UAA’s McCarthy, Goo, Yasin, Pantovic get GNAC kudos

UAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH RYAN MCCARTHY WAS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR, AND SENIOR GUARDS SAFFIYAH YASIN AND YAZMEEN GOO LANDED ON THE FIRST TEAM, AS THE GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HANDED OUT POST-SEASON AWARDS TUESDAY. IT’S THE FOURTH STRAIGHT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR MCCARTHY, AND FIFTH IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. THE GNAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION AND NUMBER 5 RANKED SEAWOLVES ALSO PLACED JUNIOR FORWARD TENNAE VOLIVA ON THE HONORABLE MENTION LIST.

UAA MEN’S BASKETBALL JUNIOR FORWARD OGGIE PANTOVIC WAS NAMED YESTERDAY TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM. PANTOVIC, OF SERBIA, AVERAGED OVER 15 POINTS AND ALMOST 8 REBOUNDS PER GAME. HE WAS JOINED BY HONORABLE MENTION TEAMMATES TOBIN KARLBERG AND NICO BEVANS.