PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 16) – With two weeks left until its season opener, the Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2026-27 Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason coaches' poll, released Friday by the league office.
The Seawolves received 61 points in voting by the league's 10 head coaches, just behind fourth-place Montana State Billings (68) and fifth-place Northwest Nazarene (63). Defending regular-season champion Western Washington was picked to repeat, earning 93 total points and four first-place votes, followed by Central Washington (88, 4 first-place) and Saint Martin's (73).
UAA returns three letterwinners – including starters
Mylee Anderson (5-8, G, So., 10.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.9 apg) and
Lillee Duffin (6-1, F, Sr., 5.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg) – from last year's team that finished 16-11 overall and 8-10 in the GNAC. Second-year head coach
Matt Thune has also reloaded the roster with seven transfers and a pair of true freshmen. Junior guard
Amber Kartchner (Utah Tech), 5th-year guard
Sheridan Liggett (Seattle) and 5th-year center
Bella Hays (Eastern Washington) all bring Div. I experience, while sophomore forward
Evan Hamey (Colo. Mesa) and 5th-year guard
Kyla Momberg (MSU Billings) contributed to Div. II NCAA Tournament squads a year ago.
The Seawolves debut Oct. 30-Nov. 1 with three games at the Hoops In Hawaii Tip-Off Classic in Honolulu, before making their home debut Nov. 6-7 against College of Idaho at the Alaska Airlines Center. Surf to GoSeawolves.com for tickets, full schedule, roster and more.
2026-27 Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rk. Team (1st-place votes) Pts '25-26 Conf.(Pl.)
1. Western Washington (4) 93 25-8 15-3 (1st)
2. Central Washington (4) 88 25-7 14-4 (T2nd)
3. Saint Martin's 73 18-10 14-4 (T2nd)
4. Montana State Billings 68 20-15 9-9 (T5th)
5. Northwest Nazarene (1) 63 17-10 12-6 (4th)
6. Alaska Anchorage (1) 61 16-11 8-10 (7th)
7. Western Oregon 44 15-13 9-9 (T5th)
8. Simon Fraser 31 10-19 5-13 (8th)
9. Seattle Pacific 28 7-20 4-14 (9th)
10. Alaska Fairbanks 10 0-26 0-18 (10th)
