Scheduled Game: @Fraser Valley*

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Game Recap

WOMENS BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010
TWU SPARTANS (67) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY CASCADES (75)

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SLOW START COSTS SPARTANS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – The 16 point first quarter deficit proved to be too much to overcome as the Trinity Western University women’s basketball team fell 75-67 to the Fraser Valley University Cascades Saturday night at the Envision Athletic Centre in Abbotsford, B.C. The loss drops the fourth place Spartans to 5-12, while the win moves the Cascades to 2-15.

“We were looking forward to putting another win on the board and it was disappointing to start that slow. We just didn’t have the energy all night and our defence was not what it normally was,” commented TWU head coach Kerby Court. “I’m proud that we fought back and now it is time to get to work for next week at UBC and then see what happens after that.”

Guard Emily Knauff of Maple Ridge, B.C. with 13 points, five rebounds, forward Tiffany Olsen of Fanny Bay, B.C. with 12 points and eight rebounds and Keely Goertzen with 12 points led the Spartans, while Jane Meadwell with 24 points, 12 rebounds, Lauren Rieu with 14 points, six rebounds and Aieisha Luyken with 14 points led the Cascades.

Fraser Valley jumped all over Trinity Western to start and after six minutes the Cascades were leading the Spartans by 19 points, 21-2. TWU cut slightly into the lead over the final four minutes to trail 23-7 after 10 minutes. The Spartans battled in the second quarter to get back into the contest and were able to win the quarter 21-12 to cut the Cascades lead to seven points, 35-28 at the end of the first half.

The Spartans kept pushing through the third quarter and with the final ten minutes looming had cut what used to be a 19 point deficit to five points, 59-54 after 30 minutes of play.

Just over two minutes into the final frame the game was up for grabs as TWU had almost completed the comeback and trailed by one point, 61-60 after an Olsen foul shot. A layup and a three pointer by the Cascades gave UFV a six point lead 68-62 with just over five minutes remaining. Over the next four minutes neither team was able to score and the Spartans still trailed by six. TWU needed to foul down the stretch and UFV hit three of four foul shots in the final 30 seconds to seal the win.

Next up for the Spartans is the University of British Columbia in the final Canada West conference game of the season. Game time at UBC is set for 6 p.m.

Game Notes: the Cascades out rebounded the Spartans 42-38…with the weekend split the Spartans secure the fourth spot in the Pacific Division. TWU and the fifth place team in the Prairie Division will now vie for the final play-off position, using the seven point Wild Card selection process…the fifth place team could be Calgary (8-11), Lethbridge (7-12) or Manitoba (7-12)…

-TW-

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