THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL...
 
Fri., Nov. 13 – 6 pm AST – McCabe Gymnasium – Honolulu, HI
Alaska Anchorage (3-2) at Chaminade (1-2)
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Sat., Nov. 14 – 2 pm AST – The Shark Tank – Honolulu, HI
Alaska Anchorage at Hawaii Pacific (1-2 [Fri. vs UAF])
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Tue., Nov. 17 – 4 pm AST – Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium – Hilo, HI
Alaska Anchorage at Hawaii Hilo (1-0 [2 games pending])
 
LIVE VIDEO: Friday at pacwestnetwork.tv/chaminadeuni (pay-per-view)
                      Saturday at pacwestnetwork.tv/hawaiipacific (pay-per-view)
                      Tuesday at pacwestnetwork.tv/uhhilo (pay-per-view)
 
LIVE STATS: Friday at goswords.com/sidearmstats/wbball
                      Saturday at hpusharks.com/sidearmstats/wbball
                      Tuesday at hiloathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball
 
UAA TENTATIVE STARTERS (2026-27 stats)
G—Amber Kartchner, 5-9, Jr. (7.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.2 spg, .429 3FG)
G—Mylee Anderson, 5-8, So. (11.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 spg, .471 FG, .308 3FG)
G—Sheridan Liggett, 5-9, 5th (10.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, .449 FG)
G—Bridgette Tello, 5-8, Sr. (15.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, .547 FG, .368 3FG, 12-13 FT)
F—Lillee Duffin, 6-1, Sr. (5.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, .611 FG)
 
BACK TO THE ISLANDS: The Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team returns to Hawaii for the second time in three weeks, facing key NCAA Div. II West Region contests against Pacific West Conference clubs Chaminade, Hawaii Pacific and Hawaii Hilo ... Friday and Saturday's games are part of the annual Alaska/Hawaii Challenge, which rotates annually between the 49th and 50th states.
 
SCOUTING REPORT: Chaminade is in the midst of an 11-day layoff after starting the season with losses to St. Mary's (60-45) and UAA (82-53), plus a win over Western Colorado (73-61), at the Hoops In Hawaii Classic ... the Silverswords are led by Ella Kletti (8.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, .900 FT) and Maddy Weaver (8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .667 FG) ... set for a Friday matchup with UAF, Hawaii Pacific also played three times at the Hoops In Hawaii Classic Oct. 30-Nov. 1, earning a 74-63 win over Western Colorado and falling to Winona State (71-56) and St. Mary's (58-51) ... the Sharks are led by Jalen Samuel (12.7 ppg, 2.0 spg) and Lucia Ricci (10.0 ppg, 6-10 3FG) ... Hawaii Hilo opened the year with a 104-90 win over UAF and will play twice this weekend in Oregon (vs UC Merced & Fresno Pacific) before returning home to face UAA.
 
SEAWOLVES ROPE YOTES: UAA got its home season under way last week with 95-73 and 71-70 wins over NAIA No. 22-ranked College of Idaho at the Alaska Airlines Center ... Jr. G Amber Kartcher led five double-figure scorers Friday with 19 points (7-8 FG, 4-5 3FG), while Sr. G Bridgette Tello had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists ... on day two, Tello bagged 16 points (6-9 FG) and 9 rebounds to help the Seawolves survive despite trailing the Yotes for nearly 24 minutes ... So. G Mylee Anderson had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Fr. G Kinzley Larsen scored a career-high 12 points (5-5 FT) and Sr. F Lillee Duffin scored all seven of her points in the fourth quarter to secure the sweep.
 
HAWAIIAN BUNCH: The Seawolves got an early start to the season with games Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Hoops In Hawaii Tip-Off Classic in Honolulu, defeating Chaminade and losing to No. 2 Colorado Mesa and Lubbock Christian ... in the opener against CMU, Sr. G Bridgette Tello produced 13 points and 5 rebounds, but the Mavericks used a huge first quarter to pull away early for a 74-52 final ... UAA righted the ship against local school Chaminade on Saturday, starting with a 10-0 run and cruising 83-52 behind five double-figure scorers ... Tello led the way again with 16 points (7-12 FG), 5th-yr G Sheridan Liggett had 13 points and Sr. F Lillee Duffin nabbed her fifth career double-double with 10 points (5-7 FG) and 10 rebounds ... in the finale, Liggett helped forced overtime with 18 points (8-15 FG), but the Lady Chaps finished strong in the extra session for a 63-56 final ... So. G Mylee Anderson had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and Tello added 15 points in the rematch of the 2016 NCAA Div. II national title game.
 
THE DISH ON...
Bridgett Tello, 5-9, Sr., G, Laredo, Texas

• Leads team in scoring (15.4 ppg) and is second in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and assists (2.2 apg) through five games
• Has scored double figures and produced at least five field goals in all five games
• Hoops In Hawaii Classic All-Tournament Team
• Transfer from fellow D-II program Texas A&M-International, where she led Dustdevils with 11.7 ppg last year

 
Mylee Anderson, 5-8, So., G, Wasilla, Alaska

• 2026-27 All-GNAC Preseason Team
• Team's leading playmaker (3.2 apg & 1.6 spg), second-leading scorer (11.2 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (3.4 rpg) through five games
• Ranked 4th in GNAC and 7th nationally among freshmen last year with 3.9 apg
• GNAC's second-leading freshman scorer (10.1 ppg) in 2025-26
• Has started all 31 career appearances

 
Sheridan Liggett, 5-9, 5th-yr, G, Mapleton, Utah

• Team's third-leading scorer (10.0 ppg) and fourth-leading rebounder (3.2 rpg) through five games
• Scored double figures in three of five games, shooting .568 from 2-point range
• Played three seasons at D-I program Seattle University from 2022-25, playing in 60 games with 16 starting assignments, and posting averages of 5.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.4 apg

 
Amber Kartchner, 5-9, Jr., G, Logan, Utah

• Team's fifth-leading scorer (7.4 ppg) through five games, shooting .517 FG and .429 3FG
• Led UAA with 19 points (7-8 FG) in Nov. 6 win over College of Idaho
• Returning to basketball after three seasons off
• Spent redshirt season at BYU in 2021-22 and started all 31 games in 2022-23 at Utah Tech, where he posted 11.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.5 spg and shot .509 FG, .368 3FG and .724, scoring double figures 16 times

 
Lillee Duffin, 6-1, Sr., F, Idaho Falls, Idaho

• Team's leading rebounder (7.2 rpg) and sixth-leading scorer (5.4 ppg) through five games
• Posted fifth career double-double with 10 pts/10 rebs at Chaminade
• Scored game-winning points in Nov. 7 win over College of Idaho
• Started all 25 appearances as junior, ranking No. 2 in GNAC and 23rd nationally with 9.8 rpg (No. 6 on UAA single-season list)
• Owns tie for school record with 24 rebounds in Nov. 2025 win over UH Hilo

 
Kyla Momberg, 5-8, 5th-yr, G, Box Elder, Mont.

• 2026-27 All-GNAC Preseason Team
• Started all 35 games last season for league rival Montana State Billings, helping Yellowjackets to GNAC Tournament title and NCAA berth
• Averaged 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and shot .785 FT in first year at NCAA Div. II level, following 3-year stint at NAIA program Montana Western

 
Kinzley Larsen, 5-9, Fr., G, Rigby, Idaho

• Team's leading fourth-leading scorer (8.4 ppg) and top FT shooter (.947, 18-19) through five games
• Scored double figures three times, including 12 points in 71-70 win over College of Idaho
• Had UAA season-best four steals in win over Chaminade
• Two-time 6A High Country Conference Player of the Year at Rigby High, scoring 1,250 career points

 
THUNE UP FOR SECOND ROUND: Indiana native Matt Thune (pronounced 'TUNE') enters his second season at head coach at UAA in 2026-27 ... after inheriting a program with one player on the roster in April 2025, Thune piloted the Seawolves to a 16-11 campaign last winter, including a statement road victory over eventual GNAC champ Central Washington ... Thune came north after assistant stints at five NCAA Div. I programs, helping to spark major turnarounds during stops at Utah Tech, Eastern Kentucky and Weber State ... at Utah Tech, Thune was promoted to associate head coach in 2023-24 after helping the Trailblazers to a nine-win improvement the previous year ... Utah Tech's 19-12 record in 2022-23 marked its most wins in 12 years, achieving the first postseason berth and victory in its Div. I era ... Thune joined Utah Tech's staff following a three-year stint at Eastern Kentucky (2019-22), including two seasons as the program's associate head coach ... at EKU he assisted in rebuilding a program that had not won a Division I contest the year prior to his arrival, helping the Colonels to the fourth-best turnaround in D-I his first year, and a postseason berth in 2022 ... Thune spent three seasons as an assistant at Weber State from 2015-18, helping the Wildcats achieve the most wins in program history (23) and a runner-up finish in the postseason WBI tournament in 2016 ... he got his coaching start on Jeff Walz's staff at Louisville from 2012-15; the Cards won at least 25 games each season, appearing in three Sweet 16s, two Elite 8s and finishing national runner-up in 2013 ... the Indianapolis native graduated from Indiana University in 2012 with a bachelor's in psychology and a minor in management, and earned a master's degree in sports administration from Louisville in 2014 ... Thune is assisted by Jaelen Tatum (2nd season) and former Bartlett High star Mia 'Uhila (2nd season).
 
WINNING WAYS: UAA is a combined 182-41 – including 84-22 on the road – in GNAC regular-season and tournament games since Dec. 2014 ... the Seawolves have gone a combined 247-30 (.892) over the last 19 seasons on their home courts, including 138-20 (.873) at the Alaska Airlines Center (since 2014-15) ... UAA's run of six straight GNAC regular-season titles (2015-20) is the longest of any basketball program – women's or men's – since the league was founded in 2001-02 ... the Seawolves have produced 18 20-win seasons in 47 full years of program history ... the Seawolves have won 82 of their last 92 regular-season games against Div. II non-conference opponents, including a 39-2 mark at the Alaska Airlines Center ... UAA has earned 19 consecutive winning records ... the Seawolves have made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in their last 19 full seasons ... the Seawolves own the most women's basketball GNAC Tournament titles, winning seven of the 15 tournaments since the event started in 2011.
 
2026-27 INDIVIDUAL HONORS
MYLEE ANDERSON
Preseason All-GNAC Team
KYLA MOMBERG
Preseason All-GNAC Team
BRIDGETTE TELLO
Hoops In Hawaii Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team