Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe's record 19th Great Northwest conference double-double was not enouth to lead Simon Fraser University past Alaska Anchorage in women's basketball Saturday.
The third-year Clan forward scored 14 points and added 14 rebounds in a 7757 loss to the Seawolves in Anchorage.
Two days earlier, Raincock-Ekunwe smashed her own conference mark set last year in her rookie season, leading all scorers with 31 points and a gamehigh 15 boards in SFU's 72-64 victory at Alaska Fairbanks.
"Overall I thought we were very inconsistent," said Clan head coach Bruce Langford, a recent Basketball B.C. hall of fame nominee. "Turnovers hurt us. It took a couple of people making great plays at the end for us to get the win."
That observation proved prophetic in the Clan's second game of the week in Anchorage.
After leading the game 36-30 at halftime, the Clan were outscored 47-21 in the latter period to tumble to fourth place in conference standing with a 9-5 record.
With the score knotted at 46 points apiece and just over 13 minutes left to play, Anchorage went on a 12-2 tear and never looked back.
Kristina Collins led SFU against Anchorage with 16 points, including 12 from three-point land.
In Fairbanks, SFU got a seven-point contribution and a career-high eight rebounds from New Westminster sophomore guard Kia Van Laare to pace the Clan to its 14th win this season.
Raincock-Ekunwe leads the conference in seven separate categories.
The 6-2 junior leads all conference scorers, averaging 18 points per game. Raincock-Ekunwe also tops all rebounders on both the offensive and defensive boards with a 298 total. She is currently averaging 13.5 rebounds per outing.
Raincock-Ekunwe also has a conference-best 36 blocked shots and leads in total minutes played.
