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QUICKLY
Western's loss to Western Washington snapped a four-game GNAC winning streak. Despite the setback, WOU is off to its best start in conference history . . . Sophomore guard Jamie Richardson recorded a GNAC season-high seven steals last week against Western Washington . . . The Wolves had a season-high 22 assists last week against Simon Fraser, the most in a single game since Dec. 9, 2005 . . . Junior forward Rylee Peterson is averaging 19 points in WOU's three post-holiday games.

SCOUTING ALASKA ANCHORAGE
The Seawolves of Alaska Anchorage enter their tilt against the Wolves ranked No. 12 nationally and with a 13-3 (4-1 GNAC) record on the season, having defeated Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington in home contests last weekend. UAA is averaging 73.5 points per game and are outscoring their opponents by an average of 22 points. They are also grabbing an average of 8.9 more rebounds and are forcing 27 turnovers per game, ten more than they commit on average. Junior forward Hanna Johannson (13.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.3 apg) and senior guard Nikki Aden (13.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.6 spg) are the Seawolves' top players.

SCOUTING ALASKA FAIRBANKS
UAF has just one win on the season which came at home last weekend over Central Washington. It was the Nanooks' first win since Feb. 11, 2010. Fairbanks is averaging 59.7 points per game while giving up 76.2. They are shooting just 35.5-percent from the field and 27.7-percent from beyond the arc. The Nanooks are led by senior forward Nicole Bozek (13.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and junior guard Autumn Green (10.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg). Bozek recorded a season-high 22 points in UAF's loss to Seattle Pacific earlier this season.

OFFENSIVELY
WOU leads the GNAC in field goal percentage (45.5-percent) and three-point field goal percentage (39.1-percent), and are connecting on 6.8 three-pointers per game, good for second in the conference. The Wolves have shot no worse than 41.2-percent from the field in their last three games. They made 11-of-20 three-point shots against Simon Fraser, good for a 55-percent clip. They are also averaging 13 assists per game in conference play.

DEFENSIVELY
Western has allowed just 67.2 points in GNAC play compared to 78.8 points in non-conference games. They are holding opponents to just 38.2-percent shooting from the field and 28.7-percent shooting from beyond the arc. They are averaging 11.8 steals per game, and have recorded double-digit thefts in two of their last three outings.

SHARING THE WEALTH
Western has dished out 49 assists in its last three games for an average of more than 16 per game. The Wolves were averaging a little less than 11 dimes through their first ten games. They assisted on 22 of their 31 field goals against Simon Fraser, good for a 71-percent assist rate. The last time WOU recorded 22 assists in a single game was Dec. 9, 2005, against George Fox.

Sophomore guards Lorrie Clifford (5) and Jamie Richardson (5), freshman forward Melissa Fowler (5), and junior forward Rylee Peterson (4) all set career highs in assists the past three games.

GOING THE OTHER WAY
Sophomore guard Jamie Richardson tied a GNAC season high with seven steals against Western Washington last week. She has 33 thefts on the season after recording a WOU Division II freshman-record 48 steals last season. She currently ranks eighth in Western DII history with 81 career steals.

PLAYING UP TO THE COMPETITION
The Wolves did not back down when facing No. 13 Western Washington last week. In fact, they performed better statistically than any of WWU's previous foes this season. WWU was allowing just 51.2 points per game, but gave up 67 to Western. The Vikings were also holding opponents to 35.9-percent shooting; WOU shot 42.6-percent (26-61). The Wolves picked WWU for 17 steals and assisted on 14 of their 26 field goals, both season-highs for WWU opponents. Western also connected on 10-of-14 free throws for their best free throw percentage in GNAC play this season.

POST-HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES
Junior forward Rylee Peterson and sophomore guard Lorrie Clifford have returned from the holiday break with a vengeance. In Western's three post-holiday games, Peterson is averaging 19 points, nine rebounds, four steals, two blocks, and almost two assists. She has set career-highs in points (25), rebounds (12), assists (4), and steals (7) since coming back from WOU's holiday break.

Clifford has averaged 7.7 points, four assists, three rebounds, and 1.3 steals in WOU's previous three games. She was averaging 6.1 points and 2.6 assists prior to the Wolves' holiday break. She recorded a career-high five assists and a season-high 13 points last week against Western Washington.

NATIONAL STATISTICS (as of 1/2/11)
As a team, WOU ranks in the top 100 in many national statistics, including free throw percentage (75.8; 27), three-point field goal percentage defense (.268; 34), blocked shots per game (3.6; 71), steals per game (10.5; 74), and three-point field goals made per game (5.8; 99).

Individually, senior guard Sara Zahler ranks in the top 250 in free throw percentage (.895; 21), three-point field goal percentage (.407; 51), three-point field goals made per game (2.0; 115), and points per game (13.3; 236). Junior forward Rylee Peterson ranks in blocked shots per game (2.5; 15), steals per game (2.6; 68), and rebounds per game (6.9; 223). Sophomore guard Jamie Richardson ranks in steals per game (2.0; 213).