Jan. 16, 2008

Alaska vs. Western Oregon Complete Notes

• Tonight's matchup marks the 20th all-time meeting between Alaska and Western Oregon, with the Nanooks clinging to a 10-9 advantage in the series. The two teams first met in Monmouth on Jan. 2, 1983, a game the Wolves would win 61-50.

• Alaska has had Western Oregon's number in recent years, sweeping the Wolves last season with a 61-54 win on the road and a 71-59 victory at the Patty Center on Feb. 3, 2007. The Nanooks have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the two sides, and currently boast a six-game winning streak against Western Oregon. For her Alaska career, head coach Lynne Andrew is 8-1 against the Wolves.

• Alaska's Sheena Brown grabbed her second GNAC Player of the Week award on the season with a pair of jaw-dropping statistical performances for the Nanooks for the week of Jan 7-13. The Lathrop High graduate posted 23 points, 19 of which came in the second half, and five steals against nationally-ranked Seattle Pacific on Jan. 3. Brown followed up that performance with a career-high 34-point effort against Montana State Billings on Jan 5: tying the 11th highest single-game scoring total in GNAC history. She also took home the award for the week of Dec. 10-16 after helping the Nanooks to three wins in four days on their Hawaiian road trip.

• Sheena Brown's 34-point performance against Montana State Billings marks the highest scoring output for the Nanooks since Cody Burgess hung 37 points on Central Washington on Dec. 2, 2004. Prior to Brown's accomplishment, no Alaska player had broken the 30-point barrier in nearly three years. Adrieene Taalak was the last player to do so, scoring 32 against Anchorage on Jan. 15, 2005.

• Junior co-captain Cristina Bruketta also enjoyed a fine night against Montna State Billings, hitting the Yellowjackets for 16 of the Nanooks' 89 points. Bruketta also set a new career record for rebounds, grabbing eight boards, as well kicking in a season-high four assists.