Rohde, a 6-foot-9 center who joined the team last season as a transfer from Division I Arizona State, pumped in 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting. That gives him 1,020 points, ranking him 17th on UAA's all-time scoring list and making him the 19th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
Ridgeway, a 6-3 guard from Anchorage, hit 7 of 9 shots for 18 points in what was easily his most productive game since returning from his injury. He missed eight weeks in December and January.
Behind those sharpshooting seniors, the 17th-ranked Seawolves shot a torrid 65.2 percent from the field. They hit 30 of 46 shots, including half of their 14 attempts from 3-point range.
The win keeps UAA in second place in the GNAC, 1.5 games behind Western Washington and one game ahead of Seattle Pacific. The top two teams get first-round byes in the GNAC postseason tournament.
UAA (18-5 overall, 12-3 GNAC) grabbed a big 42-23 halftime lead thanks to Ridgeway, who poured in 15 points in 12 minutes.
But Simon Fraser (8-14, 3-11) didn't go quietly.
The Clan opened the second half with a 9-0 run and eventually got to within two points, 60-58, with 8 minutes, 43 seconds remaining.
Kyle Fossman answered almost immediately with a 3-pointer for a 63-58 UAA lead, but the Clan's Justin Brown sank a pair of free throws to again make it a one-possession difference, 63-60.
Then Rohde took over, scoring layups on three straight possessions to push UAA's lead to 69-60.
Fossman, a sophomore guard, finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, a performance that included 4-of-5 shooting beyond the arc. Point guard Steve White tallied 10 points, seven assists and made just one turnover in 34 minutes, junior guard Marcus Jackson had a nice game off the bench with nine points in 11 minutes and Rohde pulled down six rebounds, blocked three shots and dished three assists.
Brown scored a game-high 28 points and played every minute of the game to lead Simon Fraser.
The Seawolves play their final home games of the regular season this week. They face Saint Martin's on Thursday and Western Oregon on Saturday. They wrap up the regular season Feb. 23 against UAF in Fairbanks.
UAA (85) -- Lauwers 0-1 0-0 0, Rohde 10-14 4-7 24, Thompson 1-3 1-2 4, White 3-7 4-6 10, Fossman 5-7 0-0 14, Ridgeway 7-9 3-4 18, Jackson 2-2 4-5 9, Demissie 0-1 2-2 2, Hearn 0-0 0-0 0, Blossom 0-0 0-0 0, Gibcus 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-46 18-26 85.
SIMON FRASER (75) -- Frehlick 3-5 2-2 10, Sergent 5-10 2-3 12, Bantock 1-8 0-0 3, Brown 7-15 13-15 28, Lewis 5-11 2-2 17, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Georgiev 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 23-52 19-22 75.
UAA 42 43 -- 85
Simon Fraser 23 52 -- 75
3-point goals -- UAA 7-14 (Lauwers 0-1, Thompson 1-3, White 0-1, Fossman 4-5, Ridgeway 1-2, Jackson 1-1, Demissie 0-1), Simon Fraser 10-25 (Frehlick 2-3, Sergent 0-1, Bantock 1-7, Brown 1-3, Lewis 5-9, Georgiev 1-2). Rebounds -- UAA 24 (Rohde 6), Simon Fraser 25 (Frehlick 6, Sergent 6). Total fouls -- UAA 19, Simon Fraser 21. Fouled out -- Sergent. Assists -- UAA 17 (White 7), Simon Fraser 10 (Brown 7). Turnovers -- UAA 8 (Ridgeway 2), Simon Fraser 13 (Sergent 4, Brown 4). Steals -- UAA 6, Simon Fraser 5 (Frehlick 4). Blocked shots -- UAA 4 (Rohde 3), Simon Fraser 1 (Frehlick). A -- 210.
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