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UAA women’s basketball team clobbers UAF 88-56

The second-ranked UAA women's basketball team rolled into Fairbanks and throttled its in-state rivals UAF 88-56 on Saturday.

It was the Seawolves' 21st consecutive win against the Nanooks. It also extended program records of 24 straight road wins, 23 straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season wins and 19 straight conference road wins.

Shelby Cloninger (career-high 22 points) and Sydni Stallworth (career-high 17 points) did the majority of the damage for UAA. They combined to shoot 18-for-30 from the field (60 percent).

The Seawolves (9-0, 3-0 GNAC) jumped out to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and UAF didn't get within 17 points the remainder of the game. Their five points allowed equaled their fewest points allowed in the first quarter of a GNAC game and their second-fewest ever allowed in the opening quarter.

"Our fast start was important tonight because it took their crowd out of the game early and allowed us to play relaxed and at our kind of tempo," UAA coach Ryan McCarthy said in a press release. "We got nice offensive efforts up and down the lineup, and individually, Shelby gave us another great game, and Sydni began to show the scoring touch that made her a two-time JC All-American."

UAA's defense forced 32 turnovers that resulted in 40 points. The Seawolves committed 14 turnovers in the game. The Seawolves outrebounded the Nanooks 43-33.

Eleven of the 12 Seawolves scored at least two points and grabbed at least one rebound, while eight different players recorded at least one steal.

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Lexi Carpenter led UAF (2-5, 0-3) with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting.

The Seawolves stay on the road for their next five games, beginning with their final two nonconference games, Dec. 16 at Notre Dame de Namur and Dec. 19 at Sonoma State in the California Bay Area.

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