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January 5, 2008 Lacey, WA – A hot shooting Alaska Anchorage team was too much for Saints Martin’s as the Seawolves picked up the 66-42 win over the Saints in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action Saturday night at the SMU Pavilion. The Seawolves took a 3-2 lead on their first offensive possession and never trailed the rest of the way. UAA built a 34-16 lead going into halftime. UAA was able to stretch their lead to as much 27 in the second half before finishing with the 66-42 total. Alaska Anchorage, who extended their winning streak to nine games, shot 54.9 percent from the field while holding the Saints to just 37.2 percent. Tyler Nixon led the Saints with seven points, Michael McIver added six. The Seawolves had three players in double figures including Carl Arts who had a game high 19 points and seven rebounds. “It was a tough night,” said head coach Keith Cooper. “We started slow against a very good team. We couldn’t get into any offensive rhythm, partially a credit to UAA and partially a factor of our guys learning how to play in that kind of physical game. Hopefully this was a good lesson for some of our younger players on what it takes to beat a good team at this level.” The Saints, now 1-1 in conference, are on the road next week as they head to Bellingham to take on the Western Washington Vikings Thursday night.
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