ELLENSBURG, Wash.—Central Washington (18-6, 11-4 GNAC) is slated to host Alaska Anchorage (17-5, 10-4 GNAC) on Monday, February 21^st to make up their previous game canceled on January 10^th due to health and safety protocols.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.
 
With last Saturday's 78-73 win over Saint Martin's, the Wildcats have moved into third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings. The Wildcats are just one game ahead of Alaska Anchorage, and one game behind Montana State Billings.
 
Earlier this season the Wildcats and Seawolves faced off in Anchorage, Alaska, resulting in a 78-68 win for UAA.
 
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"I'm happy to be back home for another tough matchup with UAA and the start of a challenging week," said Central Washington Head Coach Randi Richardson-Thornley. "UAA is a great team who plays hard and can put pressure on you for all forty minutes on both sides of the ball. It's a great opportunity for us to be challenged and compete against one of the top teams in the conference."
 
SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES
The Seawolves are headed to Ellensburg after falling to Western Washington 63-50 on Saturday. The Seawolves struggled to shoot the ball against the Vikings, managing just .275 from the floor, .300 from the three-point line and .704 at the charity stripe.
 
Tennae Voliva has led the Seawolves all season. The 6-0 forward from Anchorage, Alaska, is averaging 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Voliva also has 48 steals and 18 of the Seawolves 40 total blocks.
 
As a unit the Seawolves are averaging 69.1 points per game shooting .393 from the floor and .321 from beyond the arc. Anchorage's biggest strength lies in their defense, where they lead the GNAC averaging 12.9 steals per game and sit second in the conference allowing just 59.5 points per game.
 
Three of the Seawolves five losses have come on the road, with only one being non-conference play.
 
Alaska Anchorage is currently riding an 18-game winning-streak over the Wildcats. The last time Central defeated the Seawolves was on January 19th, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR CENTRAL
The Wildcats return to Ellensburg after going 2-0 in their final conference road trip of the season. Central defeated Western Oregon 66-46, and Saint Martin's 78-73.
 
Samantha Bowman and Kizzah Maltezo both posted double-digit scoring efforts in last Saturday's win over the Saints. Bowman, the nation's leading rebounder, posted her 17^th double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Maltezo, tied with Kassidy Malcolm for the GNAC's leading scorer, posted 20 points with three rebounds and three assists. Malcolm scored 16 points with one rebound and four assists.
 
Malcolm and Maltezo sit atop the GNAC in scoring, both averaging 18.8 points per game.
 
Central shot a combined .466 from the floor and .393 from beyond the arc against the Saints. The Wildcats struggled at the line however, shooting just 13-20 on free throws.
 
COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Face masks are required by all visitors in Nicholson Pavilion regardless of vaccination status