UC Irvine vs. Saint Thomas (Minn.)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Interstat) — The UC Irvine Anteaters look to continue their winning momentum when they face the Saint Thomas (Minn.) Tommies in a nonconference women’s basketball game Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Center.

UC Irvine (3-2) arrives in Anchorage after a dominant 75-50 victory over Bowling Green on Friday. Lauryn Madsen led the Anteaters with 15 points, while Jada Wynn added 14 points and six assists. The win was the second in a row for UC Irvine, which also defeated Northern Arizona 90-75 on Nov. 15.

The Tommies (1-4) also won on Friday, snapping a four-game losing streak with a 77-60 road victory over Alaska Anchorage. Faith Feuerbach scored a game-high 27 points and dished four assists in the win. Saint Thomas’s lone previous victory this season came against a Division III opponent, Crown College, in an exhibition.

According to Interstat’s ELO system, UC Irvine is projected as a heavy favorite with an 85.20 percent probability to win. The game is part of a multi-team event in Anchorage. Saint Thomas will face Bowling Green again on Saturday, while UC Irvine’s next scheduled game is at home against Wichita State on Nov. 28.