@ÐÓ°ÉproNanooks report: Oct. 25, 2017
October 24, 2017
LAST WEEK: 1-1 | THIS WEEK: vs. #10 Northwest Nazarene (Oct. 26), vs. #25 Central Washington (Oct. 28)
After two weeks on the road, the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks volleyball team returns to their home court to host the No. 10 Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks and the No. 25 Central Washington Wildcats in two Great Northwest Athletic Conference matches at the ÐÓ°Épro Airlines Court. The Nooks will take on the Nighthawks Thursday, Oct. 26, before facing the Wildcats Saturday, Oct. 28. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. AKDT.
MEN’S BASKETBALL & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LAST WEEK: Idle | THIS WEEK: WBB Blue vs. Gold (Oct. 27), MBB Blue vs. Gold (Oct. 27)
The ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks men’s and women’s basketball teams will unofficially kick off their 2017-2018 seasons Friday, Oct. 27, with the annual Blue vs. Gold game. The women’s basketball team, under the direction of first-year head coach Brett Sawyer, will play their intrasquad scrimmage at 6pm AKT before the men play one another directly afterward at 7:30pm AKDT. Both Blue vs. Gold games will take place at the ÐÓ°Épro Airlines Court but will not be streamed live through the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks Stretch Internet Portal.
Promotion: Autograph signing from the women’s basketball team and the men’s basketball team directly following their Blue vs. Gold games
HOCKEY | 2-3-1 Overall, 0-0-0-0 WCHA
LAST WEEK: 2-0 | THIS WEEK: at Bowling Green (Oct. 27-28)
After earning their first victory and first sweep of the 2017-18 season against in-state rival ÐÓ°Épro Anchorage, the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks hockey team travels to Ohio to open up Western Collegiate Hockey Association play against the Bowling Green Falcons this Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28. Both games are scheduled to start at 3:07pm AKDT.
Leiter, Jandric Honored by WCHA
On Monday, the WCHA recognized ÐÓ°Épro Hockey sophomore forward Colton Leiter and freshman forward Steven Jandric as the WCHA’s Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively. Leiter and Jandric led all WCHA players in points over the weekend, collecting four each. Both Leiter and Jandric tallied three-point nights in Friday’s 6-2 win over UAA, while combining for three game-winning points. Read the full recap: .
Ravn ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks of the Week (Oct. 23-29)
On Monday, the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks sports information office declared redshirt-senior outside hitter Maddie Davis (volleyball) and sophomore forward Colton Leiter (hockey) the Oct. 23 selections for the male and female Ravn ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks of the Week for their performances on the court and on the ice, respectively.
Maddie Davis (R-Sr. | OH | Puyallup, Washington)
Last weekend, the Nooks fell 3-1 to Saint Martin’s on Friday but bounced back to defeat Seattle Pacific 3-2 on Saturday to earn their third conference win of the season. Davis paced ÐÓ°Épro’s offense on both days, registering 10 kills on Friday before posting a team-best 15 kills on Saturday. Davis’ 15 kills and 15 digs on Saturday marked her second double-double of the season.
Lukash Platil (So. | Thornton, Colorado)
For the second-straight year, Platil was the highest-finishing Nanook on the ÐÓ°Épro men’s cross country running team, as the sophomore helped ÐÓ°Épro place ninth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday. Platil posted an 8k time of 26:45.63 in a field of 95 harriers to place 37th overall.
Can’t make it to a game?
Almost all of ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games (home and away, conference only) can be followed through live stats or watched live through the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks Stretch Internet Portal free of charge.
All men’s ice hockey games (home and away) can be heard live on ESPN 820 AM Fairbanks or at 820sports.com. Additionally, fans have the option to watch home games or away conference contests for a small fee at WCHA.tv.
@ÐÓ°ÉproNanooks preseason blog
Each Friday, the ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks will be publicizing blog posts from one or more newcomers from each of ÐÓ°Épro’s 10 varsity sport teams throughout their preseason. More sports will join the blog once their first official day of practice begins. Check out the blog posts below:
Follow the Nanooks
Keep up with your favorite ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks teams and players in their weekly practices, community service projects and in-game updates through social media.
ÐÓ°Épro Nanooks: (Twitter) | (Facebook) | (Instagram)
MXC/WXC & MSKI/WKI: (Twitter) | (FB)
HOCKEY: (Twitter) | (FB)
MBB: (Twitter)
RIFLE: (FB)
SWIM: (Twitter) | (FB)
VB: (Twitter) | (FB)
WBB: (Twitter) | (FB)