Volleyball loses on road
Thursday evening, the Seattle RedHawks swept the Nanooks 30-26, 30-28 and 30-27.
Sophomore Megan Thigpen led the Nanooks with 11 kills and 13 digs for her 15th double-double of the season.
Against Montana State Billings on Saturday, the Nanooks got off to an impressive start, but the Yellowjackets won 3-2 with scores of 30-25, 30-25, 22-30, 24-30 and 8-15.
Thigpen once again had an impressive performance with 17 kills and 17 digs. Melissa Refuerzo had 13 kills and Jessica Hill had 10.
The Nanooks dropped to 9-12 overall and 3-10 in the conference.
Swimming hosts Loyola Marymount
The Nanook women’s swim team hosted the Loyola-Marymount Lions for two meets this weekend. Despite a strong showing, the Nanooks lost 127-78 and 117-87.
On Saturday the Nanooks took first place in five of the 11 events. On Sunday, the Blue and Gold won six of the 11 events, and pulled the gap closer, to 117-87.
On Saturday, Freshman Mariya Pavlovskaya won both the 200 IM and the 200-yard backstroke. Sophomore Kelly Becker won teh 200 buterfly. The two also played key roles in the Nanooks’ 400 medley relay victory.
Sunday’s meet showed improvements for the Nanooks. Alaska found victory in the 200-yard medley relay of Jacqueline vanDriessche, Mariya Pavlovskaya, Kelly Becker and Karin Wagner. Pavlovskaya then broke the team record in the 400 IM and won the 100-yard breaststroke.
