FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Western Oregon women's basketball fell to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 75-55, on Saturday evening.
 
The Wolves dropped to 2-12 overall and 1-5 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, while the Nanooks improved to 7-9 overall and 2-4 in the GNAC.
 
The Nanooks held onto the lead throughout the entire game. Western Oregon came within six points in the beginning of the third quarter, but Alaska pulled away for the remainder of the match.
 
"Tonight was an absolute lack of focus and effort to execute our game plan," head coach Holli Howard-Carpenter said. "We escaped the first half with only an eight point deficit but failed to make a run at all in the second half."
 
The Wolves posted a 39.6 percent in field goals, while the Nanooks had a 57.1 field goal percentage. Western Oregon finished 13 of 17 free throws and went 4-for-18 behind the arc.
 
Michelle Bromagem led the Wolves with a season-high of 15 points. Jasmine Miller added 10, and Ali Nelke, Kelsey Henry as well as Jordan Mottershaw each had six. While Sydney Azorr and Emily Howey each contributed five points, they also helped out in assists as Azorr had five, and Howey had four.
 
Alaska's Jordan Wilson had 25 points for the night, Kaillee Skjold recorded 18, and Jaylee Mays had 11. Skjold also added seven assists and five rebounds.
 
"Fairbanks played tough and executed well on offense against our man and zone," Howard-Carpenter said. "We let their ball pressure bother us, and they converted on our turnovers."
 
Alaska created 27 points off of Western Oregon's 25 turnovers, whereas the Wolves scored 14 off of Alaska's 19 turnovers.
 
The Wolves were able to slightly outrebound the Nanooks, 30-25, in which Mottershaw totaled six boards, and Azorr added five.
 
The Wolves will return to Monmouth for an early week starting with a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, January 12 against Concordia, which is also Black Out Night. On Saturday, January 16, they will face Montana State Billings at 2 p.m.