(From left to right) sophomore guard Mylee Anderson, freshman guard Kinzley Larsen, fifth-year guard Sheridan Liggett, senior guard Bridgette Tello and fifth-year center Bella Hays. Photo by Eve Kedem.
Second-year head coach Matt Thune led the UAA Seawolves to defeat the College of Idaho’s Yotes 95-73 in the Alaska Airlines Center (AAC) on Nov. 6.
Their home debut brought out members of the Anchorage community and the Wasilla High School girls basketball team.
The opening game featured several new Seawolves who transferred from schools including Bellarmine Preparatory School, Colorado Mesa University, Eastern Washington University, Montana State University Billings, Rynella East College, Seattle University, Texas A&M International and Utah Tech University.
UAA has five players from Alaska this season, including fifth-year center Bella Hays, sophomore guard Mylee Anderson, freshman guard Savannah Kroon from Wasilla, sophomore forward Evan Hamey from Anchorage and sophomore guard Jennifer Nash from Point Hope.
According to Associate Media Relations Director Nate Sagan's game recap, junior guard Amber Kartchner led UAA in scoring with 19 points, along with two assists and three rebounds.
Senior guard Bridgette Tello established a season high with seven rebounds, as well as four assists and 17 points. Tello received the fourth double-figure.
UAA earned their best three-point shooting percentage of the 2020s at .611%, making it their fifth best figure in history.
Newer players, including fifth-year guard Sheridan Liggett and freshman guard Kinzley Larsen also contributed to the Seawolves’ home debut.
According to the game’s Seawolf Athletics box score, Liggett scored 12 points, gained three rebounds and recorded one assist. Larsen scored 10 points, rebounded four times and gained two assists.
Fifth-year guard Kyla Momberg scored with eight points and matched Larsen and Kartchner with two assists.
In her 15-minute playing time, junior guard Kiara Stone obtained eight points and one assist for the Seawolves.
Fifth-year guard Jayden Smallwood scored four points and recorded two assists, while Evan Hamey contributed to the team’s score with one rebound.
Bella Hays recorded two points, two rebounds and one assist.
According to Sagan, returning senior Lilee Duffin led the game with eight rebounds, scored five points and achieved a career-high of six assists.
With the most play time of 30 minutes, returning player Mylee Anderson followed with two rebounds, five assists and 10 points.
The Seawolves defeated the Yotes in their first home game of the season and will play the University of Louisville Cardinals in the AAC next on Nov. 21.
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