Published Jan 9, 2024 by Josh Reed On the college scene, both of the University of Alaska Anchorage basketball teams extended their respective winning streaks with notable victories.
In college hoops action, the UAA men’s basketball team notched a big road victory over in-state rival UAF to establish a two-game winning streak and open the new year on the right foot. The game went into overtime and the Seawolves prevailed 64-58 thanks to strong defense and an efficient shooting outing from junior guard Dillon Barrientos, who knocked down 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
The UAA women’s team began 2024 the same way it closed out 2023: red-hot. The Seawolves extended their winning streak with a pair of victories this past week and the most notable was their 61-54 upset of No. 14 nationally ranked Western Washington. It marked their first win over the Vikings since 2020 and was highlighted by the return of senior guard Vishe’ Rabb. She scored a team-high 16 points in just 17 minutes of action in her first game back since suffering a torn ACL in the first round of the 2023 GNAC championship tournament.
“2024 has been good to us so far,” Rabb said. “We want to fix our standing in the conference. We’re on the wave and we don’t want to lose it, so there’s no looking back.”
The Seawolves rolled to their sixth win two days later with an 89-68 blowout of Simon Fraser on Saturday night. They were led in scoring by junior guard Senya Rabouin who dropped 21 points on her way to earning GNAC Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career.
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