<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2q18Mm_17k2ztff00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2q18Mm_17k2ztff00" width="800" height="450" >FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team began 2026 with a big victory over the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks on the road Thursday evening.INSIDE THE MATCHUP:<ul><li>Final: Central Washington (69), Alaska Fairbanks (49)</li><li>Records: CWU (11-1, 2-0 GNAC), UAF (0-11, 0-3 GNAC)</li><li>Location: Alaska Airlines Gym (Fairbanks, Alaska)</li></ul>QUOTING CWU HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH RANDI RICHARDSON:"We're happy to get the win and we have a lot of take-a-ways from this game that we must grow from. Now it's onto the recovery battle for another important conference game Saturday."HOW IT HAPPENED:<ul><li>The Wildcats got out to a quick 3-0 lead thanks to an and-one by Fiona Snashall, however the Nanooks responded with a jumper from Jazlynn Novelli but Snashall added a layup from Snashall followed by a three from Emily Shaw two minutes later to make it 8-2 in favor of CWU.</li><li>Three-straight buckets by the 'Nooks tied things up at eight apiece before the two squads exchanged a pair of baskets, but a layup by Sierra Eddie sent the teams to the media timeout with CWU on top 14-10 with 4:16 left in the first.</li><li>Alaska Fairbanks came out of the media and immediately scored a layup and a three from Pearle Green to take the 15-14 lead.</li><li>Jordy DeMott and Asher Cai each earned a free-throw but the Nanooks grabbed a pair of baskets to take the 19-18 lead to end the first quarter.</li><li>UAF began the second quarter with a jumper followed by a three from Novelli to make it a 24-18 lead with 9:13 left.</li><li>Cai responded with a three and 30 seconds later Capri Sims muscled her way with a layup to make it a 24-23 UAF lead with 7:41 left in the second.</li><li>The two teams continued to exchange scores and after a jumper from Tamai Mancuso, the Nanooks held a 32-28 lead with 1:31 left in the second.</li><li>Another and-one and another layup both by Snashall sent the teams to the half with CWU on top 33-32.</li><li>Alaska Fairbanks began the third quarter with a bucket from Novelli, however a 7-0 run by the 'Cats made it a 40-34 CWU lead with 7:22 left in the third.</li><li>The Nanooks mustered a pair of buckets, but the 'Cats kept an arm's length away thanks to a pair of free-throws by Sims and a three from Shaw to make it a 45-38 CWU lead with 5:07 left in the third.</li><li>Green earned a layup at the 4:05 for UAF, but the 'Cats held them scoreless for the rest of the third and earned a 7-0 run of their own to end the quarter with a 52-40 lead.</li><li>The 'Nooks showed some grit to begin the fourth with a 7-2 run to cut it to a 54-47 CWU lead with 6:45 left.</li><li>The crimson and black stiffened up their defense and earned a 15-0 run to seal the deal as a jumper from Novelli of UAF proved to be the final basket of the game as the 'Cats cruised to a 69-49 victory.</li></ul>STATS FROM THE GAME:<ul><li>Cai finished with 23 points, four rebounds, three assists, and a steal.</li><li>Snasahll had a double-double performance with 15 points, 16 boards, three assists, and three steals.</li><li>Sims also finished in double-figures with 10 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one block, and two steals.</li><li>Shaw contributed 11 points, an assist, and two steals off the bench.</li><li>Kayla Thonrton added two points, two rebounds, one assist, and two steals while Rylee Leishman added a rebound and an assist.</li><li>Annalee Coronado had three points, three assists, and two steals while DeMott added three points, one rebound, and a steal.</li><li>Eddie had two points, two rebounds, three steals, and a block while Aliyah Finch had a rebound a block.</li><li>CWU finished the game shooting 41.5 percent from the floor, 25 percent from three, and 63.6 percent at the free-throw line.</li><li>The 'Nooks were led by Novelli with 19 points, three rebounds, three assists, and a steal while Green added 16 points, three rebounds, three assists, and three blocks off the bench.</li><li>UAF shot 42.6 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from three, and did not attempt a free-throw in the game.</li><li>CWU won the battle of the boards by a 38-30 margin.</li></ul>SERIES HISTORY:<ul><li>CWU leads the all-time series by a 42-13 margin.</li><li>The 'Cats are 19-10 in Fairbanks.</li><li>The crimson and black is on a 16-game win-streak.</li><li>In conference matchups CWU leads 41-11.</li></ul><ul><li>The 'Cats will have a big test to conclude their Alaska trip as they travel to Anchorage to see the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (9-3, 1-2 GNAC) on Saturday, January 3 at 6:15 p.m. PST from inside the Alaska Airlines Center.</li></ul></div></body>

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Central Washington University Women's Basketball Team began 2026 with a big victory over the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks on the road Thursday evening. Final: Central Washington (69), Alaska Fairbanks (49) Records: CWU (11-1, 2-0 GNAC), UAF (0-11, 0-3 GNAC) Location: Alaska Airlines Gym (Fairbanks, Alaska) QUOTING...

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