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ALASKA SPORTS BLOG - WEEK IN REVIEW
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ALASKA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ALISSA PILI
Congrats to Alissa Pili on being named Alaska Athlete of the Week!
The Anchorage basketball player piled up 19 points to go with a career-high 17 rebounds
and converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 29 seconds left to push the
USC Trojans to a 70-68 victory over No. 7 UCLA in double overtime. The Dimond High
School grad collected collected six points and four rebounds in the second OT, anchoring
USC's first win over a top-10 opponent since 2017. Alissa's performance earned her
Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week honors.
The winner is selected by a panel each Friday and announced Saturday at 11 a.m.
on the Sports Guys on CBS Sports Radio 590AM and 96.7FM. View past winners here.
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Ottum helps Colorado Mines beat third straight ranked D2 team [[link removed]]
January 26, 2020
Noah Ottum
Noah Ottum of Anchorage helped the Colorado School of Mines wrestling team knock
off its third straight NCAA D2 ranked opponent.
The junior 149-pounder earned a 14-5 major decision over Dyllan Fuch as the Orediggers
beat No. 25 Colorado Mesa 28-11.
Ottum, of South High fame, outscored Fuch 7-0 in the second period and scored three
escapes in the match.
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DeGeorge sets Bemidji record with two goals in 11-second span [[link removed]]
January 25, 2020
Clair DeGeorge
Anchorage's Clair DeGeorge scored the winning goal and made school history all in
one night.
The junior forward bagged two goals in 25 seconds late in the third period to lead
the Bemidji State women's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Minnesota State in the
WCHA.
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Nix fourth Alaskan selected for McDonald's All-American Game [[link removed]]
January 24, 2020
Daishen Nix
Daishen Nix of Anchorage has been compared to Alaska basketball royalty for the
last two seasons, but that speculation was based on projections.
Now his merit is founded on fact.
Nix's greatness was validated after the 6-foot-5 guard was selected for the glamorous
McDonald's All-American Game, which recognizes the nation's top 24 boys high school
basketball players.
Nix is the fourth McDonald's All-American from Alaska, joining Anchorage's Mario
Chalmers (2005), Juneau's Carlos Boozer (1999) and Anchorage's Trajan Langdon (1994).
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Griffin returns from ankle injury after five-week absence [[link removed]]
January 23, 2020
Kelsey Griffin
After missing the last five weeks with an ankle injury, Eagle River's Kelsey Griffin
made a victorious return for the Canberra Capitals in Australia's WNBL.
The 6-foot-2 veteran produced a +24 plus/minus rating and filled the stat sheet
in an 89-75 win over the Perth Lynx.
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Harder collects fourth double-double of season for Olympic [[link removed]]
January 22, 2020
Grace Harder
Eagle River's Grace Harder went to work in the post and walked away with her fourth
double-double of the NWAC season.
The Olympic College freshman powered her way to a 14-point, 10-rebound performance
in a 66-63 loss to Edmonds.
Harder, of Eagle River High fame, recorded a season high in points and reached double
figures for the sixth time in 13 games.
This was also her sixth game with double-digit rebounds.
Harder ranks No. 20 in the NWAC at 8.2 rebounds per game.
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Osborne equals Whitman record with seven 3-pointers, nets 25 [[link removed]]
Trevor Osborne
Bull's-eye 3-point specialist Trevor Osborne of Anchorage made Whitman College men's
basketball history and enjoyed a career scoring night against George Fox in Newberg,
Oregon.
The senior sharpshooter equaled the school record with seven 3-pointers on his way
to scoring a career-high 25 points in a 105-77 NCAA D3 win.
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Fabricante avenges prior loss, takes third at Oregon Classic [[link removed]]
January 21, 2020
Krystal Fabricante
Eastern Oregon University women's wrestler Krystal Fabricante of Kodiak earned ultimate
revenge at the Oregon Classic in Portland.
After the 130-pound sophomore lost her first match to Dallas Gomez of Grays Harbor
College, Fabricante worked her way through the loser's bracket to earn a rematch
in the third-place match.
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Andrews pounds out four wins, finals appearance for Jamestown [[link removed]]
Agatha Andrews
Akiak's Agatha Andrews posted a 4-1 record with two forfeits for the Jamestown University
women's wrestling team at two different tournaments on back-to-back days in Nebraska.
The sophomore 191-pounder finished second at the York College Open as an individual
and helped Jamestown finish second at the York College Duals.
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What a week for Pili; hits game winner & named Pac-12 top frosh [[link removed]]
January 20, 2020
Alissa Pili
After securing a monster double-double and scoring the winning basket to help USC
women's basketball upset undefeated rival UCLA, Alissa Pili of Anchorage was named
Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week.
Pili piled up 19 points to go with a career-high 17 rebounds and converted an old-fashioned
three-point play with 29 seconds left to push the Trojans to a 70-68 victory over
the No. 7 Bruins in double overtime.
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Bailey bags season-high 13 points, including huge 3-pointer late [[link removed]]
Jeremiah Bailey
Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks poured in a season-high 13 points and hit a late 3-pointer
for the University of the Pacific that made things interesting at the end of an
84-80 loss to Santa Clara in the West Coast Conference.
Bailey pulled Pacific within 82-80 with five seconds to go in the game after drilling
a 3-pointer and getting fouled. He missed the free throw for a chance at a rare
four-point play.
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Schmidt outscores NWAC opponent by herself in LCC blowout [[link removed]]
January 19, 2020
Danica Schmidt
Soldotna's Danica Schmidt scored a season-high 17 points on a night when the Lower
Columbia College women's basketball team had everything working in a 92-16 win over
Grays Harbor in the NWAC.
The 5-foot-10 freshman sank 8-of-12 field goals and added nine rebounds, three steals,
an assist and a blocked shot.
Schmidt, of Soldotna High fame, has reached double figures in seven of her 19 games.
Her team is 7-0 when that happens.
She ranks third on her team and leads all Lower Columbia freshmen at 7.3 points
per game.
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Williams comes up clutch for Spokane to spark OT win in NWAC [[link removed]]
January 18, 2020
Jaron Williams
Anchorage's Jaron Williams drilled back-to-back jumpers inside the final two minutes
of overtime to lift the Spokane men's basketball team to a 74-69 win over Wenatchee
Valley in the NWAC.
The freshman guard finished with 13 of his 19 points after halftime, including the
go-ahead jumper with 1:58 left in the extra session to put Spokane ahead for good.
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