10
Nov
2026
Aussies in NCAAW
Amy Kurkowski's four threes lead North Alabama's Aussie quartet
North Alabama's Melbourne junior forward Amy Kurkowski. Photo: Instagram / @unahoops
Amy Kurkowski hit four threes for 15 as North Alabama's four Australians won 66-63 at Jax State.
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North Alabama junior forward Amy Kurkowski hit four threes for 15 points and had seven rebounds as the Lions beat Jacksonville State 66-63 at Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Twenty-four Australian women had a game, and their teams went a combined 18-6.
All box scores are below in a searchable table. Games played Monday, November 9 US time, Tuesday, November 10. All times AEDT.
Kurkowski, from Melbourne, went 5-from-13 from the field, 4-from-11 from three and 1-from-2 at the line, with three assists and a steal in 37 minutes. Three of her threes came in the third quarter, the last with 36 seconds left for a 54-42 lead, and Jacksonville State cut it to 66-63 with 59 seconds left but did not score again.
She was one of four Australians to play for North Alabama. Freshman Olivia Tredrea, from Adelaide, scored eight off the bench with two threes, including one from a Kurkowski pass. Junior Ella Macleod, from Eynesbury, scored two, and junior Phoebe Holmes, from Mackay, assisted on Kurkowski's first three.
Long Beach State sophomore Danijela Kujovic, from Melbourne, blocked six shots off the bench and had seven points and seven rebounds, but the Beach lost 89-70 to Santa Clara at the Pyramid in Long Beach. Rosie Akot, from North Adelaide, added two blocks.
Idaho State freshman Krystal Arnason, from Leongatha, had 11 rebounds, five points and three blocks off the bench as the Bengals beat Cal Poly 64-51 at Reed Gym in Pocatello. Cal Poly's Jordan Billing, from the Gold Coast, did not play.
Queens junior Makayla Minshall, from Sydney, had seven points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals as the Royals beat Carolina University 86-40 at Curry Arena in Charlotte. Northern Colorado senior Mia Galbraith, from the Sunshine Coast, had six points, five assists and three steals as the Bears beat Northern New Mexico 123-30 in Greeley.
Indiana senior Jessica Petrie, from the Gold Coast, had nine rebounds in 17 minutes as the Hoosiers beat Bradley 84-56 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Bradley freshman Ashlee Monaghan, from Perth, came off the bench in the second quarter, and Indiana's Zoe Jackson did not play.
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