Seawolves huddle up and plan their next play. Photo by Skip Hickey.
After 15 lead changes, the Seawolves fell to the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks 74-71 on Feb. 3 at the Alaska Airlines Center.
AJ Garrity put the Seawolves on the scoreboard with a three-pointer early in the game. UAA continued to drill their shots, but the Nighthawks responded each time. Five minutes into the game, the lead had already changed four times.
The teams continued to trade leads for the remainder of the first half. With one minute until halftime, Jaedon Bradley put the Seawolves up 39-36 with a three-pointer.
The Nighthawks were quick to respond, though. Yaru Harvey drove the length of the court and banked a layup to get his team within one.
After securing the ball with 18 seconds until the buzzer, the Nighthawks called a timeout and drew up a play. Gabriel Murphy's ball-handling allowed him to drive the paint, make a layup, and the opposing team entered the locker room with a 40-39 advantage over UAA.
Garrity put the Seawolves back in the lead with a steal and layup. Lachlan Viney and Sawyer Storms then extended UAA's lead with layups of their own.
The Nighthawks fought their way back to a tie game, though. With 15 minutes left, the scoreboard read 45-45.
The teams found themselves tied again at 52 and 55. But with ten minutes left, the Nighthawks started to pull away.
After three consecutive layups by the opposing team, the Seawolves found themselves down 57-63. Tyson Gilbert helped his team fight their way back into the game with a jumper and a three-pointer, and Storms put the Seawolves in the lead with a layup.
The Nighthawks took the lead back with a three-pointer only three seconds later, though. They continued to extend their lead with layups and free throws.
The opposing team then held the ball on offense until the final buzzer. The Seawolves lost 74-71.
UAA has a 3-8 record in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. This record will affect what seed they enter the GNAC tournament with. The tournament is scheduled for March 2-4 in Bellingham, Washington. You can visit GoSeawolves.com to check out their upcoming games.
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