Coming Up – Alaska Anchorage (January 4, Anchorage, Alaska, 8:00 p.m.), Alaska (January 6, Fairbanks, Alaska, 3:00 p.m.).

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Saints Outpace Simon Fraser At Home – Behind a team-effort where seven Saints scored eight or more points, Saint Martin's handled Simon Fraser 82-66, on their home court in GNAC action. Led by Jordan Kitchen, who came off the bench for 17 points, five rebounds and two blocks and steals, as the Saints (9-2, 2-1) used an early lead to overpower Simon Fraser (7-4, 1-2).
 
Western Washington Holds Off Saints In Playoff Rematch – Second half offensive bursts by Luke Chavez and Matt Dahlen powered the Saints' 53 second half points; however, Saint Martin's fell short to Western Washington, 90-86, in a rematch from last year's GNAC semifinal on Saturday night inside a packed Marcus Pavilion. Despite trailing by double-digits in the second half, Saint Martin's (9-3, 2-2) began winning the rebounding battle against the nation's leading rebounding team, and chipped away at the Vikings' (9-3, 4-0) lead; however, WWU was able to stave off the comeback attempt and win a hard-fought GNAC game.
 
Boyce On Fire From Beyond The Arc – Boyce, who took all 13 of his shots against The Evergreen State College, connected eight times. His eight 3-pointers marked the most in a single game since 2008 by any Saint. He continued his run against the GNAC, knocking down seven 3-pointers against SFU and WWU, including five versus the Vikings.
 
Luke Chavez Leads Conference – Luke Chavez leads the GNAC in Assist to Turnover Ratio at 2.4 by recording 48 assists and only committing 20 turnovers in 12 games. His 4.0 assist per game mark is sixth best in the conference. On the year, Chavez is averaging 16.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.3 spg in 28.8 minutes per game.
 
Tavian Henderson Leads Conference – Tavian Henderson leads the GNAC in field goal percentage at 77.8 percent. He has connected on 42 of his 54 shot attempts, after going 9-for-10 last week in conference action. Henderson is averaging 8.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, while playing 22.6 minutes per game.
 
Henderson Named Saint Of The Month – Every month, Saint Martin's names one male and one female athlete Saint of the Month. Henderson earned his first award after scoring in double-digits in four of the five games in December along with tying his season-high in rebounds with nine.
 
Alaska Anchorage Preview – The Seawolves will look forward to return home after a rough road trip in which the Seawolves lost to Western Oregon by 32 points and escaped Concordia with a four-point victory. UAA enters the week at 7-5 overall and 3-1 in conference action while holding a 5-4 record at home. Leading the Seawolves is Jacob Lampkin at 15.1 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game. Down low, Lampkin is shooting better than 60 percent from the field while collecting 12 blocks in 10 games. Another scoring threat for UAA is DJ Ursery who is second on the team in both scoring (11.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.1 rpg). Josiah Wood and Maleke Haynes have both started all 12 games and combine for 15.7 ppg and 5.42 apg. The Seawolves feature the conference's lowest scoring offense a 61.7 ppg; however, they are the league's best scoring defense at 63.2 ppg. UAA is shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 24.3 percent beyond the arc and 75.3 percent at the free throw. Alaska Anchorage averages 34.1 rpg, 15.6 apg on 12.0 turnovers per game, along with 5.8 steals per game and 3.2 blocks per game.
 
Alaska Preview – The Nanooks return to Alaska after handing Concordia a 15-point loss before falling to Western Oregon by 21 points. Alaska stands at 4-6 overall and 2-2 in conference action and will host Seattle Pacific before the Saints come to town. The Nanooks feature four different scorers who all average 10 or more points per game, led by Davis Kimble at 13.3 ppg. The offense runs around Davis with his scoring and his team-leading 5.0 assists per game while shooting 48.5 percent from the field. Under the basket, Michael Kluting will look to have an impact against the Saints with his 12.3 ppg and team-leading 7.4 rpg. Alex Baham and Joe Lendway are the two final Nanooks scoring in double-figures at 11.0 and 10.2 ppg respectively. Alaska is barely outscoring their opponents this season, scoring 75.0 ppg and allowing 74.6 ppg. The Nanooks shoot 47.1 percent on the floor, 39.0 percent beyond the arc, and 60.6 percent at the free throw line. Alaska averages 33.0 rpg, 17.9 apg on 15.0 turnovers per game, while collecting 6.2 steals per game, and 2.7 blocks per game.
 
GNAC Recap – Western Washington maintained their perfect conference record after defeating Seattle Pacific and Saint Martin's on the road to improve to 4-0. Western Oregon and Alaska Anchorage are now tied at second at 3-1 with Western Oregon riding a four-game win streak. Five schools are tied for the fourth overall spot, including Saint Martin's, the red-hot Central Washington, Seattle Pacific, Northwest Nazarene and Alaska all at 2-2. Simon Fraser and Montana State Billings are locked at 1-3 with Concordia at 0-4 rounding out the standings.