Gruwell, Seawolves shoot down 'Swords

HONOLULU – Senior guard Tamar Gruwell netted a career-high 24 points as the 5th-ranked Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team earned its first road win of the season with a 90-43 rout of Chaminade at McCabe Gymnasium on Wednesday.

The Seawolves (10-1) also got 13 points and three assists from junior guard Sarah Herrin and 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists from senior forward Nicci Miller as they rolled to a 48-20 halftime lead.

The Silverswords (1-6) were led by nine points from reserve guard Kellene Costello, but the home team had more turnovers (29) than field-goal attempts (28).

UAA, meanwhile, connected on half of its 62 shots, including 13-of-32 three-point marksmanship. Gruwell sank six of those treys as UAA wound up one short of the single-game school record. It was the most ever three-pointers in a road game for the Seawolves, who got three apiece from Herrin and senior guard Leah Stepovich (11 pts, 3-6 3FG, 3 steals).

Senior point guard Kiki Taylor had seven points and four steals to help UAA earn its seventh victory of at least 30 points this year.

The Seawolves improved to 4-0 all-time against the Silverswords as they concluded the non-conference portion of their 2009-10 schedule. UAA returns to action Jan. 7 in its Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener at Central Washington (4:15 p.m. AST).

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Players Mentioned

#14 Tamar Gruwell: G; 5' 8"; Junior

#RS Sarah Herrin: G; 5' 8"; Junior

#0 Nicci Miller: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#RS Leah Stepovich: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#10 Kiki Taylor: G; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#14 Tamar Gruwell
: 5' 8"; Junior
: G

#RS Sarah Herrin
: 5' 8"; Junior
: G

#0 Nicci Miller
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#RS Leah Stepovich
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#10 Kiki Taylor
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G