Complete Box Score

SEATTLE, Wa.-Gus Balogh scored 17 points and Liz Guppy had 15 as 19th-ranked Seattle Pacific University downed Alaska Fairbanks 75-73 in a women's basketball game Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion. With the victory, the Falcons (6-2, 11-2) will move into at least a tie for first place in the Pacific West Conference. SPU has won 12 straight at home.

With 14.7 seconds remaining and the Falcons up 72-71, point guard Kerie Hughes drove to the basket and converted on a lay-up to put Seattle Pacific up 74-71. The Nanooks missed the ensuing three-point attempt and fouled Balogh on the rebound. The senior sank one of two free throws to put the Falcons up 75-71.

Balogh (Sr., Szombathely, Hungary) finished the night with six rebounds and three assists to go with her team-high point total while Hughes (So., Mount Vernon, Wa) assisted on five plays and was four of seven from the field.

Guppy (Sr., Beaverton, Or./Westview) was six of 10 from the field, pulled down seven rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in the contest. Stephanie Urrutia (So., Sunnyside, Wa.) had her first career double-double, scoring 13 points and yanking down 10 rebounds.

The Falcons out-rebounded Fairbanks 39-38 and connected on 46 percent of their shots to the Nanooks' 38 percent. Denise Perez led the Nanooks and all scorers with 21 points.

Seattle Pacific returns to the court next Thursday in a 7:00 meeting with nationally ranked Central Washington.

SPU 75, AF 73.

SPU:
Holme 9, Balogh 17, Guppy 15, Hughes 9, Urrutia 13, Beard, Daniel, Prescott 6, Lukkes 2, Gustafson 4.

AF:
Perez 21, Wolf 12, Marshall 6, Wagoner 9, Webb 2, Kupczyk, Age 2, McIlhenny, Arts 6, Woodruff 15.