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UAF women rally for victory at Seawolf Hoops Classic

Benissa Bulaya canned a pair of layups in the final two minutes Friday to carry the UAF women's basketball team to victory in the first game of the Seawolf Hoops Classic at the Alaska Airlines Center.

The Nanooks rallied for a 67-60 triumph over Pacific University, a Division III team from Forest Grove, Oregon.

Pacific (4-4) led 35-30 at the half and scored the first four points of the second half, but the Nanooks (7-4) rallied to tie the game in the final minutes.

With two minutes left, Bulaya drove for a basket that gave her team a 61-60 lead and 31 seconds later she added another basket to make it 63-60. Pacific lost the ball on its next possession when Bulaya tied up the ball.

Bulaya finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Arinesha Smith also scored 16 points and Stephanie Toumson contributed 10 rebounds and nine points for UAF.

Olivia Cook led Pacific with 15 points and seven rebounds. Sarah Curl added 14 points and Kyla Siri chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds.

UAF returns to action Saturday at 5 p.m. for a game against Texas A&M Kingsville. Pacific will play UAA in the tournament finale at 7 p.m.

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UAF 67, Pacific 70

PACIFIC (60) -- Curl 6-10 1-3 14, Ostrom 3-12 0-1 7, Johnson 1-4 1-2 4, Cook 6-13 3-4 15, Lykins 3-5 0-0 6, Chovich 0-0 0-0 0, LaBoy 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-5 2-2 4, Brumbaugh 0-2 0-0 0, Siri 5-9 0-1 10, Durbin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 7-13 60.

UAF (67) -- Wilson 4-13 4-4 12, Toumson 4-7 1-3 9, Bulaya 7-13 2-4 16, Logue 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 6-10 2-6 16, Milton 0-1 2-2 2, Elleby 0-2 0-0 0, Kirk 2-6 0-0 5, Mainville 0-0 0-0 0, Childers 2-6 0-0 5, Skjold 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 26-67 11-19 67.

Pacific 35 25 -- 60

UAF 30 37 -- 67

3-point goals -- Pacific 3-15 (Curl 1-4, Ostrom 1-6, Johnson 1-3, Siri 0-2), UAF 4-19 (Wilson 0-1, Bulaya 0-1, Smith 2-5, Elleby 0-2, Kirk 1-5, Childers 1-4, Skjold 0-1). Rebounds -- Pacific 38 (Siri 7, Cook 7), UAF 44 (Toumson 10). Total fouls -- Pacific 12, UAF 17. Assists -- Pacific 9 (Jones 3), UAF 16 (Bulaya 6). Turnovers -- Pacific 19 (Lykins 5), UAF 15 (Toumson 4). Blocks -- Pacific 3 (Jones 2), UAF 4 (Skjold 2). Steals -- Pacific 3 (Curl 2), UAF 8 (Logue 4). Officials -- Conley, Butler, Revet.

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