Seawolves women destroy the Wildcats 80-48 in basketball

Haley Holmstead lead the Seawolves with 24 points and Hanna Johansson contributed 21 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

In each of its last five wins, 12-ranked UAA (19-3 overall, 10-1 GNAC) has won by at least 20 points, blowing out opponents by more than 30 in their last three games.

The Seawolves shot a solid 50 percent from the field Saturday while holding Central Washington (6-12, 3-8) to just 18.3 percent. That's Central Washington's lowest shooting percentage since it became an NCAA Division II team in 1999-2000.

The Seawolves won every major statistical battle, except rebounds, where they were outdone 41-39.

Central Washington, led by seven points apiece from Kelsi Jacobson and Annie Martinez, held a 5-3 lead in the game's opening minutes, but UAA quickly took over with a 19-0 run that put them up 22-3 with 11:06 to go in the first half.

The Seawolves hit their first seven shots and 11 of their first 12 to grab a 48-16 halftime lead. The 32-point gap was UAA's second-biggest halftime lead in a conference game, trailing only the 58-23 halftime lead they posted against UAF on Feb. 27, 2010.

Holmstead, a junior guard, scored 11 points in the first five minutes to top the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season.

Johansson, a senior center, racked her second straight double-double her ninth of the season.

Sasha King and Gritt Ryder combined for 12 points and 12 assists, with King sinking 2 of 4 from 3-point range and dishing seven assists.

The Seawolves, who hold a 21/2-game lead over Western Washington with seven games remaining, hit the road this week for games at Seattle Pacific on Thursday and Montana State-Billings on Saturday.

Central Washington (48) -- Martinez 2-3 3-4 7; Jacobson 1-4 4-4 7; Albrecht 3-7 0-0 6; Russell 1-12 4-6 6; VanDyke 1-5 3-4 5; Johnson 1-7 2-2 5; Valdez 1-1 2-3 5; Gordon 0-0 3-4 3; Moser 0-6 2-2 2; Fettig 1-5 0-0 2; Dunn 0-6 0-0 0; Rethwill 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 11-60 23-29 48.

UAA (80) -- Holmstead 6-12 12-13 24; Johansson 9-13 3-4 21; Ryder 2-4 2-2 6; Mathews 3-9 0-0 6; King 2-6 0-0 6; Burns 2-3 0-1 4; Horn 2-3 0-0 4; Madison 1-2 0-0 3; Seale 0-1 2-3 2; Deichmann 1-1 0-1 2; Robison 1-2 0-0 2; Martin 0-0 0-0 0; Richens 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 19-24 80.

Central Washington 16 32 - 48

Alaska Anchorage 48 32 - 80

3-point goals -- Central Washington, 3-18 (Jacobson 1-2; Johnson 1-5; Valdez 1-1; VanDyke 0-2; Dunn 0-1; Rethwill 0-1; Russell 0-6), UAA 3-14 (King 2-4; Madison,Alli 1-2; Ryder,Gritt 0-1; Mathews,Tijera 0-3; Burns,Kylie 0-1; Horn 0-1; Richens 0-2). Fouled out -- Central Washington-None, UAA-None. Rebounds -- Central Washington 41 (Russell 6; Albrecht 6), UAA 39 (Johansson 11). Assists -- Central Washington 5 (Valdez 2), UAA 22 (King 7). Total fouls -- Central Washington 22, UAA 29. Blocks -- Central washington 2, UAA 5 (Robison, Seale 2). Turnovers -- Central Washington 22 (Valdez, 6) UAA 15, (four with 2). Steals -- Central Washington 4, UAA 13 (Holmstead 3). Technical fouls --Central Washington- none, UAA-None. A -- 414