UAA coach Ryan McCarthy found himself in a pickle early in his team's matchup against Great Northwest Athletic Conference foe Central Washington on Saturday. McCarthy, who normally utilizes 12 players, was limited to four available players on the bench because of injuries and illness, and the result was a hotly contested women's basketball game that UAA survived 69-61 at the Alaska Airlines Center. The top-ranked Seawolves (28-1, 14-1 GNAC) played without three players who do much of their work in the paint — starting forward Alysha Devine was out with illness, reserve center Dominique Brooks was out with a concussion and guard/forward Keiahnna Engel injured her knee just three minutes into the game.
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