Scheduled Game: THOMPSON RIVERS*

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Game Recap

WOMENS BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
TWU SPARTANS (85) VS THE THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY WOLFPACK (78)

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THE STREAK IS OVER, LONG LIVE THE STREAK

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Forward Keely Goertzen’s seven points in the final two and a half minutes help the Trinity Western University women’s basketball team ended their seven game losing streak with a 85-78 victory over the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

“Keely hit some huge shots for us. She has been working hard since Christmas and wants to contribute on a more consistent bases and tonight it paid off and I’m proud of her,” commented TWU head coach Kerby Court.

Lauren Doubroff of Surrey, B.C. with 23 points and four rebounds, Goertzen of Nanaimo, B.C. with 21 points and five rebounds and Tiffany Olsen of Fanny Bay, B.C. with 11 points and eight rebounds led the Spartans, while Kaitlyn Widsten of Tsawwassen, B.C. with 23 points and Jen Ju of Vancouver with 16 points led the WolfPack.

“We finally shot the ball well. Not as well in the second, which hasn’t happened a lot for us. After last weekend we spent a lot of time working on shooting and it is good for our players to be rewarded for their efforts in practice this week,” commented Court on his team’s strong shooting performance.

It was a hot shooting first half as both team sizzled from the field and after the 20 minutes had expired the Spartans held a nine point lead, 48-39.  The two teams combined to hit 32 of their 62 field goal attempts for 51.5 percent. TWU finished the half at 50 percent, 17-34, while the TRU hit for a solid 53.6 percent, 15-28. Doubroff led the way for the Spartans in the first half with 13 points, while Widsten led the WolfPack with 12 points. TWU had trailed 20-19 at the end of the first quarter, but exploaded in the second outscoring TRU 29-19.

The WolfPack closed the margin slightly by outscoring the Spartans 20-18 in the third to go into trailing 66-59 going into the final 10 minutes.

Thompson Rivers continued to close on the Spartans and with five minutes remaining in the contest trailed by two points, 76-74. The two teams exchanged baskets for the next two and a half minutes and with 2:30 remaining the Spartans led 77-75.

Then Goertzen took over. She hit a three pointer to give TWU an 80-75 lead. Then after the two teams exchanged free throws the second year forward hit another three pointer and followed it with a defensive rebound and one of two from the foul line to open up the game and give TWU the 85-76 lead with 1:15 remaining. The late surge was all the Spartans needed as they earned the seven point victory.

“It wasn’t pretty but it is a win and we will take it,” said Court. “We know that tomorrow is going to be even tougher so we have to come in ready to work.”

The win moves the Spartans to 3-11, while the loss drops the WolfPack to 3-12.

Game Notes: TWU shot 44.8 percent (30-67) from the field, 44.4 percent (12-27) from the three point line and 52 percent (13-25) from the free throw line, while Thompson Rivers shot 45.5 percent (25-55), 33.3 percent (6-18) and 81.5 percent (22-27) respectively…TWU outrebounded TRU 41-33…

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