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NAMPA, Idaho - Beth Johnson finished a perfect nine-for-nine from the field and all 11 Crusaders scored as the Northwest Nazarene University women's basketball team defeated the University of Alaska Fairbanks 91-56 on Thursday night in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game in Nampa.

 

Johnson scored a career-high 18 points and Lindsay Brady added a team-high 20 as the Crusaders, ranked fourth in this week's inaugural NCAA D.II West Regional poll, improved to 14-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

 

NNU placed five in double-figures as Brittney Roggenkamp added 14 and both Kristin Hein and Katharina Schulte to Buhne scored 10 from the block.

Leading by a 10-6 count, NNU built its lead to 39-6 before Alaska Fairbanks (1-16, 0-6) got on the board again. UAF did manage to crawl back to within 22 points (45-23) at halftime, but the Crusaders rebuilt their lead to 38 in the second half.

Jennifer Williams had a team-high eight rebounds and Hein had a game-high five steals to also lead NNU, which outboarded UAF 50-31.

Ronisha Edwards scored more than half of Fairbanks' points, tallying 29 on 11 of 30 shooting, including six of 11 from the three-point arc. Edwards also tied Williams for game rebounding honors with eight. Her 30 shot attempts were four off the GNAC single-game record of 34.

In addition to its plus 19 rebounding advantage. NNU also had 11 fewer turnovers (30-19) and earned 19 steals.

The Crusaders will now host the 13th-ranked University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.  UAA fell at Seattle Pacific University tonight and will come to Nampa at with an identical record as the Crusaders at 14-3 overall and 4-2 in conference action.