HONOLULU (Interstat) — Alaska-Anchorage used a dominant opening burst and never trailed Saturday, defeating Chaminade 83-52 in a women’s NCAA Division II basketball game at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. The Seawolves improved to 1-0, while the Silverswords fell to 0-1 before an announced attendance of 170.

The Seawolves scored the game’s first 10 points and controlled the tempo from the start. Bridgette Tello opened the scoring with a layup at the 9:29 mark of the first quarter, Sheridan Liggett followed with consecutive layups, and Lillee Duffin added another layup to cap the early run. The early run forced Chaminade to play from behind for the rest of the game. Chaminade got on the board on Alyssa Schuetze’s layup, but Alaska-Anchorage answered with Tello and Bella Hays inside and pulled away late in the quarter. Kinzley Larsen converted free throws and a 3-point jumper, Jayden Smallwood scored on a layup, and Evan Hamey hit a 3-pointer as the Seawolves built a 28-9 lead after one quarter.

Alaska-Anchorage kept the pressure on in the second quarter. Mylee Anderson made a free throw, Liggett and Tello added layups, and Anderson hit a jump shot to keep Chaminade at a distance. The Silverswords received free throws from Ella Kletti and a layup from Aariah Fox, but the Seawolves closed the half with a flurry. Bella Hays made a layup, Tello scored twice inside, Larsen added a layup, and Liggett beat the halftime horn with a layup to send Alaska-Anchorage into the break ahead 47-23. Alaska-Anchorage outscored Chaminade 19-14 in the second quarter.

Chaminade tried to find rhythm in the third quarter behind Kletti, who scored on a layup and a jump shot after a turnover, and Ledjan Pahukoa, who made a layup and a free throw. But the Seawolves answered every push. Liggett hit a 3-pointer, Tello made two free throws and a layup, Duffin scored twice near the basket, and Hays made back-to-back hook shots. Sienna Lamblack hit two 3-pointers for Chaminade in the third, but Alaska-Anchorage maintained its cushion. Kiara Stone and Kyla Momberg also connected from 3-point range, and Alaska-Anchorage carried a 70-44 advantage into the fourth.

The Seawolves closed it out with balanced scoring. Tello opened the fourth with a layup, Anderson made a 3-pointer, and Duffin added layups while Larsen converted free throws. Hamey’s layup with 37.8 seconds remaining completed the scoring. Alaska-Anchorage shot 34 of 67 from the floor, 6 of 24 from 3-point range and 9 of 16 from the free-throw line. Chaminade shot 18 of 56 overall, 3 of 23 from beyond the arc and 13 of 22 from the line. The Seawolves held edges in offensive rebounds 14-7 and assists 14-11, while committing 18 turnovers to Chaminade’s 21. Chaminade attempted 22 free throws to Alaska-Anchorage’s 16. Alaska-Anchorage scored 83 points from 79 possessions for an offensive rating of 105.6; Chaminade scored 52 points from 80 possessions for an offensive rating of 64.6.

Tello led the Seawolves with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Duffin finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Kletti paced Chaminade with 19 points. Larsen added 11 points, three rebounds and one assist, Liggett had 13 points, four rebounds and two assists, and Anderson contributed six points, two rebounds and six assists. Julien Parado added six points, five rebounds and three assists for the Silverswords, Hays had 10 points and four rebounds, Schuetze scored seven points, and Amber Kartchner had two points, two rebounds, three assists and one block.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Alaska-Anchorage 69, Chaminade 49. Its ELO system had projected Alaska-Anchorage with a 99 percent probability to win.