GENERAL INFORMATIONName: University of Alaska AnchorageWebsite: www.GoSeawolves.comAddress: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508Founded: 1977Enrollment: 19,486Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & GoldWebsite: GoSeawolves.comHome Court: Wells Fargo Sports ComplexOpened: 1977Capacity: 1,250Affiliation: NCAA Division IIConference: Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceChancellor: Fran UlmerAthletics Director: Dr. Steve CobbAthletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250

BASKETBALL STAFFHead Coach: Tim Moser (CSU Pueblo, ’98) UAA/Career Record: 53-11, 3rd season Office: 907-786-1040 Email: coachmoser@uaa.alaska.edu Fax: 907-786-1142Assistant Coach: Rebecca Alvidrez, 3rd season Office: 907-786-4839 Email: alvidrez@uaa.alaska.eduGrad. Asst. Coach: Meghan Vaughan, 1st season Office: 907-786-1228 Email: vaughan@uaa.alaska.edu Sports Information: Nate Sagan Office: 907-786-1295 Email: nate@uaa.alaska.edu SID Fax: 907-563-4565

HISTORYFirst year of Women’s Basketball: 1978-79All-time record: 459-401 (.530)NCAA Appearances: 8 (Last: 2008)

TEAM INFORMATION2007-08 Record: 30-52007-08 GNAC Record: 15-3 (2nd of 10)2008 Postseason: NCAA Semifinals

Letterwinners Returning (6)NO PLAYER POs Ht YR PPG RPG OtHER 3 ElishaHarris G 5-7 Sr. 4.6 2.4 1.0apg5 LimorPelleg^ G 5-5 Sr. 1.9 0.9 32GP13 DashaBasova* F/C 6-3 Sr. 6.3 2.7 403FGs24 DanielleDekel* G 5-10 Sr. 3.3 1.1 2.6apg25 NikkiAden G/F 5-8 So. 2.4 1.1 32GP54 RebeccaKielpinski* C 6-2 Sr. 12.7 8.9 2.0bpg

*2007-08starter^injured,willnotplaythisseason

Allphotos©MichaelDinneenPhotography,unlessnoted

A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM Following on the heels of two of the most successful seasons in school history – a combined 53-11 record, two NCAA Tournament runs and a West Region title – the Seawolf program enters 2008-09 with even higher goals. And with the return of two-time GNAC Player of the Year Rebecca Kielpinski and 3rd-year head coach Tim Moser, the expectations are well-founded. The Seawolves are coming off a program-best 30-5 record in 2007-08 as they captured the first NCAA West Region title and first Final 4 berth in school history. Under Moser, the Seawolves have won 97 percent of their home games, gone unbeaten against NCAA Division I teams and field some of

the most stifling defensive squads in GNAC history. With Kielpinski, a solid group of other returnees and a powerhouse recruit-ing class, the Seawolves should continue to make a splash on the national stage.

2008-09 Seawolf RosterNO NAME POs Ht YR-EXP HOMEtOWN(HIGHsCHOOL/PREVIOUstEAM)

0 NicciMiller F 5-9 Jr.-TR Denver,Colo.(HinkleyHS/CentralArizonaCollege) 2 BrittanyCollins F 5-10 Jr.-TR SantaBarbara,Calif.(AlemanyHS/SantaBarbaraCC) 3 ElishaHarris G 5-7 Sr.-1V WestJordan,Utah(WJHS/CollegeofEasternUtah)10 KikiTaylor G 5-5 Jr.-TR ColoradoSprings,Colo.(HarrisonHS/W.NebraskaCC)11 JackieThiel G 5-4 Sr.-TR Plainview,Texas(PHS/FloridaGulfCoast)12 LeahStepovich G 5-7 Sr.-TR Fairbanks(MonroeCatholicHS/SeattleU.)13 DashaBasova F/C 6-3 Sr.-1V Moscow,Russia(Northeastern[Colo.]JC)14 TamarGruwell G 5-8 Jr.-TR Fairfield,Calif.(VacavilleHS/SierraCollege)21 TristanBurnett G 5-9 Jr.-2V OregonCity,Ore.(OCHS)24 DanielleDekel G 5-10 Sr.-1V KibbutzEinShemer,Israel(Ribet[Calif.]Acad./Cent.Arizona)25 NikkiAden G/F 5-8 So.-1V Portland,Ore.(WestLinnHS)33 VikiWohlers C 6-4 So.-TR Wolfenbuettel,Germany(Conserve[Wis.]School/OregonSt.)50 HannaJohansson F 6-2 Fr.-HS Gothenburg,Sweden(SandaHS/SwedishU-19Nat’lTeam)54 RebeccaKielpinski C 6-2 Sr.-3V Mandan,N.D.(MHS)RS JennaEndisch G 5-8 Fr.-HS Muskego,Wis.(MHS)RS JazzieGaddy F 5-11 Fr.-HS Anchorage(EastHS)RS KelsieGourdin F 5-10 Jr.-TR Littleton,Colo.(HeritageHS/MesaState)RS SarahHerrin G 5-8 Jr.-TR Nikiski(NHS/AlaskaFairbanks)RS AlysaHorn F 5-11 Fr.-HS Kodiak(KHS)RS JordanMartin G 5-6 Fr.-HS Anchorage(EastHS)RS LimorPelleg G 5-5 Sr.-3V RishonLeZion,Israel(IsraeliU-21NationalTeam)

NikkiAdenandtheSeawolveswent30-5in2007-08,advancingtotheNCAASemifinals.

Returning UAA Letterwinners

2008-09 Alaska Anchorage Seawolf Women’s Basketball TeamStanding (left-to-right): Limor Pelleg, Leah Stepovich, Jordan Martin, Jenna Endisch, Elisha Harris, Jackie Thiel, Nikki Aden, Sarah Herrin, Tamar Gruwell, Kiki Taylor. Sitting (l-r): Kelsie Gourdin, Tristan Burnett, Brittany Collins, Dasha Basova, Viki Wohlers, Rebecca Kielpinski, Hanna Johansson, Danielle Dekel, Nicci Miller, Jazzie Gaddy, Alysa Horn.

Danielle Dekel - Senior•2ndonteamand13thin

GNACinassists(2.6apg)•Started12GNACcontests•6ptsinNCAAQuarterfinalwin

Rebecca Kielpinski - Sr.•2-timeGNACPlayeroftheYear•2-timeAll-American (Women’s Div. II Bulletin)•‘08WestRegionalAll-Tourney•2-timeCarrs/SafewayGreat

AlaskaShootoutMVP•UAAcareerleaderinrebounds,blockedshots&double-doubles•UAArecordholderforblocksin

aseason(69)&game(8)

Tristan Burnett - Junior•2-timeSeawolfletterwinner•ReturningtoUAAafteryearoff•Averaged5.2ppg&3.0rpgforUAA’s‘06-07NCAAteam

Dasha Basova - Senior•5th-leadingUAAscorerin‘07-08•Ledteaminpointsperminute(0.54)•Scoreddoubledigitsninetimes•2ndonteamwith403FGsmade

Elisha Harris - Senior•6th-leadingUAAscorerin‘07-08•Scoreddoubledigitsfourtimes•Averaged2.4rpgin14.4mpg•13ptsinNCAA2nd-Roundwin

Limor Pelleg - Senior•3-timeSeawolfletterwinner•58career3FGsmade•Career:4.6ppg,2.2rpg,2.1apg•Redshirting‘08-09afterACLinjury

Nikki Aden - Sophomore•2.4ppgin32gamesaslonefreshmanonFinal4squad•Season-high10ptsinwinoverTexas-PermianBasin

Seawolf Newcomers

BrittanyCollins

JennaEndisch

JazzieGaddy

KelsieGourdin

TamarGruwell

SarahHerrin

AlysaHorn

HannaJohansson

JordanMartin

NicciMiller

LeahStepovich

KikiTaylor

JackieThiel

VikiWohlers

2008-09 ScheduleOCTOBER Disney’s Div. II Tip-Off Classic – Orlando, Fla. 31 vs Columbus State 10:30 am

NOVEMBER Disney’s Div. II Tip-Off Classic – Orlando, Fla. 1 vs Bentley 10:30 am 2 vs Lake Superior State 10:30 am

9 at New Mexico (exhibition) Noon

15 GEORGIANCOURT 5pm 20 COLORADOCHRISTIAN 7pm 21 COLORADOCHRISTIAN 7pm

25-26 CARRS/SAFEWAYGREATALASKASHOOTOUT 25 CALSTATENORTHRIDGE 6pm 26 JACKSONST.orSYRACUSE 2:30or5pm

DECEMBER 14 MANSFIELD 7pm 15 MANSFIELD 7pm 19 CALSTATESTANISLAUS 7pm 20 CALSTATESTANISLAUS 5:15pm

JANUARY 2 KUYPERCOLLEGE 5:15pm 3 KUYPERCOLLEGE 5:15pm 8 at Saint Martinís* 6 pm 10 at Western Oregon* 4:15 pm 17 at Alaska Fairbanks* 3 pm 22 NORTHWESTNAZARENE* 7pm 24 SEATTLEPACIFIC* 7pm 29 WESTERNOREGON* 7pm 31 SAINTMARTINíS* 5:15pm

FEBRUARY 4 ALASKAFAIRBANKS* 7pm 7 at Montana State Billings* 5 pm 12 WESTERNWASHINGTON* 5:15pm 14 CENTRALWASHINGTON* 7pm 19 at Seattle Pacific* 4:15 pm 21 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm 26 at Central Washington* 4:15 pm 28 at Western Washington* 6 pm

MARCH 7 MONTANASTATEBILLINGS* 7pm

Home games in BOLDCAPSAll home games (except Shootout) played at the Wells Fargo Sports ComplexShootout games at Sullivan Arena (complete schedule at GoSeawolves.com)* Great Northwest Athletic Conference gameAll times Alaska Daylight/Standard

HEAD COACHTim Moser3rdSeasonatUAA(53-11)Education:B.A.,SocialSciences,ColoradoState-Pueblo,1998; MastersofExercisePhysiology,AdamsState,2006Phone:907-786-1040/Email:coachmoser@uaa.alaska.edu

In just two seasons as head coach at Alaska Anchorage, Tim Moser has left a lasting impression on the UAA faithful and elevated the Seawolf program among the elite in NCAA Division II women’s basketball. After guiding UAA to its first-ever Final Four appearance in 2007-08, Moser carries a

53-11 overall record into his third season. Last year’s squad won 30 games – a record for all UAA sports – and captured its second consecutive Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout title. For the second straight season UAA also produced the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. During Moser’s tenure, the Seawolves hold a 32-1 home record and are 5-0 against Division I opponents, including an exhibition at Washington State. As a D-II rookie coach in 2006-07, Moser was voted GNAC Coach of the Year after leading the Seawolves to the then-second-best record in program history (23-6), including the teamís first NCAA Tournament victory in seven seasons. UAA recorded the 8th-biggest turnaround in D-II from 2005-06 to ’06-07.

A former Seawolf player, Moser returned to UAA in April 2006 from Otero (Colo.) Junior College, where he won 74 percent of his games and captured nine conference coach-of-the-year awards, coaching both the womenís and men’s teams. He coached the OJC men exclusively the final two seasons, after leading the men and women simultane-ously the previous six years. In six seasons with the Lady Rattlers, Moser compiled a 137-41 record and won five straight conference championships from 1998-02. With the men, he registered a 172-68 mark, winning four league titles. Moser’s student-athletes at OJC compiled an even more incredible record of success in the classroom, with the men ranking among the nationís top five teams in terms of

grade-point average for five straight years, and the women holding a top-10 academic rank for six years in a row. During Moser’s 14 combined seasons as head coach, the Rattlers produced 15 Academic All-Americans, 52 Academic All-Region performers, and all but one player graduated from the 2-year school. Moser is the eighth head coach in UAA women’s history.

ASSISTANT COACHRebecca AlvidrezEducation:B.A.,InterdisciplinaryStudies,AdamsState,2006Phone:907-786-4839Email:alvidrez@uaa.alaska.edu

Rebecca Alvidrez enters her second season at Alaska Anchorage in 2007-08. As the Seawolves’ top assistant, Alvidrez is instrumental in all day-to-day operations of the program, including recruiting, scout-ing and on-floor instruction. Alvidrez came to UAA from Otero (Colo.) Junior College, where she was an assistant for the Rattlers’ highly successful men’s and women’s teams from 2002-06. Following a standout playing career at OJC that included a pair of conference titles, two JC All-America awards, and several school records, Alvidrez went on to star at Division I Montana State. At MSU, she was a two-time All-Big Sky Conference selection and the 2001 Big Sky Newcomer of the Year as the Bobcats’ point guard. In 2003-04, Alvidrez took a one-year sab-batical from OJC to play professional basket-ball in Sweden. The native of Albuquerque, N.M., earned her bachelor’s degree from Adams State (Colo.) College in 2006.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTMeghan VaughanEducation:B.S.,Biology, BostonCollege,2006Phone:907-786-1228Email:vaughan@uaa.alaska.edu

Former Seawolf Meghan Vaughan begins her collegiate coaching career on Tim Moser’s staff in 2008-09. Vaughan played the 2006-07 season at UAA, helping the Seawolves to a 23-6 record and a second-round NCAA Tournament berth. A shooting guard, she ranked third in the GNAC and eighth on UAA’s single-season list for three-point percentage (.425), averaging 4.4 points per game and playing in all 29 contests. She also earned a spot on the GNAC All-Academic Team. Prior to UAA, the Pittsfield, Mass., native spent three seasons as a practice player and team manager with Boston College School.

Seawolf Coaching Staff2008-09 ScheduleOCTOBER Disney’s Div. II Tip-Off Classic – Orlando, Fla. 31 vs Columbus State 10:30 am

NOVEMBER Disney’s Div. II Tip-Off Classic – Orlando, Fla. 1 vs Bentley 10:30 am 2 vs Lake Superior State 10:30 am

9 at New Mexico (exhibition) Noon

15 GEORGIANCOURT 5pm 20 COLORADOCHRISTIAN 7pm 21 COLORADOCHRISTIAN 7pm

25-26 CARRS/SAFEWAYGREATALASKASHOOTOUT 25 CALSTATENORTHRIDGE 6pm 26 JACKSONST.orSYRACUSE 2:30or5pm

DECEMBER 14 MANSFIELD 7pm 15 MANSFIELD 7pm 19 CALSTATESTANISLAUS 7pm 20 CALSTATESTANISLAUS 5:15pm

JANUARY 2 KUYPERCOLLEGE 5:15pm 3 KUYPERCOLLEGE 5:15pm 8 at Saint Martinís* 6 pm 10 at Western Oregon* 4:15 pm 17 at Alaska Fairbanks* 3 pm 22 NORTHWESTNAZARENE* 7pm 24 SEATTLEPACIFIC* 7pm 29 WESTERNOREGON* 7pm 31 SAINTMARTINíS* 5:15pm

FEBRUARY 4 ALASKAFAIRBANKS* 7pm 7 at Montana State Billings* 5 pm 12 WESTERNWASHINGTON* 5:15pm 14 CENTRALWASHINGTON* 7pm 19 at Seattle Pacific* 4:15 pm 21 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm 26 at Central Washington* 4:15 pm 28 at Western Washington* 6 pm

MARCH 7 MONTANASTATEBILLINGS* 7pm

Home games in BOLDCAPSAll home games (except Shootout) played at the Wells Fargo Sports ComplexShootout games at Sullivan Arena (complete schedule at GoSeawolves.com)* Great Northwest Athletic Conference gameAll times Alaska Daylight/Standard

photo courtesy Andy Towell

FacilitiesThe Seawolves open the season at the 8,700–seat Sullivan Arena in Midtown Anchorage. During the regu-lar season the Seawolves play their home games in the comfortable confines of the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Past champions of the tournament include such elite D-I programs as Tennessee,Stanford,LouisianaTechandGeorgia. Of course, the Seawolves have made history four times themselves, winning theShootoutin1990,2003,2006andagainlastyear.In2008,UAAwillhostCalStateNorthridge,JacksonStateandSyracuseinthe29theditionofthewomen’sShootout.

Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Champions

UAA hosts one of college basketball’s most prestigious tournaments every Thanksgiving when it brings three Division I teams north for the Carrs/Safeway

Great Alaska Shootout.

Two-timeShootoutMVPRebeccaKielpinskisinksthegame-winningshotagainstSantaClarainthe2007championshipgame.

1980 Iowa

1981 San Diego State

1982 Minnesota

1983 Old Dominion

1984 Texas

1985 Louisiana Tech

1986 NE Louisiana

1987 New Orleans

1988 South Carolina

1989 Stephen F. Austin

1990 ALASKA ANCHORAGE

1991 Northern Illinois

1992 Penn State

1993 Hawaii

1994 Rhode Island

1994 Clemson

1995 South Carolina

1996 Georgia

1997 Tennessee

1999 Kansas

2000 Ohio State

2001 Iowa

2002 Nevada

2003 ALASKA ANCHORAGE

2004 Stanford

2005 Cent. Connecticut St.

2006 ALASKA ANCHORAGE

2007 ALASKA ANCHORAGE

Stretching from Alaska to Oregon to Montana, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has quickly established itself as one of the most successful leagues in the NCAA Div. II ranks. Founded in 2001, the GNAC features nine institu-tions — Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Montana State Billings, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Western Washington. The 2007-08 season was arguably the finest in league history, with three NCAA runner-up finishes and a pair of NCAA semifinals appearances for UAA’s basketball teams. The Seawolves sponsor seven of the GNAC’s 14 sports — volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

This is UAA!ACADEMICS

The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s larg-est, most comprehensive university, serving nearly 20,000 students through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in Southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. Situated in the heart of Alaska’s biggest city, UAA is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by ponds, lakes and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail and transportation system. UAA is comprised of six teaching units at the Anchorage campus — the colleges of Education, Health & Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences, Business & Public Policy; the Community & Technical College; and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA complement the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a mini-mum of 120 credits are required to complete a bachelor’s degree.

UAA’s Homecomingcelebration happensevery October.

Commencement ceremonies take

place in early May at Sullivan

Arena.

Opened in 2003, UAA’s new library building (above) is an architectural gem at the heart of campus. A new science building is currently under construction as well, helping UAA stay at the forefront of today’s research technology.

SEAWOLF ATHLETICSNicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as members of NCAA Division I in men’s ice hockey and women’s gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field, and women’s cross country.

UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament — recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation — as well as the Kendall Hockey Classic and the Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournament.

Since joining the NCAA ranks in 1977, UAA has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 124 Seawolves have earned All-America honors, and UAA has produced 14 individual national champions since 1991.

The Seawolves are currently coming off perhaps the most successful year in program history, with NCAA Semifi-nals appearances for men’s and women’s basketball, strong NCAA team showings from men’s and women’s track & field and skiing, and the first individual NCAA track & field title in UAA history by long jumper David Registe.

UAA athletes have enjoyed unprecedented success in the classroom, compiling a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 11 of the last 14 years.

photo courtesy Michael Dinneen Photography

UAA became just the second school in NCAA Div. II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s basketball teams to the Final 4 when it pulled the trick in 2007-08.

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2008 NCAA Div. II Long Jump champion David Registe

UAA’s gymnastics squad joined the Seawolf hockey team with Div. I status in 2004. Both teams regularly take on the nation’s top teams.

UAA’s skiers have a long tradition of

All-Americans and boast eight all-time

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