Utah’s Alissa Pili fights to keep control of the ball as UAA’s Kate Robertson attempts to steal the ball during their game at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN) The University of Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team revealed its schedule for the 2024-25 season and, along with it, the slate of opponents for this year’s Great Alaska Shootout.
Among the teams making the trek to Alaska for the annual tournament are a trio of successful NCAA Division I programs. All three — North Dakota State University, University of Vermont and Troy University — won at least 22 games and advanced to the postseason. The premier basketball tournament in Alaska will take place from Nov.
22-23 with the Seawolves taking on Troy first in the opening round. “We are very pleased with our field this season,” UAA head coach Ryan McCarthy said in a statement. “As women’s basketball continues to grow, so does our tournament, and that is evident with the caliber of teams we were able to attract.
I think local fans will get to see some very good basketball from programs who competed in the postseason and could very well be teams we all watch this March.” The Seawolves will open the season with a two-game series against Simpson University that will take place from Nov. 1-2 on their home court at the Alaska Airlines Center with tipoff times of 7 p.
m. that Friday and 4 p.m.
Saturday. As far as when the team is slated to get its first.