ANCHORAGE ? Nicci Miller scored a game-high 19 points and 3rd-ranked Alaska Anchorage used a 15-0 run midway through the game to earn a 72-45 women's basketball victory over Cal State Stanislaus at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex on Saturday night.
UAA (11-1) also got 10 points and five rebounds from senior forward Dasha Basova as it stretched its winning streak to nine games and earned an important victory in the NCAA Division II West Region playoff race.
The Warriors (6-3) got an impressive 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks from center Katie Busi, but the Seawolves held the visitors from Turlock, Calif., to just 28.3 percent shooting (15 of 53) and forced 24 turnovers.
Meanwhile, the Seawolves committed a season-low 10 turnovers and cashed in from the free-throw line where they made 24 of 33.
UAA ? which led by 25 at the half in an 86-52 win Friday night ? recovered quickly from a 5-0 deficit to start Saturday's game, but only led 27-21 with 3 minutes remaining in the first half.
Nikki Aden would nail a three-pointer, however, and Elisha Harris grabbed a steal and drove in for a layup to help UAA take a 34-21 lead at the break. The Seawolves then opened with the first eight points of the second half and the game stayed near a 20-point margin from there.
The Seawolves got excellent backcourt play from the trio of Jackie Thiel, Kiki Taylor and Elisha Harris, who combined for 10 assists, six steals and just three turnovers.
Rebecca Kielpinski tallied seven points (5-6 FT), five rebounds and three blocks, while freshman forward Hanna Johansson had eight points and a pair of steals.
UAA concludes the non-conference portion of its schedule when it hosts a pair of games Jan. 2 and 3 against Kuyper (Mich.) College.
