@AlaskaNanooks weekly: Feb. 14, 2018
February 13, 2018
LAST WEEK: Idle | THIS WEEK: at PCSC Championships (Feb. 14-17)
The Alaska Nanooks swim team will return to action this week, as they are set to compete at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships this Wednesday, Feb. 14, through Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Splash Aquatic Center in La Mirada, California.
HOCKEY | 11-17-2 Overall, 9-14-1-1 WCHA
LAST WEEK: 0-2 | THIS WEEK: at Bemidji (Feb. 15-16)
After suffering a sweep at Northern Michigan last weekend, the Alaska Nanooks hockey team continues its two-week road trip with a pair of Western Collegiate Hockey Association tilts against the Bemidji State University Beavers this Thursday, Feb. 15, and Friday, Feb. 16. Both games will take place at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minnesota, and are set to begin at 4:07 p.m. AKST.
Both Thursday's and Friday’s games will be shown live on KFXF Channel 7 in Fairbanks.
MEN’S BASKETBALL | 10-12 Overall, 8-8 GNAC
LAST WEEK: 1-1 | THIS WEEK: at Simon Fraser (Feb. 15), at Western Washington (Feb. 17)
After splitting against Central Washington (76-79) and Northwest Nazarene (67-53) at home last week, the Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball team will hit the road for a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests this week. Alaska will head to Burnaby, British Columbia, on Thursday, Feb. 15, for a matchup against Simon Fraser at 4:15 p.m. AKST before heading to Bellingham, Washington, to take on the Western Washington Vikings on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. AKST.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | 4-18 Overall, 0-16 GNAC
LAST WEEK: 0-2 | THIS WEEK: vs. Saint Martin’s (Feb. 15), vs. Seattle Pacific (Feb. 17)
After a close loss on Saturday at Concordia, the Alaska Nanooks women’s basketball team continues to hunt for its first GNAC win of the season this week, as it hosts the Saint Martin’s Saints on Thursday, Feb. 15, before taking on the Seattle Pacific Falcons on Saturday, Feb. 17. Both conference games will take place at the Alaska Airlines Court, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. AKST.
Ticketing Promotion: Military Family Appreciation Special - $10 admission for an entire military family with the presentation of a valid military ID at the door.
RIFLE
LAST WEEK: Idle | THIS WEEK: vs. University of Alabama at Birmingham (Feb. 17)
After a couple weeks of rest, the Alaska Nanooks men’s and women’s rifle team will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dragons in a NCAA qualifying match on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range at the Patty Center.
#StickIt2Cancer
On Saturday, the Alaska Nanooks announced that Nanook hockey's junior defenseman Jack Weiss will miss the remainder of the 2017-2018 season to undergo chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. The Alaska Nanooks will keep supporters informed with updates and information on how you can support Weiss throughout the upcoming months. Use the hashtag #StickIt2Cancer to support Jack and his fight.
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