Scheduled Game: @Fraser Valley*

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Game Recap

MENS BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
TWU SPARTANS (79) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY CASCADES (104)

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SPARTANS SHOCKED BY CASCADES

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – Led by Sam Freeman’s 35 points the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades scored a season high 104 points, as they coasted to 25 point, 104-79, victory over a shocked Trinity Western University Spartans in Canada West men’s basketball action at the Envision Athletic Centre Friday night in Abbotsford, B.C. The win moves the Cascades to 10-7, while the loss drops the Spartans to 9-7.

 UFV’s victory, in this battle of Fraser Valley rivals, puts the Cascades in the driver’s seat for the third and final guaranteed Pacific division playoff spot. The Spartans, who trail the Cascades by a game, would need a 26 point victory tomorrow night against UFV or two wins in their final two games to catch the Cascades, which includes the final game of the season on the road at the No. 2 ranked University of British Columbia. The fifth place University of Victoria Vikes sit two games behind UFV and one game behind the Spartans. The Vikes cannot catch the Cascades, as UFV leads by two games and has the tie breaker, but Victoria can catch the Spartans for fourth spot. Victoria’s final games are Saturday night at UBC and next week against the No. 7 Simon Fraser University Clan.

Fraser Valley led from start to finish tonight, as they won each of the four quarters, and were leading by four points after the first quarter and 16 at the half (48-32).

Sam Freeman lit up the Envision Athletic Centre, as he went six for 10 behind the arc, but was aided by fellow Cascades Zeon Gray who finished with 20 points, and Joel Friesen who finished with 16 points and a team leading nine rebounds.

As high scoring as the Cascades were on offence, it was a gritty defensive effort that earned them the victory. The Cascades swarming post defence held TWU leading scorer Jacob Doerksen of Abbotsford, B.C. to a season low nine points on 30 percent shooting from the field. The Spartans were led in scoring by Calvin Westbrook of Courtenay, B.C. who had 20 points on 7-16 shooting from the field and Louis Hurd of Spokane, Wash. who had 13 points on 5-9 shooting from the field.

Game two of the season series is at 8 p.m. tomorrow night in Abbotsford at UFV’s Envision Athletic Centre.

Game Notes: UFV shot 58 percent (36-62) from the field, 50 percent (14-28) from the three point line and 72 percent (18-25) from the foul line, while TWU shot 48.3 percent (29-60), 31.6 percent (6-19) and 65.2 percent (15-23) respectively…the Spartans had 18 turnovers to the Cascades 14…the Spartans were without the services of fourth year forward Tyrell Mara of White Rock, B.C. who is still nursing an injured ankle…

-TW-

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