Blue takes WBB blue-gold game

Submitted by Dave Geringer
Phone: 6807
11/13/04

The Blue team defeated the Gold team, 62-54, in the final pre-season tune-up for the University of Alaska Fairbanks women’s basketball team at the Patty Center Saturday afternoon.

Junior guard Valerie Hartman (Oak Harbor, WA/Oak Harbor HS), who played a half for each team, led all scorers with 15 points. Sophomore center Karen Rabung (Nikiski, AK/Nikiski HS), who played for the Blue team, added 14, senior guard Andrea Durny (Nulato, AK/West Valley HS), who played for both teams, had 13, while junior guard Jen Wasson (Eagle River, AK/Chugiak HS) and freshman forward Joscelyn Shumate (Fairbanks, AK/Lathrop HS), both of played for the Blue team, added 10.

The Blue team, which led at halftime, 34-32, held the Gold team to four points in the first 10 minutes of the second half in opening up a 48-36 lead. Rabung grabbed nine rebounds, while Wasson and sophomore forward Marsha Schirack (Wasilla, AK/Wasilla HS) each had eight.

"We wanted to emphasize execution today, and I think we did a better job of executing our plays today,"? said UAF Head Coach Lynne Andrew. "We didn’t have a lot of subs, so we also got to work on our conditioning. We also got a chance to get a feel for game situations, to see what it was like to get behind and try to catch up in the end, and everyone got a chance to get out and compete."?

The Nanooks, who won their opener Friday night, will carry a 1-0 record into their next action. UAF will visit Cal State Stanislaus for the CSUS Classic next weekend. The Nanooks will play the host Warriors Friday night, and will meet Cal State Bakersfield Saturday.

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