Scheduled Game: Bishops @ Alberta Tournament

62

GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Bishops University 18 16 14 14 62 Trinity Western University 12 20 16 18 66 « FINAL

66

Game Recap

Women's Basketball (Alberta Pandas HoopFest Tournament)
Friday, October 10, 2008
TWU Spartans (66) vs. the Bishops University Gaiters (62)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DOUBROFF LEADS SPARTANS TO FIRST WIN

EDMONTON - Forward Lauren Doubroff (4th year, Surrey, B.C.) with 22 points and nine rebounds led the Trinity Western University women's basketball team to a 66-62 win over the Bishops University Gaiters Friday night at the University of Alberta Pandas HoopFest tournament.

"Lauren did really well for us. She got some key offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter and hit crucial free throws down the stretch," commented TWU head coach Kerby Court. "It was a typical first game with some stuff that we need to work on, like our foul shots and our rebounding as we gave up a few to many boards, but we battled hard and pulled out a win and but it's nice to get a win in your first game and we will look to improve as we have a quick turnaround for tomorrow's game."

It did not look good for the Spartans in the early going as the Gaiters jumped out to an impressive 12-0 lead. TWU did not score its first basket until six minutes into the contest. Bishops extended their lead to 13-points, 14-1 with three minutes left in the first quarter. Then the Spartans found their inside game as Doubroff, forward Corina Reimer (3rd year, Abbotsford, B.C.) and forward Becky Atkinson (4th year, Delta, B.C.) combined to help the Spartans go on a 11-to-4 run and cut the Gators lead to six points, 18-to-12 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter had Bishops extend their lead back to double digits. They held a 10 point lead 31-21 with three minutes to go in the half. But once again the Spartans finished strong. TWU's Keely Goetzen (1st year, forward, Nanaimo, B.C.) led the Spartans with six straight points down the stretch as the Spartans finished with an 11-to-3 run to go into the break trailing by two points, 34-32. "Keely scored some crucial points for us to finish the half, which really helped us going into the second half," added Court.

The Spartans took their first lead of the game when Atkinson hit a jumper with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Trinity Western would never trail again. The two teams battled back and forth for the remainder of the quarter and when the buzzer sounded to end the quarter the two teams were tied at 48-to-48.

As the start of the game was all Bishops, the start of the fourth quarter was all TWU. Doubroff led the charge as the Spartans went on a 10-to-0 run to take a 58-to-48 lead two minutes into the final stanza. The Gaiters would challenge down the stretch, but every time they got close Doubroff was there for the Spartans as the TWU forward hit two foul shots in the final seconds to seal the 66-62 win.

The Spartans also had strong contributions from Atkinson with 10 points. TWU guard Laura Craig (4th year, Delta, B.C.) and Reimer each had nine rebounds for the Spartans. Melanie Godcharles with 15 points and six rebounds and Robyn Wilson with six points and 10 rebounds led the Gaiters.

Next up for the Spartans is game two of the tournament against the University of Concordia Stingers. Game time at the University of Alberta is set for 4 p.m.

Game Notes: the Spartans had a 50-to-47 edge in rebounding...TWU shot 41% (25-60) from the field, 28% (4-14) from the three point line and 52% (12-23) from the foul line, while Bishops shot 30% (22-72), 21% (5-23) and 65% (13-20) respectively...

-TW-

Play-by-Play

Photo Gallery