GNAC tournaments start today

[tsull]

Women's and men's tournaments start today, women's play already tipped off. Exciting time of year for college basketball.

[CWU Wildcat Nation]

NNU is done, Fairbanks moves on to face their rivals UAA. now time for Central to get the job done, up at halftime

[northernGNAChoopfan]

Got home just in time to catch the Nooks game. Boy, they played really well today, doing many things well that they have not done too well over the season (rebounding and attacking the basket from many angles, rather than just shooting 3s). Good D. The whole team showed up. I'm calling it a coaching win; they were on it and well prepared tonight while NNU looked a little sleepy and on their heels. Consistency has NOT been something the Nooks have been good at this year, so it will be interesting to see if they can make a quick turnaround and execute at a high level again to tomorrow and keep themselves in the game with UAA. Stoked for the Nooks team; it's been a hard winter here on many fronts, so this is great.

[Goods]

GNAC women
Billings upsets St. Martins
WOU upsets NNU
St. Martins has to be out as they are #10 this week in the west. #7 NNU gotta be nervous now.
CWU takes on Billings. WWU takes on WOU in semi finals

GNAC men
Fairbanks beats NNU
CWU holds on to beat SPU.
At #6 in the west NNU might be OK, but gotta be nervous.
UAA vs UAF. St. Martin's vs CWU in the semifinals

CCAA women
Cal State LA beats Monterey Bay
Chico State beats Dominguez Hills
Humboldt vs LA
Pomona vs Chico

CCAA men
Humboldt beats San Marcos
Pomona beats Monterey Bay
Dominguez Hills takes on Humboldt
Undefeated and #1 West Region East Bay takes on Pomona

PacWest women
Azusa beast Concordia
Westmont beats Dominican
PLNU vs Azusa
Vanguard vs Westmont

PacWest men
Concordia beat Fresno Pacific
Hawaii Pacific beats Vanguard
Concordia vs Westmont
PLNU vs Hawaii Pacific

[CWU Wildcat Nation]

CWU grinded out the low scoring win vs SPU. Not sure if they have the firepower to hold off SMU tonight, but it is March!

Sadly, our women's team got upset in the semifinals and have lost 3 of their last 4. No way we will be hosting the regionals now.

[tsull]

Double OT game by the Alaska schools tonight, Anchorage winning by one. I always feel for the losers on that one but sounds like it was a tremendous contest.

[CWU Wildcat Nation]

Welp, Saints go marching on. CWU needs to get healthy and reload. Get some more dominant forwards and some transfers who can be healthy

[Anchorage]

UAA vs UAF was a great finish. UAAs 3 point shooting at times is a serious problem but they got it done. That’s all that matters.

I’m not one that likes to complain about refs but I have no clue what was up with Ostanik going nuts after that game. I’ve never seen a team get away with so many off arm push offs on the defender as UAF tonight. Kudos I guess because the ref was letting them get away with it all game so might as well keep doing it…tough to play defense when you are constantly getting dislodged from your position. Then you hit UAA with a crucial penalty for being in the shooters landing space on a 3 towards the end of regulation but swallow your whistle when it happens 30 seconds later on the other end? . Then for Frank to scream like a manic at the refs who basically kept you in the game by getting away with that nonsense? Wasn’t a great look.

But whatever…onto getting our butts kicked for a 3rd time against St Martin’s. At least UAA locked in a 4th-6th seed in regionals with that win and avoid having to play East Bay in the first round. Survive and advance.