Women's Great Alaska Shootout returning in November
by UAA Athletics |
ANCHORAGE (Aug. 25) – The Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team unveiled its 2022-23 schedule Thursday, highlighted by the return of one of Alaska’s greatest sporting traditions – the Great Alaska Shootout.
Now co-sponsored by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and ConocoPhillips Alaska, the
four-team tournament will be known at the ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout,
and will take place Nov. 18-19 at the Alaska Airlines Center.
The 2022 Shootout will feature the host Seawolves against NCAA Div. I programs LaSalle,
Pepperdine and UC Riverside, which will play in a true bracket format.
“We are incredibly excited to bring back the Great Alaska Shootout,” said UAA coach
Ryan McCarthy, whose team won the tournament in its last edition in 2017. “The Shootout
was widely considered one of the premier multi-team events in collegiate women's basketball,
so to be able to bring it back will be a blessing to our state and our game. We are
incredibly grateful for the support of ASRC and ConocoPhillips Alaska and their commitment
to make this possible. Their commitment to our state and university has been incredible,
and we cannot wait to showcase a celebration of Alaska and its cultural diversity
through women's basketball here at UAA.”
The ASRC/ConocoPhillips Great Alaska Shootout kicks off UAA’s 15-game home schedule,
along with non-conference series against fellow NCAA Div. II West Region program Biola
(Nov. 25-26) and William Jewell (Dec. 10-11).
Aiming for their seventh league title in the last eight years, the Seawolves start
their Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule Dec. 1 and 3 with home games against
longtime rivals Montana State Billings and Seattle Pacific. Other key home dates include
Jan. 12 against Central Washington, Jan. 28 against defending NCAA runner-up Western
Washington, Feb. 4 against Alaska Fairbanks and Feb. 18 for senior night against Western
Oregon.
The GNAC Tournament will take place Mar. 2-4 in Bellingham, Wash., with the NCAA Regional
playoffs slated for Mar. 10-13.
Surf to GoSeawolves.com for the complete schedule and ticket information.
ASRC/CONOCOPHILLIPS GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT HISTORY
Year Champion Runner-Up Most Outstanding Player
1980 Iowa Alaska Anchorage Cindy Haugejordge (Iowa)
1981 San Diego State Houston Diena Pels (San Diego State)
1982 Minnesota Indiana Laura Coenen (Minnesota)
1983 Old Dominion Wichita State Lorri Bauman (Drake)
1984 Texas UNLV Annette Smith (Texas)
1985 Louisiana Tech Penn State Dawn Royster (North Carolina)
1986 Louisiana Monroe Southern California Lisa Ingram (Louisiana Monroe)
1987 New Orleans Memphis State Kunshinge Sorrell (Mississippi State)
1988 South Carolina UNLV Martha Parker (South Carolina)
1989 Stephen F. Austin Old Dominion Connie Cole (Stephen F. Austin)
1990 Alaska Anchorage South Alabama Diane Dobrich (Alaska Anchorage)
1991 Northern Illinois Louisville Lisa Foss (Northern Illinois)
1992 Penn State UMKC Susan Robinson (Penn State)
1993 Hawaii SMU Valerie Agee (Hawaii)
1994^ Rhode Island Louisiana Monroe Dayna Smith (Rhode Island)
1994* Clemson UCLA Tara Saunooke (Clemson)
1995 South Carolina Arizona State Shannon Johnson (South Carolina)
1996 Georgia Oregon Tracy Henderson (Georgia)
1997 Tennessee Wisconsin Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee)
1999 Kansas Louisville Lynn Pride (Kansas)
2000 Ohio State Rhode Island Jamie Lewis (Ohio State)
2001 Iowa Gonzaga Lindsey Meder (Iowa)
2002 Nevada Indiana Laura Ingham (Nevada)
2003 Alaska Anchorage Clemson Kamie Jo Massey (Alaska Anchorage)
2004 Stanford Louisiana Candice Wiggins (Stanford)
2005 Central Connecticut State Arizona Gabriella Guegbelet (Cent. Connecticut St.)
2006 Alaska Anchorage UC Riverside Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage)
2007 Alaska Anchorage Santa Clara Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage)
2008 Alaska Anchorage Syracuse Rebecca Kielpinski (Alaska Anchorage)
2009 Alaska Anchorage Cincinnati Nicci Miller (Alaska Anchorage)
2010 Kent State Alaska Anchorage Jamilah Humes (Kent State)
2011 Miami, Fla. South Florida Shenise Johnson (Miami, Fla.)
2012 Utah State Alaska Anchorage Devyn Christiansen (Utah State)
2013 Georgetown Alaska Anchorage Andrea White (Georgetown)
2014 Long Beach State Alaska Anchorage Megan Mullings (Alaska Anchorage)
2015 Western Kentucky Alaska Anchorage Kendall Noble (Western Kentucky)
2016 Southern California Portland Kristen Simon (USC)
2017 Alaska Anchorage Tulsa Shelby Cloninger (Alaska Anchorage)
^held in January / *held in December
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