Scheduled Game: VICTORIA*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Victoria 19 9 23 19 70 « FINAL Trinity Western 10 22 16 15 63

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Game Recap

Women's Basketball (Canada West)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
TWU Spartans (63) vs. the No. 9 University of Victoria Vikes (70)

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SPARTANS AND VIKES BATTLE FOR HOSTING SPOT

LANGLEY, British Columbia - The No. 9 University of Victoria Vikes prevailed 70-63 over the Trinity Western University Spartans in a battle of second place teams Saturday night at TWU. The two teams pushed each other for ever point in over the entire 40 minutes in what was a battle for sole possession of second place in the Canada West Pacific Division. With the win the Vikes improve to 9-6, while the Spartans fall to 8-7 with the loss.

Victoria came out strong and took the opening quarter 19-10 on the strength of Kayla Dykstra's (Calgary) 10 points and four rebounds and an 11-4 run over the final three minutes.

The second quarter was a complete turnaround as TWU dominated the play. The Spartans used a balanced attack and a shut down defence to outscore the Vikes 22-9 and take a 32-28 lead into the break. Dykstra finished the half with 12 points for Victoria, while Becky Atkinson (Delta, B.C.) led TWU with seven points.

Basketball is said to be a game of runs and this game proved to hold true to the adage. The Vikes once again asserted themselves in the third quarter. Victoria outscored the Spartans 23-16 in the quarter to take a 51-48 lead going into the final frame.

Four minutes into the final frame TWU guard Laura Craig (Delta, B.C.) hit a deep three point basket to tie the game at 54-54. From then on it was a battle for control of the game. The two teams exchanged baskets and remained tied at 61-61 as the clock was winding towards a conclusion. Down the stretch the Vikes defence caused problems for the Spartans as TWU had three turnovers in the final three minutes. As a result Victoria held a 66-61 lead with 45 seconds remaining. The Spartans Craig hit two foul shots with 30 seconds remaining to make it a one possession game with TWU trailing 66-63. The Vikes sealed the seven point win by hitting their foul shots down the stretch and claim sole possession of second place in the Pacific Division.

Craig with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Katie Haworth (Gresham, Ore.) with 10 points, three assists and two rebounds led the Spartans, while Dykstra with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Jane Anholt (Victoria) with 18 points and six rebounds led the Vikes

Next up for the Spartans is the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack on Fri. Jan. 16 and Sat. 17 at TWU. Next up for the Vikes is hosting the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.

Game Notes: The win gives the Vikes a season sweep of the Spartans, 3-0...TWU outrebounded Victoria 42 to 34...the Spartans shot 34.5 percent (20-58) from the field, 31 percent (5-16) from the three point line and 78 percent (18-23) from the foul line, while the Vikes shot 43 percent (26-60), 26.7 percent (4-15) and 66.7 percent (14-21) respectively...

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