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Robertson dishes rock to help UAA women roll

Kiki Robertson tied a UAA record with 15 assists as the Seawolves blew past Christian Brothers 88-43 in a nonconference women's volleyball game at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Robertson hit Jenna Buchanan with a kick-out pass with under a minute left to play, and Buchanan buried the shot to give Robertson a share of the record. Diane Dobrich also had 15 assists in a 1990 game against Denver University.

Whether Robertson would tie the record was the only suspense in a game that saw the Seawolves take a 46-17 lead at the half and never look back. UAA shot 51.5 percent from the field and forced 31 Christian Brothers turnovers. The Seawolves racked up 21 steals -- Robertson and Adriana Dent each had five -- to raise their season total to 68 steals in three games.

Freshman Leah Bonner poured in 19 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for UAA, which also got 18 points from Jessica Madison and 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks from KeKe Wright.

UAA improved to 3-0 with the victory and is averaging 91 points per game in three nonconference wins. The Seawolves also defeated Division I Utah 67-61 in an exhibition game.

Christian Brothers, a Division II team from Memphis, Tennessee, fell to 1-2. Breanna Ridgell scored a game-high 22 points for the Buccaneers.

The teams will meet again Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Alaska Airlines Center.

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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (43) – Pugh 0-4 1-2 1, Banks 2-6 0-4 6, Reeves 3-8 0-1 7, Ridgell 6-15 8-10 22, Lee 1-1 0-0 3, Blissett 0-3 2-2 2, Wilson 1-7 0-0 2, Luckett 0-4 0-0 0, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-48 11-15 43.

UAA (88) – Wright 4-6 3-6 11, Bonner 8-9 3-5 19, A. Madison 2-9 1-2 5, Buchanan 4-9 0-0 9, Robertson 1-6 4-4 6, Dent 2-3 2-2 6, Mullings 4-6 0-2 8, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Afoa 3-5 0-0 6, J. Madison 6-13 2-2 18. Totals 34-66 15-23 88.

Christian Brothers 17 26 -- 43

UAA 46 42 -- 88

3-point goals – CBU 6-14 (Banks 2-3, Reeves 1-5, Ridgell 2-3, Lee 1-1, Wilson 0-2); UAA 5-7 (A. Madison 0-3, Buchanan 1-5, Robertson 0-2, J. Madison 4-7). Rebounds – CBU 24 (Reeves 4); UAA 43 (Bonner 11) Total fouls – CBU 17; UAA 19. Fouled out – Reeves, Mullings. Assists – CBU 7 (Reeves 2, Blissett 2); UAA 26 (Robertson 15). Turnovers – CBU 31 (Reeves 6); UAA 20 (Robertson 5). Blocks – CBU 2; UAA 6 (Wright 4). Steals – CBU 8 (Reeves 4); UAA 21 (Robertson 5, Dent 5). Attendance -- 324. Officials -- Lujan, Lietch, Revet.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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