr. G Kimijah King looks capable of climbing the program s

5 #2 KIMIJAH KING (G, 5-7, Fr.) Pts 17 at Western Oregon, 1/5/17 Rebs 5, three mes (last: at SMU, 1/21/17) Asts 2, five mes (last: at WOU, 1/5/17) Blks 1, twice Stls 5 vs Post, 11/17/ ALASKA ANCHORAGE WOMEN S BASKETBALL ALASKA ANCHORAGE CAREER-HIGHS #10 YAZMEEN GOO (G, 5-10, Fr.) Pts 6, three mes (last: vs CWU, 1/12/17) Rebs 9 at Chaminade, 12/14/16 Asts 13 vs Post, 11/17/16 Blks 2 vs Central Washington, 1/12/17 Stls 6 vs Post, 11/17/16 #21 KAITLYN HURLEY (G, 5-7, Jr.) Pts 22 vs Simon Fraser, 11/30/16 Rebs 5 at Hawaii-Hilo, 12/17/16 Asts 4 at Western Oregon, 1/5/17 Blks 0 Stls 2 vs Simon Fraser, 11/30/16 #3 TARA THOMPSON (G, 5-7, So.) Pts 17 at MSU Billings, 12/31/16 Rebs 7 vs Academy of Art, 11/12/16 Asts 2, 7 mes (last: at UH-Hilo, 12/17/16) Blks 1, twice Stls 4 vs Simon Fraser, 11/30/16 #4 ZHARA LASTER (G, 5-9, Jr.) Pts 6 at Saint Mar n s, 1/21/17 Rebs 4, twice (last: at SMU, 1/21/17) Asts 3 at Saint Mar n s, 1/21/17 Blks 1 vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/14/17 Stls 1 at Saint Mar n s, 1/21/17 #5 DOMINIQUE THOMAS (F, 6-0, Jr.) Pts 9 vs Cal State LA, 11/11/16 Rebs 6, twice (last: at UH-Hilo, 12/17/16) Asts 1, twice Blks 2 at Western Oregon, 1/5/17 Stls 3, twice (last: vs CWU, 1/12/17) #11 SHELBY CLONINGER (F, 6-0, Jr.) Pts 15 vs Cal State LA, 11/11/16 Rebs 8 at BYU-Hawaii, 12/13/16 Asts 6 at Saint Mar n s, 1/21/17 Blks 2 vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/14/17 Stls 5 vs Post, 11/17/16 #15 ALYSHA DEVINE (F, 6-1, Sr.) Pts 21 at Chaminade, 12/14/16 Rebs 10 vs MSU Billings, 12/31/15 Asts 4, 3 mes (last vs Concordia, 1/9/16) Blks 2, four mes (last: at UAF, 12/10/16) Stls 7 vs Cal State LA, 11/11/16 #20 HANNAH WANDERSEE (F/C, 6-1, So.) Pts 22 vs New Hope Chris an, 11/6/15 Rebs 11 vs New Hope Chris an, 11/6/15 Asts 3 vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/14/17 Blks 3 vs New Hope Chris an, 11/6/15 Stls 5 vs Post, 11/17/16 #23 KIKI ROBERTSON (G, 5-5, Sr.) Pts 23 at Chaminade, 11/21/13 Rebs 10 at Chaminade, 11/21/13 Asts 15 vs Chris an Brothers, 11/20/14 Blks 1, three mes Stls 9 vs Western Oregon, 1/7/16 #24 SIERRA AFOA (F, 5-9, Jr.) Pts 15, twice (last vs CSUDH, 3/11/16) Rebs 12 vs Holy Names, 11/14/14 Asts 3, twice (last vs CSUDH, 10/31/15) Blks 3 vs Simon Fraser, 11/30/16 Stls 4 vs Sea le Pacific, 1/21/16 #32 AUTUMMN WILLIAMS (F, 5-10, Sr.) Pts 29 at Sea le Pacific, 1/19/17 Rebs 5 vs Cal State LA, 11/11/16 Asts 6, twice (last: vs Post, 11/18/16) Blks 1 at Sea le Pacific, 1/19/17 Stls 6 at BYU-Hawaii, 12/13/16 rookie lists, averaging 6.6 ppg, 1.3 spg, and shooting.505 from the field, including.400 from long range... King has already scored at least 9 points on seven occasions, including 17 points at Western Oregon and 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting against Northwest Nazarene... redshirt Fr. PG Yazmeen Goo has made a huge splash despite averaging a team-low 3.4 ppg... the Californian is among the GNAC s top 5 in steals Goo (2.3 spg), assists (4.6 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (2.7), while ranking among the national top 80 in all three categories... nationally, she is 10th overall in A/T ratio and No. 1 among freshmen, while she stands No. 2 in apg and No. 7 in spg among rookies... Goo set the Seawolves single-game freshman assist record with 13 dimes against Post on Nov. 17. McCARTHY IN CHARGE: Now in his fi fth season at UAA and sixth overall as a head coach, Ryan Mc- Carthy has led the Seawolf program to new heights, capturing back-to-back GNAC regular-season titles for the fi rst time and ascending to No. 1 in the national rankings in two consecutive campaigns... Mc- Carthy repeated as the WBCA s NCAA Div. II West Region Coach of the Year in , adding to his McCarthy GNAC Coach of the Year honor... in , the Anchorage native took UAA to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, advancing all way to the National Title Game and earning an NCAA Div. II-record 38 victories... his club claimed the best winning percentage in program history with a 29-2 (.935) mark, sweeping both GNAC titles as well... McCarthy has led UAA to an improvement in overall wins (17, 19, 29, 38) and conference wins (11, 12, 17, 18) in each season at the helm playing its up-tempo Mayhem style, McCarthy s crew also led the nation in steals per game for the third season in a row... McCarthy sports a head-coaching record of (.828) at UAA and (.779) overall, having served in an interim capacity at Northwest Nazarene in McCarthy is assisted again in by 5th-year associate head coach Shaina Afoa, 2ndyear assistant Alysa Horn (who starred at UAA from ), and 3rd-year volunteer assistant Patrick Flanigin. SEAWOLVES PICKED 3RD: UAA fi nished third in a narrow GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll, released Oct. 19: GNAC Women s Basketball Coaches Poll Rk Team (1st-pl. votes) Records Pts 1. Western Washington (6) 20-9 (16-4, 2nd) Simon Fraser (1) (13-7, 4th) Alaska Anchorage (4) 38-3 (18-2, 1st) Montana State Billings (15-5, 3rd) Seattle Pacific (9-11, 7th) Northwest Nazarene (10-10, t5th) Central Washington (10-10, t5th) Concordia, Ore (4-16, 10th) Alaska Fairbanks (7-13, 8th) Saint Martin s 7-20 (5-15, 9th) Western Oregon 4-24 (3-17, 11th) SEAWOLF INDIVIDUAL HONORS Alysha Devine Preseason All-GNAC Team Kiki Robertson Preseason All-GNAC Team Tara Thompson GCI Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team Autummn Williams GNAC Player of the Week, Nov. 28-Dec. 4 GNAC Player of the Week, Dec. 5-11

6 GNAC GIANTS: Here is where the Seawolves stand on the GNAC s career lists: STEALS 1. Kiki Robertson, UAA (13- ) T. Simmons, NNU (12-16) 331 STEALS PER GAME 1. S. Marquis, MSUB (07-11) T. Simmons, NNU (12-16) Kiki Robertson, UAA (13- ) * Heidi Beuhler, NNU (02-04) 2.80 ASSISTS 1. Kiki Robertson, UAA (13- ) B. Knudsen, MSUB (10-14) 532 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. H. Buehler, NNU (02-04) K. Robertson, UAA (13- ) * M. Wagoner, UAF (98-02) 5.1 3FG PCT. 1. Stacey Miller, WWU (00-03) C. Waltrip, WWU (09-13) T. Thompson, UAA (15- ) * J. Kaczor, WWU (98-02).388 GAMES PLAYED 1. H. Johansson, UAA (08-12) J. Kaczor, WWU (98-02) Six players ed Kiki Robertson, UAA (13- ) 117 GAMES STARTED 1. R. Kielpinski, UAA (05-09) K. Goggins, MSUB (11-15) Kiki Robertson, UAA (13- ) 114 *based on current pace Seawolves in the NCAA Div. II stats TEAM (top 50 only) INDIVIDUAL (top 100 only) Steals/gm: 1st, 17.1 (Glenville St., 15.3) Assists/gm: Robertson, 12th, 6.1 TO Forced/gm: 2nd, 28.0 (Cal, Pa., 28.3) Goo, 44th, 4.8 Score Margin: 2nd, (Ashlnd, 32.8) A/T Ra o: Robertson, 8th, 2.86 TO Margin: 2nd, (Cal, Pa., +13.7) Goo, 10th, 2.83 Assists/gm: 3rd, 21.4 Steals/gm: Robertson, 5th, 3.5 Scoring Def.: 3rd, 52.5 Williams, 36th, 2.6 Assist/Turnover Ra o: 5th, 1.35 Goo, 86th, 2.24 Scoring Offense: 6th, FG%: Thompson, 13th,.447 FG%: 13th,.456 FG%: Williams, 34th,.522 3FG%: 14th,.374 Points/gm: Williams, 29th, FGs Made/gm: 16th, 8.5 3FGs Made/gm: Thompson, 67th, 2.47 Off. Reb./gm: 31st, 15.2 FT%: 49th,.741 Alaska Anchorage Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Jan 21, 2017) All games Opponent Date Score KING,KIMIJ THOMPSON,T LASTER,ZHA THOMAS,DOM GOO,YAZMEE CLONINGER, DEVINE,ALY CAL STATE LOS ANGELES 11/11/ W D N P ACADEMY OF ART 11/12/ W DNP POST 11/17/ W D N P POST 11/18/ W DNP PORTLAND 11/22/ L D N P SIMON FRASER 11/30/ W DNP WESTERN WASHINGTON 12/03/ W D N P at Alaska Fairbanks 12/10/ W DNP at BYU-Hawaii 12/13/ W DNP at Chaminade 12/14/ W DNP at Hawaii-Hilo 12/17/ W DNP at MSU Billings 12/31/ W DNP at Western Ore. 01/05/ W DNP at Concordia, Ore. 01/07/ W DNP CENTRAL WASHINGTON 01/12/ W NORTHWEST NAZARENE 01/14/ W at Seattle Pacific 01/19/ W D N P at Saint Martin's 01/21/ W DNP Opponent Date Score WANDERSEE, HURLEY,KAI ROBERTSON, AFOA,SIERR WILLIAMS,A CAL STATE LOS ANGELES 11/11/ W D N P ACADEMY OF ART 11/12/ W POST 11/17/ W POST 11/18/ W PORTLAND 11/22/ L SIMON FRASER 11/30/ W WESTERN WASHINGTON 12/03/ W at Alaska Fairbanks 12/10/ W at BYU-Hawaii 12/13/ W at Chaminade 12/14/ W at Hawaii-Hilo 12/17/ W at MSU Billings 12/31/ W at Western Ore. 01/05/ W at Concordia, Ore. 01/07/ W CENTRAL WASHINGTON 01/12/ W NORTHWEST NAZARENE 01/14/ W at Seattle Pacific 01/19/ W7-6-1 D N P at Saint Martin's 01/21/ W9-4-0 DNP

7 CHASING RECORDS: Here are where the Seawolves now rank on the program s all- me career sta s cs lists: POINTS 1. Robin Graul ( ) 2, Sonya Welch ( ) Kamie Jo Massey ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Angie Warnke ( ) Amber Nasby ( ) Alysha Devine (2013- ) 704 REBOUNDS 1. Rebecca Kielpinski (05-09) 1, Kaylie Robison ( ) Alysha Devine (2013- ) 440 ASSISTS 1. Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Allegra Stoetzel ( ) 460 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Sasha King ( ) 5.0 STEALS 1. Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Robin Graul ( ) 329 STEALS PER GAME 1. Robin Graul ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Tiffany Massey ( ) 2.8 FG MADE 1. Robin Graul ( ) Carolyn Doney ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 318 FG% 1. Megan Mullings ( ) Darlene Smith ( ) H. Wandersee (2015- ) * Wendy Sturgis ( ).534 3FGs MADE 1. Jenna Buchanan ( ) Teri Cothren ( ) Dasha Basova ( ) 80 Tara Thompson (2015- ) Stephanie Beason ( ) Alysha Devine (2013- ) 60 3FGs MADE PER GAME 1. Tirzah Church ( ) Greta Fadness ( ) Tara Thompson (2015- ) * Dasha Basova ( ) FGs ATTEMPTED 1. Jessica Madison ( ) Teri Cothren ( ) Tara Thompson (2015- ) Limor Pelleg ( ) Stephanie Beason (04-05) Alysha Devine (2013- ) 178 3FG% 1. Greta Fadness ( ) Tamar Gruwell ( ) Tara Thompson (2015- ) * Sasha King ( ) Melanie Iwamasa (93-96) Alysha Devine (2013- ) * Alysa Horn ( ).335 FT MADE 1. Robin Graul ( ) Kamie Jo Massey ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 209 FT ATTEMPTED 1. Robin Graul ( ) Bell Jordan ( ) 275 Alysa Horn ( ) Alli Madison ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 270 FT% 1. Robbie Robinson ( ) Michelle Hendry ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) * Nikki Aden ( ).766 GAMES PLAYED 1. Hanna Johansson ( ) Kylie Burns ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Wendy Sturgis ( ) 109 Stephanie Smith ( ) 109 Alysa Horn ( ) Allegra Stoetzel ( ) 108 Kellie Larrabee ( ) 108 Dana Bo oms ( ) Diane Dobrich ( ) 107 Alysha Devine (2013- ) 107 GAMES STARTED 1. Rebecca Kielpinski ( ) Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Stephanie Smith ( ) Angie Warnke ( ) 79 Alysha Devine (2013- ) 79 TOTAL MINUTES 1. Robin Graul ( ) 3, Carolyn Doney ( ) 2, Kiki Robertson (2013- ) 2,546 VICTORIES 1. Hanna Johansson ( ) Nikki Aden ( ) Jessica Madison ( ) 103 Kiki Robertson (2013- ) Rebecca Kielpinski ( ) Alysha Devine (2013- ) Alysa Horn ( ) Sierra Afoa (2014- ) 84 *based on current pace UAA School Records Broken/Tied in TEAM Game Most Points, Road 105 at Western Oregon, Jan. 5 ( es record set at Chaminade, 12/17/07) Most Points, 1st Half (road) 59 at Western Oregon, Jan. 5 (old record: 56 at BYU-Hawaii, 11/19/13) Most Points, 1st Qtr 32 at Western Oregon, Jan. 5 (old record: 31 vs Dixie State, 11/13/15) Most Points, 2nd Qtr (road) 27 at Western Oregon, Jan. 5 ( es record set at Hawaii-Hilo, 11/19/15) Most Points, 3rd Qtr (road) 27 at MSU Billings, Dec. 31 (old record: 25, twice) Fewest Points Allowed, 1st Qtr 4 at Hawaii-Hilo, Dec. 17 (old record: 5 at Central Washington, 1/14/16) Fewest Points Allowed, 1st Qtr (road) 4 at Hawaii-Hilo, Dec. 17 (old record: 5 at Central Washington, 1/14/16) Fewest Points Allowed, 2nd Qtr (Div. II Opp.) 4 vs Post, Nov. 18 (old record: 6, twice in ) Fewest Points Allowed, 3rd Qtr (Div. II Opp.) 4 at Hawaii-Hilo, Dec. 17 ( es record set twice in ) Fewest Points Allowed, Any Quarter (Div. II Opp.) 4 at Hawaii-Hilo [1st & 3rd qtrs], Dec. 17; vs Art U [3rd], Nov. 12; and vs Post [2nd], Nov. 18 ( es record set twice in ) Largest Differen al, 1st Qtr +20 [24-4] at Hawaii-Hilo, Dec. 17; and [29-9] at Saint Mar n s, Jan. 21 ( es record: vs Western Oregon [27-7], 1/7/16) Largest Differen al, 3rd Qtr (Div. II Opp.) +20 [24-4] vs Art U, Nov. 12 (old record: +19 vs Cedarville [26-7], 12/19/15) Largest Differen al, Any Quarter (road) +20 [24-4] at Hawaii-Hilo [1st], Dec. 17; and [29-9] at Saint Mar n s, Jan. 21 (old record: +19 at Hawaii-Hilo, 11/19/15) Largest Hal ime Lead (conf. road game) 32 (59-27) at Western Oregon, Jan. 5 (old record not researched) Most Steals (Div. II Opp.) 37 vs Post, Nov. 17 (old record: 33 vs Chaminade, 12/17/10) INDIVIDUAL Game Most Assists, Freshman 13, Yazmeen Goo (previous record unresearched) Career Most Assists 634, Kiki Robertson, 2013-current (extends own record) Most Steals 339, Kiki Robertson, 2013-current (old record: 329, Robin Graul, ) MISC. - TEAM Consecu ve Road Wins 17, Jan. 14, 2016-current (old record: 13, Dec. 4, 2014-Dec. 3, 2015) Consecu ve Conference Road Wins 14, Jan. 14, 2016-current (old record: 10, Dec. 4, 2014-Dec. 3, 2015) Consecu ve Wins vs Opponent 26 vs Western Oregon, Mar. 4, 2004-current (extends record)

8 Alaska Anchorage Basketball Alaska Anchorage Overall/Conference Statistics (as of Jan 21, 2017) 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 Williams,Autummn Thompson,Tara Cloninger,Shelby Devine,Alysha Robertson,Kiki Wandersee,Hannah King,Kimijah Hurley,Kaitlyn Afoa,Sierra Laster,Zhara Thomas,Dominique Goo,Yazmeen 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 Williams,Autummn Thompson,Tara Cloninger,Shelby Devine,Alysha Robertson,Kiki Wandersee,Hannah King,Kimijah Hurley,Kaitlyn Afoa,Sierra Laster,Zhara Thomas,Dominique Goo,Yazmeen 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 Williams,Autummn Thompson,Tara Cloninger,Shelby Devine,Alysha Robertson,Kiki Wandersee,Hannah King,Kimijah Hurley,Kaitlyn Afoa,Sierra Laster,Zhara Thomas,Dominique

9 Alaska Anchorage Basketball Alaska Anchorage Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 21, 2017) 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 32 Williams,Autummn Thompson,Tara Cloninger,Shelby Devine,Alysha Robertson,Kiki Wandersee,Hannah King,Kimijah Hurley,Kaitlyn Afoa,Sierra Laster,Zhara Thomas,Dominique Goo,Yazmeen 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. 11/11/16 CAL STATE LOS ANGELES W /12/16 ACADEMY OF ART W /17/16 POST W /18/16 POST W ^ 11/22/16 PORTLAND L * 11/30/16 SIMON FRASER W * 12/03/16 WESTERN WASHINGTON W * 12/10/16 at Alaska Fairbanks W /13/16 at BYU-Hawaii W /14/16 at Chaminade W /17/16 at Hawaii-Hilo W * 12/31/16 at MSU Billings W * 01/05/17 at Western Ore. W * 01/07/17 at Concordia, Ore. W * 01/12/17 CENTRAL WASHINGTON W * 01/14/17 NORTHWEST NAZARENE W * 01/19/17 at Seattle Pacific W * 01/21/17 at Saint Martin's W ^ = GCI Great Alaska Shootout * = Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Alaska Anchorage